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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:19 PM
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Post a picture of your first car

Edited on Wed May-25-05 08:19 PM by RetroLounge

Mine: 1965 Impala Super Sport, black, 327cid, 325+hp, 4bbl, powerglide, 4:11 posi rear end.

Bought it when I was 19, drove it for 5 years, before a drunk driver totalled it.

This is not mine...

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Left Is Write

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Wed May-25-05 08:20 PM
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1. I don't have a picture, but you should be glad.

Mine was a 1975 two-tone green Buick Century with striped upholstery in orange, rust, yellow, and brown.

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:25 PM
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3. Ahhhhhhhh!

My friend had a red '75 Century.

here's a red one...

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benburch

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Wed May-25-05 08:24 PM
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2. I don't have a picture of the actual car...

It was a 66 Chevy Impala, Turquoise, with the small V-8 and the 2-speed powerglide.

http://www.araba.tv.nyud.net:8090/bilder/f9a6bfe7d61286d4919653feb8a7f41e.jpg

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:25 PM
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5. A land yacht!

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Wickerman

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Wed May-25-05 08:25 PM
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4. Here, roughly, is my first

However, if you have ever seen Repo Man mine could've been te spitting image of J. Frank Parnell's, had it been a 66.

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:26 PM
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6. Very nice!

Did you have Redline tires too?

RL

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Wickerman

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Wed May-25-05 08:30 PM
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15. Oh, I wish!

No, I had whitewalls, but the redlines? Sweet. It was quite a rod, I broke a lot of motor mounts.

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Wapsie B

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Wed May-25-05 08:27 PM
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7. '68 Chevy Impala 2 door

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:28 PM
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9. Was the red 'X' an option?

:hi:

Look Like this?

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Wapsie B

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Wed May-25-05 08:30 PM
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13. It worked for me

oh well,your pic is nicer. But both cars here look better than mine with the pale green and black vinyl top mine had.

:hi:

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Wed May-25-05 08:28 PM
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8. Not THE actual truck, but the same year and model

Edited on Wed May-25-05 08:32 PM by new_beawr

1970 Chevy C10 Pickup

This truck was soooo easy to repair, I replaced the water pump, the Carburator and the Radiator myself. I did all my own tune ups. I loved that truck.....

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:30 PM
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12. Nice truck!

I actually had a truck before my car, a 1960 Ford F100

Looked sorta like this...

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gmoney

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Wed May-25-05 08:29 PM
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10. I inherited my mom's 67 Impala Super Sport...

Edited on Wed May-25-05 08:37 PM by gmoney

it was red and gorgeous... and nigh on indestructible... sort of got sold out from under me when I went off to college... would love to have it now, except I'm not enough of a gearhead to keep it running on my own.

Not mine, but yours to admire:

Best rear-end this side of...

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:31 PM
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16. Lots of Impala Owners here!

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blondeatlast

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Wed May-25-05 08:29 PM
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11. This is pretty close, but mine was a "luxury" model

with the "fishbowl" treatment... no, I'm NOT kidding!

'79 AMC Pacer DLX, blue interior.

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:31 PM
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17. Fishbowl, for sure...

Could be worse, could be a gremlin

RL

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Wapsie B

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Wed May-25-05 08:32 PM
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20. If that wasn't a pos mechanically,

I'd love that to be the standard issue car for teens.

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DS1

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Wed May-25-05 08:30 PM
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14. *bling*

4 door LeCar

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:32 PM
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19. Cute little escape pod for my GMC Suburban

:hi:

RL

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Cyndee_Lou_Who

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Wed May-25-05 08:41 PM
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27. A FOUR door LeCar???!

Seriously? How do you fit 2 more doors on that?

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DS1

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Wed May-25-05 08:56 PM
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46. It was longer

but the best part was that the sunroof flipped back all the way, so people in the backseat could stand up as well as the driver (me) and my buddy riding shotgun, so we could drive around my local town with the megaphone underneath the hood, having the German kid yell at people in German, and waving.

Good times.

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MichiganVote

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Wed May-25-05 08:31 PM
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18. V8,four on the floor,vinyl top Barracuda, 68? Can't remember. Loved it

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:33 PM
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21. Those were fun cars to drive!

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MichiganVote

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Wed May-25-05 08:37 PM
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23. Hey! Thank you! Mine was a dark Teal with blk. roof

Just a blast to own and run around in.

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Cyndee_Lou_Who

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Wed May-25-05 08:36 PM
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22. Kick-ass ride!!

Mine was dorky... no pics of it. But, while Googling, I learned that there is a freaking Yahoo Group for "Chevy Celebrity enthusiasts". :wtf:

This is SORTA it... mine was an '84 hand me down from dad to brother to sister to me.

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:49 PM
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34. You were a Trendsetter

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Cyndee_Lou_Who

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Wed May-25-05 08:52 PM
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39. ummm...

WERE??!?

;)

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maddiejoan

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Wed May-25-05 08:37 PM
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24. Close --- too close for comfort

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:50 PM
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35. WTF?

What is (was) that?

RL

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maddiejoan

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Wed May-25-05 08:53 PM
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42. It was an '88 Nissan Sentra

The pic posted isn't mine --mine was way worse, but they both seem to have gotten totalled in a snowbank.

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kid a

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Wed May-25-05 08:39 PM
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25. 1966 vw bus

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:50 PM
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36. Smelly Hippy!

jk

:hi:

RL

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MrScorpio

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Wed May-25-05 08:41 PM
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26. I had one of these

But mine's was way cooler

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:51 PM
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38. Is that a Gran Tourino?

or a Merc?

RL

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MrScorpio

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Wed May-25-05 08:54 PM
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44. The 72 Torino

Great for cruisin' the streets of Detroit in

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 09:01 PM
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51. Very Starsky & Hutch!

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Dukkha

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Wed May-25-05 08:41 PM
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28. ah, my Beetle

Edited on Wed May-25-05 08:43 PM by Neo

I loved that car! So cheap to own and operate. I believe the insurance was $20 a year. That was in 1986.

Dammit I keep gettign the Red X! Well its a White Volkswagen Beetle. 70's model.

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:53 PM
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40. Like This?

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CatWoman

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Wed May-25-05 08:41 PM
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29. damn this brings back memories!!!!

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:53 PM
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41. Small and Cute!

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progmom

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Wed May-25-05 08:43 PM
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30. 1989 dodge spirit

Didn't look like much, but it had a V6 and was happy going 115 mph (back in my irresponsible youth).

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:54 PM
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43. Sporty and I bet it had a cassette deck

playing jazz

RL

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pansypoo53219

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Wed May-25-05 08:45 PM
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31. 1st was a 75 delta 88(in the early 90's)

but my 2nd was way better since i found it(why can't mechanics buy cars?). a 72' delta 88. but the 67' catalina came close. had em in the 90's.

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:55 PM
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45. Big boat of a car

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Maddy McCall

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Wed May-25-05 08:45 PM
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32. 1976 Chevy Monza - but mine was red

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:56 PM
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47. AAAhhhhh, the Dreaded VEGA BOMB!

Hated working on those things...

RL

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mark414

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Wed May-25-05 08:48 PM
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33. 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit

thing was damn quick for a 4 cylinder...

4 door version and all...(this one's not mine...mine is long gone)

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:57 PM
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48. Those things were EVERYWHERE back then

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madinmaryland

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Wed May-25-05 08:51 PM
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37. 1974 Chevy Monte Carlo

No pics, let it go before there were digital cameras.
454 ci. dual exhaust, turbo 400 tranny, completely stock when i got it.

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 08:58 PM
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50. Nice car

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dolo amber

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Wed May-25-05 08:57 PM
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49. 1984 Renault Alliance

Incidentally, Renault is French for "piece of shit". :grr:

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RetroLounge

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Wed May-25-05 09:03 PM
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52. Actually, you need to precede that trnslation with

"ugly"

Could it be any more square?

RL

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dolo amber

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Wed May-25-05 09:15 PM
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53. Well...

I imagine after I junked its sorry ass after it committed electrical suicide, the car crusher probably made it a *bit* more square. :D

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chaska

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Wed May-25-05 09:30 PM
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57. I had 1 of those, but a 2-door in beige. D'accord, c'est un piece o' shit.

good gas mileage though.

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rppper

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Wed May-25-05 09:18 PM
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54. 1979 Triumph Spitfire

Edited on Wed May-25-05 09:19 PM by rppper

a 1979 Triumph Spitfire...mine was brown though...neat little car....handled like a champ and was pretty quick...i had the 1500cc with modified carbs and a free flowing exhaust.....

and you definetly needed one of these.......

i totaled mine showing off....sniff sniff.....

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chaska

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Wed May-25-05 09:24 PM
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55. 1973 Vega just like this one. Lord, what a lousy car.

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nytemare

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Wed May-25-05 09:24 PM
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56. No passenger door could fly open faster on a left turn than mine!!

78 Mustang Ghia. I just wanted a Mustang! Mine now is a lot more reliable!

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Bok_Tukalo

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Wed May-25-05 09:31 PM
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58. The only one I could find on short notice

That is my best friend at the time, not me, in the picture.

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RetroLounge

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Thu May-26-05 07:03 AM
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60. Doing some off-roading?

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GOPisEvil

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Wed May-25-05 09:32 PM
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59. I can't find a picture! But it was a 1980 Datsun 210 Hatchback.

Not a B-210, but a 210. There's a difference, dammit. :P

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illbill

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Thu May-26-05 07:08 AM
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61. 1995 Ford Mustang V6

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ulysses

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Thu May-26-05 07:25 AM
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62. 1980 Cutlass Supreme

Looked very much like this one, in fact. That was a fun car.

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baldguy

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Thu May-26-05 07:29 AM
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63. 1973 Pinto Wagon

Mine was tan

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SarahB

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Thu May-26-05 07:37 AM
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64. 1982 Oldsmobile Omega

God, did it suck. This was the only picture I could find, but mine was a darker tan and a two door.

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