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10/07/2021 4:25 pm
In the 70's and 80's I tended to keep my cars a few years- just out of service in 1971 and bought a Maverick- traded that for a 1979 Mercury Zephyr-
Then a couple Thunderbirds. I also had my work trucks during this time- but my fun vehicle was my 1939 Hot Rod- had that one 24 years-
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10/07/2021 4:59 pm
@jack-dodds, it was a four-door sedan with one bucket seat and right-hand drive. I bought it at a post office sale for $75. I cleaned it up and covered the floors with multi-color carpets and threw in some giant pillows and some smaller ones to keep things comfortable. Then I put a deep tint on the windows and added a stereo. When it was all done, I took it over to show my girlfriend. Her father took one look at it and said, "She's not going anywhere in that thing!"
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
10/07/2021 6:09 pm
couple o` Volvos....a `65 and one much older
`?? Porsche 914
`65 Grand Prix
`77 and `79 Olds 98`s
`71 V-dub Mini Bus
`65 Belvedere in GTX wolves clothing
`?? Pinto
`61 Fairlane
`77 Chevy Van
...................and many beaters that weren't with me long enuf to learn their names
10/07/2021 6:57 pm
@jack-dodds, it was a four-door sedan with one bucket seat and right-hand drive. I bought it at a post office sale for $75. I cleaned it up and covered the floors with multi-color carpets and threw in some giant pillows and some smaller ones to keep things comfortable. Then I put a deep tint on the windows and added a stereo. When it was all done, I took it over to show my girlfriend. Her father took one look at it and said, "She's not going anywhere in that thing!"
What a shame....obviously not an AMC guy I guess. You would think he would be a bit more respectful.....
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10/07/2021 7:42 pm
@jack-dodds, LOL1 I believe he was thinking the same thing!
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
10/07/2021 9:16 pm
Compared to most a relatively short list: 1974 Ford Mustang II (believe it or not, it served me quite well); 1978 Toyota Celica ST Coupe; 1983 Toyota Celica GT Liftback; 1988 Mazda MX-6 GT.
Skip Johnson
Tonawanda, New York
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10/07/2021 9:31 pm
I drove the following in the 1970s and 1980s.
1967 Mustang coupe
1972 Datsun 240Z
1982 Mazda RX-7
I tend to keep my cars for a while.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
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13/07/2021 11:19 am
From 1970 through the '80s....
'65 Chevrolet Impala SS Coupe
'70 Pontiac Lemans 2dt HT
'72 VW Beatle convertible
'77 Pontiac Bonneville 4dr sedan
'85 Subaru GL 4dr 4X4
'88 Ford Taurus 4dr
'90 Plymouth Laser 2dr
John Bono
North Jersey
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15/07/2021 9:22 am
65 Buick Skylark --V8, manual steering and brakes. Tough for urban parking. Loved the styling.
69 Buick Lesabre -- TH 400, 4 Barrel, HD suspension. More fun to drive than it looked.
73 Dodge Dart -- Slant six, verrry slow. But keep sandbags in place over the axle made it best car ever in snow.
78 Buick Regal -- Loved that look, but couldn't do anything with its softie suspension.
80 Olds Omega -- GM "X-Bodys" were perhaps the worst Detriot efforts ever. Subframe carrying engine came loose at 750 miles. Fortunately in driveway.
80 Volvo 240 -- 4 speed plus odd push-button overdrive. Added various strut tower and other bracing, Bilsteins, better tires, and drove it merrily for 10 years.
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