Cars on the beach?!? What the...

[Ginger]

Originally Posted by cuffedlinks

Hey...me too.

A 1971 sedan...

HA! That's the same as mine was! I remember being so proud of having a car that was the exact same age as me.

[playawannabe]

1978 Civic "Hondamatic" - Sliding vinyl roof and a rosewood steering wheel! Bought it at a yard sale for $50 and pulled it home behind my dad's truck!

[roni]

First one I got to drive was a 1960 Ford Falcon stationwagon. First one I owned was a 64 Sunbeam Alpine Mark IV. It was 1971 when I bought it and drove it around southern California. I felt at least twice as cool as I was

This is not the car, but is one of the same year and model:

[Critter]

Originally Posted by roni

First one I got to drive was a 1960 Ford Falcon stationwagon. First one I owned was a 64 Sunbeam Alpine Mark IV. It was 1971 when I bought it and drove it around southern California. I felt at least twice as cool as I was

This is not the car, but is one of the same year and model:

I had a white Tiger II, had the black top replaced in California before I went to Hawaii. Had a paisley top put on it

[Manitou]

I once saw an "Earth First" bumper sticker on the back of a Lincoln Navigator.

[roni]

Originally Posted by Critter

I had a white Tiger II, had the black top replaced in California before I went to Hawaii. Had a paisley top put on it

Far out man......and groovy. Fun cars.

[mckinzie]

[quote=roni]First one I got to drive was a 1960 Ford Falcon stationwagon. First one I owned was a 64 Sunbeam Alpine Mark IV. It was 1971 when I bought it and drove it around southern California. I felt at least twice as cool as I was

This is not the car, but is one of the same year and model

Hey Roni

my 89 year old grandfather has one of those old Ford Falcons with the
push button gears to the right of the steering wheel

[Bumper]

Well, it started out innocently enough, but rapidly deteriorated into an off topic, so I thought I'd throw this out to thoroughly muddy the waters. A little dated now, perhaps, but maybe worth a look.

The Auto Image Index

Acura Integra-I have always wanted to own the Buick of sports cars
Acura Legend-I am too bland for German cars
Acura NSX-I am impotent
Alfa Romeo-I love to spend my paycheque on frivolous repairs
Audi 90-I enjoy putting out engine fires
Buick Park Avenue-I am older than 34 of the 50 United States
Cadillac Eldorado-I am a very good Mary Kay salesperson
Cadillac Seville-I am a pimp
Chevrlet Camaro-I enjoy beating the Hell out of people
Chevrolet Caprice-I am wearing wide underwear (also see Ford Crown Victoria)
Chevrolet Chevette-I enjoy seeing people’s reaction when I say I drive a “Vette”
Chevrolet Corvair-I enjoy going out-of-control
Chevrolet Corvette- I am in mid-life crisis, I wear gold chains
Chevrolet El Camino-I am leading a militia to overthrow the government
Delorean-I have a kilo of cocaine in my wheel well
Dodge Dart-I teach third grade Special Education and voted for Eisenhower
Dodge Daytona-I delivered pizza for four years to get this car
Dodge Caravan-We have children (also see Volvo 740 wagon)
Ferrari-I believe speed limits are suggestions
Ford Mustang-I slow down to 85 in school zones
Ford Crown Victoria-I enjoy having people slow down to 55 and change lanes when I pull in behind them
Ford Taurus-I wish I had an Impala SS
Geo Storm-I will start the 11th grade this fall
Geo Tracker-I will start the 12th grade this fall
Honda del Sol-I have always felt half a convertible is better than no convertible
Honda Civic-I have just graduated and have no credit
Honda Accord-I lack any originality and am basically a lemming
Infiniti Q45-I am a physician with17 malpractice suits pending
Isuzu Impulse-I don’t give a damn about J.D. Power or his reports
Jaguar XJ 6-I am so rich I will pay 60K for a car that is in the shop 280 days a year
Kia Sephia-I learned nothing from the failure of Daihatsu Corp
Lamborghini-I am known to premature ejaculate
Lincoln Town Car-I live for bingo, pot-luck suppers and Depends
Mercury Grand Marquis- (See above)
Mercedes 500 SL-I will beat you up if you ask me for an autograph
Mercedes 560 SEL-I have a daughter named Buffy and a son named Skipper
Mazda Miata-I do not fear being decapitated by an eighteen-wheeler
MGB-I am dating a mechanic
Mitsubishi Diamante-I don’t know what it means either
Nissan 300 ZX-I have yet to complete my divorce proceedings
Oldsmobile Cutlass-I just stole this car and will make a fortune selling the parts
Peugeot 505 Diesel -I am on the EPA’s Ten Most Wanted List
Plymouth Neo-I sincerely enjoy doing the Macarena
Pontiac Trans Am-I have a switchblade knife in my sock
Porsche Boxster-I have a 3 inch dick
Porsche 911-I wish I had a Ferrari
Porsche 912-I wish I had a 911
Porsche 944-I date big-haired women
Rolls Royce Silver Cloud-I think Pat Buchanan is just a little bit too liberal
Saturn SC2-(See Honda Civic)
Subaru Legacy-I have always wanted a Japanese car even more inferior than an Isuzu
Toyota Camry-I am still in the closet
Volkswagen Beetle-I watch Partridge Family re-runs
Volkswagen Cabriolet-I am out of the closet
Volkswagen Microbus-I am stoned right now
Volvo 740 Wagon-I am frightened of my wife

[Nerak936]

Originally Posted by Bumper

Chevrlet Camaro-I enjoy beating the Hell out of people

Gotta chime in on this one. My first was a '74 Camaro. Bought used (22,000 miles) in '78 for $3,000. My mom found it in the paper and talked the seller down $500 before I even knew the car existed! What a woman!

Got 13 mpg with a tail wind. Rear end washed out when I drove the hard left overpass over the highway near work. Was LOUSY in the New England winters, even with its now-banned studded snows. Got stuck A LOT (kept shovel in back seat). Cassette deck (with auto-reverse!! wow!) which ate my Barry Manilow Greatest Hits tape (a blessing in disguise). Black vinyl seats which were lotza fun to sit on after a day at the beach. A/C = roll down the windows and drive fast. Horrendous blind spot in right rear (right side mirror was unadjustable). Back window had a leak (had to leave rag to absorb the water) which caused frost on the inside of windshield in winter (used credit card to scrape it off). Directional lever snapped off - had to heat inside with defroster. White vinyl roof that I cleaned with Comet cleanser and a scrub brush. Royal blue - loved that color.

Drove it for 8 years. Was practically in tears when I sold it and watched it drive away.

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[Nerak936]

LOVE that list, Bump!!

[andy766]

Bumper, where's my Saab story.

[sctx]

Originally Posted by highdark

You don't need a valve stem remover - just put a pebble under the valve cap and they will slowly deflate....

Great inexepensive idea !!! I haven't used my stem remover in 3 years so I doubt I could find it if needed. I last used it on a BMW... had to explain to the owner that driving way too fast and almost causing accidents on the highway will sometimes make your tires go flat... I don't think he understood the cause and effect though, just kept mumbling the "F" word

[cuffedlinks]

Originally Posted by andy766

Bumper, where's my Saab story.

[tommy]

Originally Posted by Bumper

Ford Mustang-I slow down to 85 in school zones

thats our daughter....5 tickets in 6 months and then 6 month suspended DL....

I know we should have got her the 79 Datson pickup I drove for my first....

[ryberg]

Bumper, please add Ford Galaxie 500 to your list. Not that that was my first car, or anything. In fact I never even had one. But a friend in college did. Sky blue. We called it The Love Tractor (after a short-lived college/indy group of the time, I believe -- now there's a group named after the car!) and we drove it from Denver to Golden to take the ever popular "short tour" at the Coors brewery. (Why in the world they put the quick exit out to the bar and the courtesy beverages a few steps into the facilities tour I could never understand.) The owner used to smile patiently as people in economy cars passed him going downhill, biding his time until he passed them again going uphill.

Steve