family car talk not going away

[Bullneck 19185]

On 2/12/2019 at 8:44 AM, Loco said:

we had one of these...

and one of these...

You're going to have to tell us what these are.  

[Bullneck 19185]

I always wanted one of these:

 

[Loco 3753]

Just now, Bullneck said:

You're going to have to tell us what these are.  

Toyota Crown (I don't know the year, but this one looks the same)

'57 Chevy panel Truck 

[tbone_ 14134]

I always wanted one of these:
 

I got a ranch in downtown Dallas. I buy diamonds by the ton. Chase cuties in my Cadillac. Drill oil wells just for fun.

[Pato del Muerto 52532]

8 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

I got a ranch in downtown Dallas. I buy diamonds by the ton. Chase cuties in my Cadillac. Drill oil wells just for fun.

Damn you

[Bullneck 19185]

 

[tfoolry 8222]

52 minutes ago, Bullneck said:

I always wanted one of these:

 

[Chad Fuck 17697]

I'll play.  

When I was born, my folks brought me home from the hospital in a car substantially similar to this (sans runner board chrome).  It was later my first car.  Sits in my garage awaiting its' second resto:

]

When my brother was born, we got one of these.  It was a total piece of shit:

Followed by:

Then it was Crown Vics from about 1988 on.  

And we had a fancy conversion van for my Dad to drive his band around in.

[Sandman 3405]

Were any of your folks brand loyalists? My dad wouldn't own a GM car, we only had Fords and Chryslers when I was growing up. That trickled down to me as well, I've never owned any GM cars either. I've had mostly Fords, with a few Hondas sprinkled in.

[elfenix 34330]

1 hour ago, Sandman said:

Were any of your folks brand loyalists? My dad wouldn't own a GM car, we only had Fords and Chryslers when I was growing up. That trickled down to me as well, I've never owned any GM cars either. I've had mostly Fords, with a few Hondas sprinkled in.

my grandmother was a lincoln loyalist.  she'd trade in for the latest one about every 3 years. 

[Pescado_Rojo 19426]

1 hour ago, Sandman said:

Were any of your folks brand loyalists? My dad wouldn't own a GM car, we only had Fords and Chryslers when I was growing up. That trickled down to me as well, I've never owned any GM cars either. I've had mostly Fords, with a few Hondas sprinkled in.

Grandfather was a Buick man. 

[tbone_ 14134]

GM only. Other than the bug.

 

[Deej 76855]

Grew up rolling around in this:

[Sbbruin 21865]

This was my first car same year- 71- and color).  Got it with 184,000 miles on it.  Got rid of it at 238K.  Of course, this was when odometers only went to 99,999.  I loved that car.

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

5 hours ago, Sandman said:

Were any of your folks brand loyalists? My dad wouldn't own a GM car, we only had Fords and Chryslers when I was growing up. That trickled down to me as well, I've never owned any GM cars either. I've had mostly Fords, with a few Hondas sprinkled in.

My grandfather has owned dodge/Chrysler for as long as I can remember.  My dad was too, but went solid Toyota for the last 25 years or so.

[Deej 76855]

35 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

This was my first car same year- 71- and color).  Got it with 184,000 miles on it.  Got rid of it at 238K.  Of course, this was when odometers only went to 99,999.  I loved that car.

How's it going, Ted Bundy?

[RPM 26327]

1 hour ago, Deej said:

Grew up rolling around in this:

A good friend's family had a '68 T&C wagon. That thing was a battleship. Even had auxillary a/c unit in the back. Notice where the gas cap is. That whole quarterpanel is the tank. You could hear the gas sloshing around sitting in the back. I'd hate to get t-boned in one of those.

[Deej 76855]

Looks like a hearse.

[Buzzrock 14934]

Were any of your folks brand loyalists? My dad wouldn't own a GM car, we only had Fords and Chryslers when I was growing up. That trickled down to me as well, I've never owned any GM cars either. I've had mostly Fords, with a few Hondas sprinkled in.

All Chevy all the time due to an old family friend with a dealership. The old Mercedes I mentioned earlier came from his used car lot.

When I totaled my Nissan 200SX in college he loaned me a ‘84 Cutlass that was silver with a purple door. I had it less than 24 hours before it was stolen out of my driveway.

[smuggs 9353]

1972 Ford Econoline. Outfitted with dual gas tanks which got us through the late 70's gas shortage hellhole which was Houston. My Dad tuned it later with a 302 crate motor, Edelbrock intake, 4 barrel Holley carb and dual exhaust. It was my first car in 1992. I took these pics before I sold it in 2013. Sad day:

 

[elfenix 34330]

my dad got one of these things right after we moved to texas, sometime in 83 or maybe 84.

" This ad agency could have done this same ad with Mr.Civic or Mr.Corolla or Mr.B210 and it would not have made one lick of difference, because the Tredia is a perfect, generic placeholder car. "

 

https://jalopnik.com/meh-car-monday-im-not-certain-i-didnt-just-make-up-the-1829281092

 

[Pato del Muerto 52532]

I’ve never heard older folks say they’d never buy a bmw because of their war history, but I’ve known several that would never buy a Mitsubishi for that reason. 

[elfenix 34330]

24 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

I’ve never heard older folks say they’d never buy a bmw because of their war history, but I’ve known several that would never buy a Mitsubishi for that reason. 

my grandfather flew in the US navy in WWII.  i don't know for certain that he ever came across a nakajima over the pacific, but he sure loved his subarus.  awd worked great for getting to the deer/bird/fish camp in the UP/WV.

Edited February 26, 2019 by elfenix

[Sbbruin 21865]

On 2/12/2019 at 10:54 AM, High Plains Drifter said:

 

Dated a girl briefly who had a Thing. It appeared briefly in a scene in Dazed and Confused.

[High Plains Drifter 11050]

3 hours ago, smuggs said:

1972 Ford Econoline. Outfitted with dual gas tanks which got us through the late 70's gas shortage hellhole which was Houston. My Dad tuned it later with a 302 crate motor, Edelbrock intake, 4 barrel Holley carb and dual exhaust. It was my first car in 1992. I took these pics before I sold it in 2013. Sad day:

 

 

 

[NowThis 931]

we had a dark green 1973 Buick Century with a white vinyl top.  i learned to drive on that car, still remember my first drive down the street with my dad as we came to a stop sign in our neighborhood; my first right turn!

 

ours was dark green tho

[Richard Kimball 1496]

On 2/14/2019 at 7:17 PM, Sbbruin said:

This was my first car same year- 71- and color).  Got it with 184,000 miles on it.  Got rid of it at 238K.  Of course, this was when odometers only went to 99,999.  I loved that car.

Had the same car blue '67. Dittos for loving it, but the Volkswagen Beetle tried to murder people like it was Christine. After about two years, the heat exchanger would develop holes and pump pure carbon monoxide into the passenger compartment. Fuel line ran directly over the air cooled engine and would rot from heat and drip gasoline onto the block, causing a fire, if you didn't change that. Hood latches on the front trunk never worked, and the only thing between you and the other car in a collision was the gas tank. 

Ever been in one of those on the highway when an eighteen wheeler passed going the other direction? Grip the seat with your butt cheeks and get a death grip on the steering wheel, cause you were shifting about eighteen inches to the side. And we loved that car that tried to murder us. Probably explains some of my early dating relationships. 

[Chewbacca 7780]

On 2/8/2019 at 1:08 PM, LW Goatman said:

Mom thought she was getting a Cadillac, dad brought home this, the Chrysler Fifth Avenue. The biggest mechanical piece of shit I've ever been around.

 

My dad's 1981 Cadillac Seville diesel would like to have a word with you.  He only had it roughly 6 months.  In that time, it left him stranded on the side of the road at least 6 times.  My only memory of that car is watching it being towed away.

[Sbbruin 21865]

1 hour ago, Richard Kimball said:

Had the same car blue '67. Dittos for loving it, but the Volkswagen Beetle tried to murder people like it was Christine. After about two years, the heat exchanger would develop holes and pump pure carbon monoxide into the passenger compartment. Fuel line ran directly over the air cooled engine and would rot from heat and drip gasoline onto the block, causing a fire, if you didn't change that. Hood latches on the front trunk never worked, and the only thing between you and the other car in a collision was the gas tank. 

Ever been in one of those on the highway when an eighteen wheeler passed going the other direction? Grip the seat with your butt cheeks and get a death grip on the steering wheel, cause you were shifting about eighteen inches to the side. And we loved that car that tried to murder us. Probably explains some of my early dating relationships. 

Ha, I DID have an engine fire.  Probably from what you described.  I don't remember.

[texas08 1599]

1972 Ford Econoline. Outfitted with dual gas tanks which got us through the late 70's gas shortage hellhole which was Houston. My Dad tuned it later with a 302 crate motor, Edelbrock intake, 4 barrel Holley carb and dual exhaust. It was my first car in 1992. I took these pics before I sold it in 2013. Sad day:
 

That van looks sweet!

[NowThis 931]

we had a VW Thing around 1973-1975 .  I remember rolling around in the back seat and sometimes the small open air trunk as well. 

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

Surprised this hasn't been mentioned.  85 volvo.  Of course we didn't get it until  like 1990.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_200_Series#/media/File%3A1988-1991_Volvo_240_GL_station_wagon_(2011-06-15)_01.jpg

 

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

[Chewbacca 7780]

9 minutes ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

I think everyone in America had one of those.  I was so sad when my mom sold hers that I took pictures of it.  She wasn't happy when that film got developed.

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

To this day, I wonder why the hell those doors on the headlights were supposed to be "cool".

[RPM 26327]

11 hours ago, smuggs said:

1972 Ford Econoline. Outfitted with dual gas tanks which got us through the late 70's gas shortage hellhole which was Houston. My Dad tuned it later with a 302 crate motor, Edelbrock intake, 4 barrel Holley carb and dual exhaust. It was my first car in 1992. I took these pics before I sold it in 2013. Sad day:

 

I was in the Coast Guard with a guy that had one of those. A bunch of us used to rent a house off base and commute across Seattle in that van. I swear Cocaine would come on the radio every GD time.

[Prepuce of Doom 21094]

On 2/14/2019 at 2:02 PM, Chad Fuck said:

 

And we had a fancy conversion van for my Dad to drive his band around in.

Mr. Fuck and the Molesters? 

[Prepuce of Doom 21094]

On 2/7/2019 at 7:55 AM, Llano Estacado said:

 

You think you hate it now, wait till you drive it.

(No CB or optional rally fun pack)

 

Truckster replica up for auction. 

[Buzzrock 14934]

I was in the Coast Guard with a guy that had one of those. A bunch of us used to rent a house off base and commute across Seattle in that van. I swear Cocaine would come on the radio every GD time.

[Llano Estacado 1257]

Truckster replica up for auction. 

Was booking tickets to palm beach, but then realized it still doesn’t have the CB.

Hard pass.

[Fuck Tim Beck 3834]

On 2/27/2019 at 8:33 AM, Prepuce of Doom said:

Mr. Fuck and the Molesters? 

Band name! 

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

1 hour ago, Fuck Tim Beck said:

Band name! 

Band, diocese... tomato, tomahto.

[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

On 2/12/2019 at 10:34 AM, Sbbruin said:

We had this Ford.  Rear facing fold-up seats in the back.  I remember puking out of the back at about 5 yo in Mexico.

 

 

We had a '71 ('72?) Country Squire.  Exact same color, too.  Dad drove us across the border to Tijuana on vacation in '72.  Didn't puke, but my sister got the shits because she drank iced tea (ice=Mexican water).

[tbone_ 14134]

Did you get kidnapped and end up at the Titty Twister where Selma Hayek turned into a zombie snake monster along with all the rest of the people at the club?

 

[Buzzrock 14934]

If I had a nickel...

[Bullneck 19185]

On 2/26/2019 at 12:56 PM, Richard Kimball said:

Had the same car blue '67. Dittos for loving it, but the Volkswagen Beetle tried to murder people like it was Christine. After about two years, the heat exchanger would develop holes and pump pure carbon monoxide into the passenger compartment. Fuel line ran directly over the air cooled engine and would rot from heat and drip gasoline onto the block, causing a fire, if you didn't change that. Hood latches on the front trunk never worked, and the only thing between you and the other car in a collision was the gas tank. 

Ever been in one of those on the highway when an eighteen wheeler passed going the other direction? Grip the seat with your butt cheeks and get a death grip on the steering wheel, cause you were shifting about eighteen inches to the side. And we loved that car that tried to murder us. Probably explains some of my early dating relationships. 

The Karmann Ghia did this to me as well.  

[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

2 hours ago, tbone_ said:

Did you get kidnapped and end up at the Titty Twister where Selma Hayek turned into a zombie snake monster along with all the rest of the people at the club?

 

I was 11, and The Candy Man was on the radio every fucking hour that whole trip.  My dad probably would have paid someone to kidnap us if it meant he could listen to something other than Top 40 AM radio for 2 goddamn weeks.  That and me begging him to exit for every Golden Arches west of the Continental Divide.

[Lone Star Horn 2018]

18 hours ago, tbone_ said:

Did you get kidnapped and end up at the Titty Twister where Selma Hayek turned into a zombie snake monster Vampire along with all the rest of the people at the club?

 

fify

[RPM 26327]

On 2/26/2019 at 8:40 AM, smuggs said:

1972 Ford Econoline. Outfitted with dual gas tanks which got us through the late 70's gas shortage hellhole which was Houston. My Dad tuned it later with a 302 crate motor, Edelbrock intake, 4 barrel Holley carb and dual exhaust. It was my first car in 1992. I took these pics before I sold it in 2013. Sad day:

 

 

[RPM 26327]

On 2/26/2019 at 8:40 AM, smuggs said:

1972 Ford Econoline. Outfitted with dual gas tanks which got us through the late 70's gas shortage hellhole which was Houston. My Dad tuned it later with a 302 crate motor, Edelbrock intake, 4 barrel Holley carb and dual exhaust. It was my first car in 1992. I took these pics before I sold it in 2013. Sad day: