dannydan 5 #26 January 22, 2008 67' BelAire 71' Chevelle both stock.... and both white.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #27 January 22, 2008 We had a buick wagon sort of like that only smaller... My parents also had a full size van with a pop-top... (a plastic top that could be raised thus allowing it to be used as a camper of sorts...) it was called a turtle shell or something similar... the van was even green as I recall. After that my dad bought a Silver conversion van... you know the kind with the plush interior, swivel seats, absolutely no visability, and tremendously horrible to drive in the winter. As us kids grew up and moved out my parents converted to the mini van... the first one being a chevy astro (my dad is a retired GM employee) and the most recent one being a Toyota Sienna... even though they don't have kids in the house... dad likes the minivans for carrying stuff to and from habat sites as well as longer trips...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #28 January 22, 2008 Mine were so not Mr and Ms. practical. We had a 1973 Dodge Dart Sport I remember that through most of my childhood, till my mom finally broke down and got a Chevy Cavalier as a second car in Mid 80's. It is quite funny as they bought that car 2 months before I was born If I remember correct they had a challenger before that. She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misternatural 0 #29 January 22, 2008 442 now that was a cool car, the only cool car we had was a 55 Willys Jeep that my dad bought, of course I confiscated that and put some fat raised white letter tires on it and an overdrive,- yeah good times. BTW- no need for a van, you can get shagged in a Jeep too.Beware of the collateralizing and monetization of your desires. D S #3.1415 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #30 January 22, 2008 My parents had quite a few Cadillacs, but I do remember a Pontiac Catalina station wagon. Then there was another station wagon after that which I believe was a Vista Cruiser. After that, I remember a Chevy Suburban Silverado. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #31 January 22, 2008 Cars I remember: '53 Chevy '55 Ford Fairlane 2-door hardtop (named Blue Belle) '57 Chevy automatic (Didn't last long...I was a teenager at the time) '64 Plymouth Valiant Station wagon slant 6 with push-button shift '69 Ford Fairlane '69? Opel Kadette (little scooter, sounded good with the muffler dropped ) '72 Dodge ?? My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misternatural 0 #32 January 22, 2008 Caddy's, monster wagons ,and a Suburban- thats one rolling fleet of steel you had there.Good thing Gas was cheap and the horns were loud then eh ... sign of the times bro. Beware of the collateralizing and monetization of your desires. D S #3.1415 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misternatural 0 #33 January 22, 2008 >>We had a 1973 Dodge Dart Sport not so practicalThats a smoking ride too,-looked it up, they had a model called a "Swinger"...what was that about... Beware of the collateralizing and monetization of your desires. D S #3.1415 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ROK 0 #34 January 22, 2008 Quote vans, lots of vans. ford, chevy, dodge; it didn't matter. it seems like my family and most of the people we knew always had vans. and then somewhere in the early 80's they switched to mini vans. Are you Mexican? 1953 Willy's CJ3B 1968 Chevy Step-side Datsun 1200 Datsun 240Z 1970 Ford F150 A damn old Chevy Impala that I could put a case of beer and two bags of ice in the back floor board. Drilled a whole for the water to drip out... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #35 January 22, 2008 Quote >>We had a 1973 Dodge Dart Sport not so practicalThats a smoking ride too,-looked it up, they had a model called a "Swinger"...what was that about... I had the '73 Plymouth version of those called the "Scamp". Doesn't sound nearly as macho as the Swinger or Sport.50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #36 January 22, 2008 Quote >>We had a 1973 Dodge Dart Sport not so practicalThats a smoking ride too,-looked it up, they had a model called a "Swinger"...what was that about... No idea about the swinger, I just remember that once my dad was done modifying everything it was one bad ass car . He had it for a very long time, long enough for me to remember it! It was 2 months older then me She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misternatural 0 #37 January 22, 2008 >>A damn old Chevy Impala that I could put a case of beer and two bags of ice in the back floor board. Drilled a whole for the water to drip out... Kewl, that gives it the leaky gas tank look- very Starsky and HutchBeware of the collateralizing and monetization of your desires. D S #3.1415 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #38 January 22, 2008 QuoteAttached photo wasn't our car, but it is the same color. Dude. Are you like my brother from another dimension or sumthin? Cuz you posted a pic of the car my parents had. Other cars they had that I remember include a 64 Vette (they didn't have that for long), several vans (for their business), a 70 Nova 2 door (sweet ride... they sold it before I was old enough to drive), a 65 Nova 4 door (that one was supposed to be mine), a 79 Mercedes 280CE and 76 Ford F250 extra cab long bed (took my driving test in that one). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #39 January 22, 2008 Quote Quote Attached photo wasn't our car, but it is the same color. Dude. Are you like my brother from another dimension or sumthin? Cuz you posted a pic of the car my parents had. I always thought I had some strange cosmic tie with you the first time I met you at the American Boogie. I think you sensed it too because you tried to run away.50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
galvar2439 0 #40 January 22, 2008 CAR? what car? we rode the bus, damn you people were spoiled, I suppose you had food too!So i just broke up with this woman who wasn't even my girlfriend! Hellfish #782, POPS #10664 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveStMarys 0 #41 January 23, 2008 A really ugly green oldsmobile back in the 70's, four door. and then we really went a step up and got a Ford Granada with red pleather interior!! OOooooh aaaaaahhhh. Two door to boot. Five if us rode in that thing in the middle of summer. My parents, my sister and brother with me sitting on the "hump", to florida from NJ. Did I mention the fucker didn't have air conditioning!!??? Damn! Good times!! BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misternatural 0 #42 January 23, 2008 and wooden shoes.Beware of the collateralizing and monetization of your desires. D S #3.1415 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #43 January 23, 2008 Quote and wooden shoes. Shoes?Who could afford two???We has -A- shoe between the 7 of us! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misternatural 0 #44 January 23, 2008 >>Ford Granada with red pleather interior!! oh yeah I remember. Then Chrysler came out with the Cordoba with Corinthian leather,yeah-whaterver that was. Ricardo Montelban was the spokesman- CORRRRDOBA!... the K car years -man, they sure made some shit boxes back then.Beware of the collateralizing and monetization of your desires. D S #3.1415 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kschilk 0 #45 January 23, 2008 Quote >>with fake wood paneling. ... and oak plastic trim ya I miss that stuff,don't see many cars with that anymore. Yeah, I've got an '84 Pontiac Parisienne Brougham...talk about plush "T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misternatural 0 #46 January 23, 2008 >>velour and woodgrain Ok- what the fuck is velour?I mean who comes up with these materials? Beware of the collateralizing and monetization of your desires. D S #3.1415 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #47 January 23, 2008 Our family was really into Chevy's first one I remember was a 1953 Belair... and we got a new one every 2 years...We had a 55 and a 57 Chev Belair later. Then the fins hit.. the 59 Impala and 61 Impala SS. In 1964 Mom went a little nuts and got a Corvair Spyder after that no more little cars for her. I learned how to drive in our family 67 Impala SS and my very first car was a used 1963 Impala SS for my 16th birthday ( mom would not let me get the 1966 Barracuda that I really wanted.. too small) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kschilk 0 #48 January 23, 2008 Quote >>velour and woodgrain Ok- what the fuck is velour? Some Frenchman coined the term....probably while trying to say "velvet" and throw-up, at the same time. "T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #49 January 23, 2008 Quote Caddy's, monster wagons ,and a Suburban- thats one rolling fleet of steel you had there.Good thing Gas was cheap and the horns were loud then eh ... sign of the times bro. Dude, they had those during the energy crisis of the '70s.I used the Suburban on my road test. I nailed the parallel parking. It was impressive. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
philly51 0 #50 January 23, 2008 '49 Packard Electrolux '54 Chevy Belair '56 Ford '63 Rambler American Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, Shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
