The automobile has lost it's character... perception or reality? - Page 3

elSicomoro · 12-14-2003, 12:44 AM

I wasn't even thought of yet.

lumberjim · 12-14-2003, 12:59 AM

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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Punk.

that's "Mr. Punk" to you, grandpa.

elSicomoro · 12-14-2003, 01:01 AM

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Originally posted by lumberjim
grandpa

Ummm, no...that's "Dirty Ol' Man".

Uryoces · 12-14-2003, 04:22 AM

Earthlings had landed on the moon when I was 5 months old.

Oh, yeah. My first car was a '72 Ford Gran Torino with a 351 Cleveland. That was in '86. I drove it for several months, and the day I got my license, the transmission gave out.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-14-2003, 11:56 AM

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SNIP-the day I got my license, the transmission gave out.

It couldn't handle your exuberance, huh.

zippyt · 12-14-2003, 12:00 PM

My first car was a 70 something VW rabbit , i don't rember the exact year BUT it was the second year that rabbits were made
( and YES that did mater , there was 3 different clutch cables , 4 different starters , 3 different starter solonoids , 2 different sets of piston rings , etc... , it all depended what month of what year the car was made ) , origanly bought in Germany by an airforce officer , brought to the states , federlized ( made leagle to drive in the US ) , and given to his little brother , this kid drove it for a while and when he went to collage his parents sold it off . I was home on leave from the USMC , i was going to be stationed in Cali , i snaggen this little car for $750 , thought well it will get me to Cali ( hopefully ) and a month or 2 later it will kick its little wheels up and die .
How WRONG i was !!!! This little car got me from Memphis Tn. to Camp Pen. Cali . ALL over southern CA , to Vegas , to ensanda Mex ( a few times ) , to west yellow stone MT ( over the contentinal devide ) , back thru Kansas , back to memphis , and i drove it for about 2-3 years after that . MANY MANY MANY adventures were had in that little car . My wife talked me into selling it off . DAMN I WISH I STILL HAD IT !!!!!

elSicomoro · 12-14-2003, 12:08 PM

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Originally posted by Uryoces
My first car was a '72 Ford Gran Torino with a 351 Cleveland. That was in '86. I drove it for several months, and the day I got my license, the transmission gave out.

So, were you driving the car by yourself before getting your license? If so, it would seem that it was karma.

Undertoad · 12-14-2003, 12:11 PM

That would have been 1976... the Rabbit debuted in 1975 and people forget how revolutionary it was as a car.

My 95 GTI is the modern grandchild of it and is starting to show its age. But I think if I get a new car I will keep the GTI. It's got a lot of utility about it for a car.

The problem with the 70s Rabbits was rust, which would eventually eat the whole thing. Supposedly VW finally figured out their rust problems in the early 80s. My 95 has a 2" rust spot near the back window for the last year, and I keep forgetting about it and not dealing with it.

zippyt · 12-14-2003, 12:24 PM

Ut you nailed it !!!!

It was made in Oct of 76 .
4 cly with a 2 barrle holley carb ( i took a vette off the line on the sunset strip once , just the hole shot , after 10 feet he passed me at about 80mph) , front wheel drive , could seat 4 marines reasonably comfortably ( though i did stack 14 in it at one point ) , i riped out ALL the emmition control stuff ( the CHP HATED this car , but there was nothing they could do about it , i was in the millatary stationed there from another state !!!)

Undertoad · 12-14-2003, 12:39 PM

Sweet!

I still love veedubs but these days they aren't making one I'd want... but the Audi people, that's another story, oh baby.

zippyt · 12-14-2003, 12:54 PM

Yeppers Audi are cool .
I have my eye on a VW Thing under a tarp in a neibors back yard . I think they are moveing soon and may try and snaggit .
That or i have sighted an old Land rover sitting in a drive way not far from here . It hasen't moved in 5+years that a friend knows of , that sounds like a challange to me !!!

Scopulus Argentarius · 12-14-2003, 01:15 PM

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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Very classy Scope. In 1972 I worked with a guy that wanted to sell a 1965 Mercury 4 door barge. I was looking for something that would carry my 350cc Yamaha on the rear bumper. It was that light blue metallic that faded and peeled but mechanically perfect with only 100k miles. He had taken it to the Mercury dealer twice a year for state inspection and gotten raped but they replaced everything, needed of not. The beast would seat 4 abreast comfortably and more for concert runs. He said $50 and I hemed and hawed while I frantically searched my pockets for cash before he could get away. The day before he turned it over his wife got rearended by a truck by starting off at a light then stopping quick, so he said $25 because the trunk wouldn't open. I wrapped a chain around a pole and yanked the bumper out enough to open the trunk and I was cruisin'. That monster with a 390 two barrel didn't even notice the 350 lbs on the back bumper.

There can be no substitute for BIG STEEL!

Undertoad · 12-14-2003, 01:19 PM

An original un-rusted-out Thing would be the coolest vehicle to own in the world. Except that it probably has no floorboards left and might run on a 6v system and have no heat and thin little tires and you would instantly die in an accident. But it would be cool as hell.

wolf · 12-14-2003, 01:36 PM

I also would love a Thing.

There was one up by West Chester in the early 80s. It bore a vanity license plate that read "THING."

One of my sad memories is of getting onto 202 heading for the Denny's and seeing a VW Rabbit with the "THING" license plate on it.

What I really want is an Opel Manta. Four Speed. Any model year from 1972 to 1974, although I'd prefer the '72, and the RallySport paint job.

zippyt · 12-14-2003, 02:23 PM

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UT said An original un-rusted-out Thing would be the coolest vehicle to own in the world. Except that it probably has no floorboards left and might run on a 6v system and have no heat and thin little tires and you would instantly die in an accident. But it would be cool as hell.

I verry seriously doubt i could find one that is 100% orignal( but ya never know ) Hell the first thing i would do is put a roll bar on it !!!! No heat and no AC no problem , it would be for bopping around in the summer any way . I would like it if i could figuer out how to make it 4wd with a porche engine though . May be i need to to look about for an old german staff car that the thing was based off of

12-14-2003, 04:22 AM	#34
Uryoces 2nd Covenant, yo Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pugetropolis Posts: 583	Earthlings had landed on the moon when I was 5 months old. Oh, yeah. My first car was a '72 Ford Gran Torino with a 351 Cleveland. That was in '86. I drove it for several months, and the day I got my license, the transmission gave out. __________________ The party's over ... the drink ... and the luck ... ran out.

12-14-2003, 12:00 PM	#36
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	My first car was a 70 something VW rabbit , i don't rember the exact year BUT it was the second year that rabbits were made ( and YES that did mater , there was 3 different clutch cables , 4 different starters , 3 different starter solonoids , 2 different sets of piston rings , etc... , it all depended what month of what year the car was made ) , origanly bought in Germany by an airforce officer , brought to the states , federlized ( made leagle to drive in the US ) , and given to his little brother , this kid drove it for a while and when he went to collage his parents sold it off . I was home on leave from the USMC , i was going to be stationed in Cali , i snaggen this little car for $750 , thought well it will get me to Cali ( hopefully ) and a month or 2 later it will kick its little wheels up and die . How WRONG i was !!!! This little car got me from Memphis Tn. to Camp Pen. Cali . ALL over southern CA , to Vegas , to ensanda Mex ( a few times ) , to west yellow stone MT ( over the contentinal devide ) , back thru Kansas , back to memphis , and i drove it for about 2-3 years after that . MANY MANY MANY adventures were had in that little car . My wife talked me into selling it off . DAMN I WISH I STILL HAD IT !!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-14-2003, 12:24 PM	#39
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Ut you nailed it !!!! It was made in Oct of 76 . 4 cly with a 2 barrle holley carb ( i took a vette off the line on the sunset strip once , just the hole shot , after 10 feet he passed me at about 80mph) , front wheel drive , could seat 4 marines reasonably comfortably ( though i did stack 14 in it at one point ) , i riped out ALL the emmition control stuff ( the CHP HATED this car , but there was nothing they could do about it , i was in the millatary stationed there from another state !!!) __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-14-2003, 12:54 PM	#41
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Yeppers Audi are cool . I have my eye on a VW Thing under a tarp in a neibors back yard . I think they are moveing soon and may try and snaggit . That or i have sighted an old Land rover sitting in a drive way not far from here . It hasen't moved in 5+years that a friend knows of , that sounds like a challange to me !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-14-2003, 01:36 PM	#44
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I also would love a Thing. There was one up by West Chester in the early 80s. It bore a vanity license plate that read "THING." One of my sad memories is of getting onto 202 heading for the Denny's and seeing a VW Rabbit with the "THING" license plate on it. What I really want is an Opel Manta. Four Speed. Any model year from 1972 to 1974, although I'd prefer the '72, and the RallySport paint job. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-14-2003, 12:44 AM	#31
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I wasn't even thought of yet.

12-14-2003, 12:11 PM	#38
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	That would have been 1976... the Rabbit debuted in 1975 and people forget how revolutionary it was as a car. My 95 GTI is the modern grandchild of it and is starting to show its age. But I think if I get a new car I will keep the GTI. It's got a lot of utility about it for a car. The problem with the 70s Rabbits was rust, which would eventually eat the whole thing. Supposedly VW finally figured out their rust problems in the early 80s. My 95 has a 2" rust spot near the back window for the last year, and I keep forgetting about it and not dealing with it.

12-14-2003, 12:39 PM	#40
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Sweet! I still love veedubs but these days they aren't making one I'd want... but the Audi people, that's another story, oh baby.

12-14-2003, 01:19 PM	#43
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	An original un-rusted-out Thing would be the coolest vehicle to own in the world. Except that it probably has no floorboards left and might run on a 6v system and have no heat and thin little tires and you would instantly die in an accident. But it would be cool as hell.

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