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A couple of RCT forum members after a day of "Stitching and Bitching" like little old ladies during their quilt making day!
 
SlyPokerDog said:
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Ho leeeeeee shit.

I've had and seen some close calls. Got in a wrecked Sante Fe. Drove it a bit and let off the gas and it kept going. Engine cover was knocked off. Thing took off like a bat out of hell.

Was headed right for the mechanics stall something like that. Got it in neutral and all was good. Always rev a car before I put it in gear...now.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
LOL
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bodyman5000 and 1 said:
Front one awesome. Back one yuk
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The back one looks like a Pontiac. Love GTOs, LeMans and Firebirds from the 60s.

I can't say which are is my favorites 'cause I love so many older cars.
Firebirds;
GTOs;
LeMans;
Any Woodie;
The Army Jeep (circa WWII through the 60s, I drove on in Vietnam in 1968);
Late 50s Oldsmobile;
1955 through 1963 Chevrolets, i.e. Impala, Biscayne and Bel Air;
1960s VWs, bugs, vans and Karman Ghias;
Any Corvette from inception to now;
Any Thunderbird from inception through the porthole window in the back;
Checkers;
I liked the De Sotos with the push botton gear shift for some odd reason;
The early 60s Ford Galaxy;
The Porches of the 60s;
The old Rolls Royce and I'm thinking of the one in the movie 1954 Sabrina with Humphrey Bogart, William Holden and Audrey Hepburn;
The Bentley driven by James Bond in the book;
Any Aston Martin;
Any Ferrari;
Any Lamborghini;
Any Volvo;
The Austin Healys of the 50s;
The bug eye Sprite;
The MGs of the 50s;
The Triumph sports cars of the 50s;
The older Morgan roadster;
Any of the late 60s Camaros especially the Z28.

If I thought about it longer I could probably come up with other favorites.

Oh yeah, I loved those old German Mercedes military staff cars in WWII.
 
Lanny said:
The early 60s Ford Galaxy;
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I suspect you mean the Ford Galaxie.

The Ford Galaxy was a minivan they sold in Europe since the mid 90s.

FWIW - My father had a '63 Galaxie sedan - I spent a lot of my childhood in the back seat of that boat.
 
Lanny said:
The back one looks like a Pontiac. Love GTOs, LeMans and Firebirds from the 60s.

I can't say which are is my favorites 'cause I love so many older cars.
Firebirds;
GTOs;
LeMans;
Any Woodie;
The Army Jeep (circa WWII through the 60s, I drove on in Vietnam in 1968);
Late 50s Oldsmobile;
1955 through 1963 Chevrolets, i.e. Impala, Biscayne and Bel Air;
1960s VWs, bugs, vans and Karman Ghias;
Any Corvette from inception to now;
Any Thunderbird from inception through the porthole window in the back;
Checkers;
I liked the De Sotos with the push botton gear shift for some odd reason;
The early 60s Ford Galaxy;
The Porches of the 60s;
The old Rolls Royce and I'm thinking of the one in the movie 1954 Sabrina with Humphrey Bogart, William Holden and Audrey Hepburn;
The Bentley driven by James Bond in the book;
Any Aston Martin;
Any Ferrari;
Any Lamborghini;
Any Volvo;
The Austin Healys of the 50s;
The bug eye Sprite;
The MGs of the 50s;
The Triumph sports cars of the 50s;
The older Morgan roadster;
Any of the late 60s Camaros especially the Z28.

If I thought about it longer I could probably come up with other favorites.

Oh yeah, I loved those old German Mercedes military staff cars in WWII.
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...I had a '67 GTO convertible (don't even wanna think about how much it might be worth today)

...also had 3 Triumph TR6s ('69, '71, '75)
 
yankeesince59 said:
...I had a '67 GTO convertible (don't even wanna think about how much it might be worth today)

...also had 3 Triumph TR6s ('69, '71, '75)
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I loved the TRs starting with the 3.

Also loved, the 58 Austin Healy and the bug eye sprite.
 
Lanny said:
I loved the TRs starting with the 3.

Also loved, the 58 Austin Healy and the bug eye sprite.
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...my first Triumph was a Spitfire...(not much more than a go cart but was fun to drive...also made a horrible mistake of buying a TR7....(horrible design)

...but the TR6s (especially the '69) were great cars and a blast to drive and I still miss that throaty exhaust sound...always wanted an Austin Healy 3000.



 
yankeesince59 said:
...my first Triumph was a Spitfire...(not much more than a go cart but was fun to drive...also made a horrible mistake of buying a TR7....(horrible design)

...but the TR6s (especially the '69) were great cars and a blast to drive and I still miss that throaty exhaust sound...always wanted an Austin Healy 3000.



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I almost bought an Austin Healy. Can't remember the year it was. I almost bought it in 1967 from my old college roommate who needed the money for Med school. I was within a week of buying it when I got my draft notice saying I could either go in the Army or go to jail.

The car had a great body with no rust but it had a blown head gasket. My roommate even offered to help me fix it. Damn, still kick myself for not getting it. It was only $500.

Edit: Reason for not getting it was an invite from Uncle Sam to join the Army. Side note: Although I was expecting to go into the Army, I came within a whisker of getting drafted into the Marines. About 8 guys seated near me wound up in the Marines rather than the Army. Time was 1967, not a good time to be a ground pounding Marine.
 
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Lanny said:
I almost bought an Austin Healy. Can't remember the year it was. I almost bought it in 1967 from my old college roommate who needed the money for Med school. I was within a week of buying it when I got my draft notice saying I could either go in the Army or go to jail.

The car had a great body with no rust but it had a blown head gasket. My roommate even offered to help me fix it. Damn, still kick myself for not getting it. It was only $500.
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That's funny, I also almost bought an Austin Healy for $500 back in the day. Body wasn't good but the engine was ok-ish, in my case.

barfo
 
barfo said:
That's funny, I also almost bought an Austin Healy for $500 back in the day. Body wasn't good but the engine was ok-ish, in my case.

barfo
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OMG, Clayton was two timing me.

Edit: Clayton was my one time roommate.
 
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SlyPokerDog said:
How about a couple of thousand pennies glued on?

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The two guys on Wheeler Dealers made a similar AMC and sold it at a loss. I think it's the only car I've ever seen sold on that show where they lost money on the deal.
 
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