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Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past?
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Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past?


Sep 8, 2021, 1:40 PM

Admit it.


AMC Gremlin ?

Ford Pinto ? (if you survived)

Chevy Vega ?


Mine was a '72 Vega with an aluminum block. All of my neighbors knew what time I came home because it sounded like a motorboat. One tank of gas and one quart of oil.

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none of the above 1978 cj5 renegade.***


Sep 8, 2021, 1:42 PM



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Sep 8, 2021, 2:32 PM

I drive a 2013 Sahara and really like it.



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Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past?


Sep 8, 2021, 1:44 PM

1971 candy-apple red VW Super Beatle. I absolutely loved that car, and we went through a lot together. I bought it on my 15th birthday for $1300.00 and ran 2 morning paper routes until we both went to Clemson in 1980.
So many memories and stories with that car...

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"If a pig had a better personality, he would cease to be a filthy animal."


1967....


Sep 8, 2021, 1:49 PM

Mustang. 351 Windsor,heads milled 20 thou....Offenhauser intake,Holley carb,Hooker headers and a 10 bolt toploader 4 speed. Ran low 14's in the quarter .

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Sep 8, 2021, 5:04 PM [ in reply to Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past? ]

I bought a new Beatle in 1963 working as a soda jerk. My payments were $48 a month. Few kids had a car back then. I quickly learned that girls would rather go out with "even me" than sit home on Saturday night.

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Sep 11, 2021, 3:46 AM [ in reply to Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past? ]

I bought the same car from the showroom at Frank Myers in Anderson. It had the white stripe, hood scoop with full chrome and a white interior. I still think fondly about that car.

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Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past?


Sep 8, 2021, 1:50 PM

1974 Mercury Capri, manual
1982 Dodge Omni hatchback

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German Capri, or Fox Body?


Sep 8, 2021, 1:54 PM

I still have my 85' from the high school days BTW.

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Why do dogs always race to the door when the doorbell rings? It's almost never for them.


German, of course, since I am 'somewhat' German.


Sep 8, 2021, 3:16 PM

Sad note - I was driving a cheerleader home one day from high school when the universal joint dropped while I was at a STOP sign. And, thus, began the problems and why no woman will marry me.
:(

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I had one of those too. Orange 76'.


Sep 8, 2021, 3:33 PM

2.8 V6 you could absolutely turn the balls off of it to 95mph in 3rd.

Fun fact : The fenders were welded (not bolted) on from the factory.

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Why do dogs always race to the door when the doorbell rings? It's almost never for them.


Mine was orange, also.


Sep 8, 2021, 3:55 PM

However, it was before I was a complete Clemson Tiger convert. (I was living in Alabama at the time.)

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Those things must have been popular in CA. (hollyweird)


Sep 8, 2021, 5:47 PM

Watch almost any movie or tv show from the late 70's or early 80's with street scenes, and you're almost guaranteed to see juan.

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Why do dogs always race to the door when the doorbell rings? It's almost never for them.


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Sep 8, 2021, 2:27 PM [ in reply to Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past? ]

I had worked it out to purchase a Capri from my sister at a cheap price. That was THE car! The day before I was to pick it up, it caught fire and almost burned her house!

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Yikes!***


Sep 8, 2021, 3:17 PM



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Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past?


Sep 8, 2021, 1:50 PM

'66 Triumph TR4A.best 4 speed i've ever driven.

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Sep 8, 2021, 2:35 PM

I had a GT6, loved that car, but it was in the shop more than in my garage.


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Sep 8, 2021, 8:52 PM

the 4a was actually pretty reliable,although i had a coil issue the 1st year i had it and after that always kept a spare in the trunk.took it to geoff's near school for any repairs which were minimal.red looks good on the GT6.4a was BRG.same wheels.

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LOL. Anyone who ever has had any dealings with a British


Sep 10, 2021, 6:17 PM

car from that era (or a LOT of eras) knows that LUCAS is really a 4 letter word, is alternatively short for LUCIFER. :)

I had a 1968 English Ford Cortina, I know whereof I speaketh. It seemed to be a weekly ritual, finding and fixing corroded electrical connections on that thing. White porcelain pointy ended fuses, anyone?

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Super Beetle


Sep 8, 2021, 1:58 PM

:)

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Re: Super Beetle


Sep 8, 2021, 2:28 PM

Loved my Super Beetle and all my Beatles. Bought my first one new in 1963 for $1850.





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Mine was a '72 I believe. Semi-automatic 3-speed. Had to


Sep 8, 2021, 5:31 PM

be careful not to touch the shifter or it would engage the clutch!

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Re: Mine was a '72 I believe. Semi-automatic 3-speed. Had to


Sep 11, 2021, 7:28 AM

3 speed-semi, that is what I learned to drive in. First car I bought was a 78 rabbit. I believe that car must have spent time at the bottom of a lake….electrical system was complete trash.

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Sep 8, 2021, 2:04 PM

'74 Vega. Every time I backed out of the driveway, I could see the pile of rust that had fallen on the pavement.

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Sep 8, 2021, 2:07 PM

3 speed 1974 Gremlin. other than no AC I loved it.

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Sep 8, 2021, 2:28 PM

We called them "High-Topped Tennis Shoes"

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Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past?


Sep 8, 2021, 2:11 PM

69 Camaro

78 Trans-Am

Great memories made in both!

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Sep 8, 2021, 2:20 PM

Ford Granada

embarrassed

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Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past?


Sep 8, 2021, 2:21 PM

Traded my first car, 1966 Mustang, for a 1973 Vega GT. Other than the before mentioned tank of gas/quart of oil it was a great machine.

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Sep 8, 2021, 2:28 PM

1971 Ford Country Squire, side paneling, jump seats in the back.

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Sep 8, 2021, 2:41 PM

1983 Chevy Chevette. And today is my last day as a 70 year old.

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Sep 8, 2021, 2:43 PM

Happy Birthday for tomorrow.

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Sep 8, 2021, 3:55 PM [ in reply to Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past? ]

Happy birthday early, leftie! Enjoy your day tomorrow!

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Sep 8, 2021, 5:04 PM [ in reply to Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past? ]

Happy birthday, and I'm sure you loved tooling around in your 83 "vette".

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Sep 8, 2021, 2:42 PM

When my new Bride got my car, best I could afford for me was an extremely high mileage used Southern Bell telephone van, got it for $500.



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1980 Mercury Zephyr***


Sep 8, 2021, 2:51 PM



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74 bright yellow beetle


Sep 8, 2021, 2:55 PM

Drove it all through high school and to Clemson. Finally passed away on me on the way back to Clemson one Sunday evening. Never changed the oil, it was self changing. Just added a quart each month and it was good to go.

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Sep 8, 2021, 3:22 PM

My older sister rolled a Vega in high school.

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1978 Datsun B-210***


Sep 8, 2021, 3:27 PM



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Sep 8, 2021, 3:31 PM

Hand me down 1970 Pinto. It beat nothing at the time. And no one died.

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Sep 8, 2021, 4:07 PM

'63 Ford Galaxy 500 - 2 door coupe. My father bought it for me when I was in high school in '73. I called it "The Tank" because it was as heavy as one and handled like one. But that car would haul ###. It had a 390 Thunderbird High Perfomance engine with a Police Interceptor package in it. Holley 4 barrel, Hurst 4 speed in the floor. He bought it from someone that he worked with for $200 because it wouldn't stay in 3rd gear. That guy bought it new in '63 and still had the original window sticker which was listed at $2900. Never did get that fixed but found out later it was a synchronizer which was relatively cheap. I was on Perimeter Rd on the back side of Donaldson Center where the long straight is and got it up to 130MPH before getting scared and backing off of it. The engine was still revving and wasn't straining at all. It felt like the car was on a cushion of air compared to how it normally felt. You could actually sit in the engine compartment on the fender well to work on the engine if needed. I wish that I kept that car.

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Sep 8, 2021, 5:09 PM

Sounds like a great car. Muscle cars were the deal -

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Sep 8, 2021, 5:15 PM [ in reply to Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past? ]

72 Trans Am. All the spoilers/fender flairs were in pieces. I got really good working with fiberglass my junior year of HS (87). She looked rough but after the paint job she was a sight. Not the best back seat for romantic endeavors. I know what you’re talking about with the high speed antics. Took her down on Cashua Ferry to the PeeDee river and opened that 455 H.O. up. That floating feeling is indeed unnerving, especially with 20-25 foot drop offs on either side. Miss having engine compartments like that too. Not to mention engines you can easily work on.

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My first car -72 Ford Pinto Ugly pea green.


Sep 8, 2021, 4:58 PM

While nasty, it was all mine and the hatchback was well christened.

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Sep 8, 2021, 5:23 PM

Yellow 1970 Plymouth Hemi "Cuda". ..... pretty stout car!

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Sep 8, 2021, 5:26 PM

Yes. Yes it is!

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Sep 8, 2021, 5:35 PM [ in reply to Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past? ]

1965 Dodge Dart with a ""slant six engine"" - straight drive,3 on the column -- always remember the night I was drag racing a buddy in his Chevy Nova ( I out ran him but broke my shifter handle off,when I slammed it into second gear )

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Sep 8, 2021, 5:31 PM

Awesome orange and white hatchback pinto.. well, the color was great! It made it 350,000 miles


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1981 Ford Fairmont. Four cylinder Pinto engine, 4-speed


Sep 8, 2021, 5:37 PM

manual transmission. Car listed for $7500 new. I had to bore out and completely overhaul the engine at 85000 miles when the car was 3.5 years old. Tried to trade it in a couple months later, with the essentially brand new engine, and the car still looked like new, paint wise and interior wise.

The same Ford dealer I bought it from in North Charleston told me the book value was ~$1500, BUTT, with deductions for high mileage, four cylinder engine, and four speed manual transmission, "It ain't even worth $100." That was a saleman's direct quote.

Then he rubbed more salt in the wound by saying, "Next time around, don't let me, or anybody else sell you a car this size with a 4 cylinder engine and a manual transmission."

I guess he didn't realize there were going to be a gazillion Honda Accords and Toyota Camrys out there in the immediate future stealing that exact market away from their dumb ar$es. And, THOSE cars held their value just fine.

He did teach me a lesson, though it took one more time around for it to really take.

I will never, ever, own another Ford product if I have to buy it.

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Lol. Brother in Law once owned a Chevette. The floor shifter


Sep 8, 2021, 5:39 PM

literally came off in his hand one time when he was putting it in park. (In his yard, thank goodness.)

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Sep 8, 2021, 5:48 PM

1973 Ford Pinto. AM radio. FM converter and 8 track tape player added later. 4 on the floor and a 5th under the seat. Fill it up with oil and check the gas, please!

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Sep 8, 2021, 5:57 PM

1976 Chevy Monte Carlo...captains chairs, 400 4 barrel, sun roof....silver with white interior.

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Sep 8, 2021, 8:57 PM

1970 Chevrolet Nova SS 396, 4 speed, gauges on console, buckets, 12 bolt, pos. track rear end. Green, black interior
Incredible muscle car. Oh how I wish I had it back today

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1972 Pontiac Grand Prix, black w/black leather interior, no AC...


Sep 8, 2021, 9:28 PM

No garage to park it in! Man, it was rough to get in that thing in the hot summer! But the ladies liked it!

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Sep 10, 2021, 6:03 PM

Wish I still had this one...

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It doesn't have to be old to be a lemon. I owned a 2003


Sep 10, 2021, 6:10 PM

Buick Rendezvous (Thanks for NOTHING, Tiger Woods) that was one of the biggest POS vehicles I ever owned. Stuff was always breaking, and the sheet metal was so thin, I actually dented it one time by just leaning on the quarter panel while filling it with gas.

I took a helluva "underwater" loan hit, and got rid of it after only two years. Will probably never own another Buick SUV just because of that one experience.

For those who may not remember, the Buick Rendezvous was only "sheet metal different" from the Pontiac Aztec, which was Walter White's POS car in "Breaking Bad".

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Sep 10, 2021, 6:11 PM

How about a "Needle Nose" Studebaker?

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Sep 10, 2021, 6:20 PM

67 Beetle
82 Chevette
85 Honda Prelude
87 Mazda RX7

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Sep 10, 2021, 6:45 PM [ in reply to Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past? ]

My Uncle Harold had one. My Clemson roommate crashed a Studebaker Hawk and almost died.

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Sep 10, 2021, 8:21 PM [ in reply to Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past? ]

My grandmother had two Studebakers.

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Sep 11, 2021, 9:07 AM [ in reply to Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past? ]

A high school classmate who lived nearby drove a '51 to class in the early '60s. He called it the STUD.

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Sep 10, 2021, 6:41 PM

1963 Chevy Impala
1967 Plymouth Barracuda
1976 TransAm
1982 Z28 Camaro

Now I have a 2011 orange with white stripes Camaro and a 2018 Jeep Wrangler.

Always was a girl that loved cars.

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Sep 10, 2021, 7:00 PM

The best looking car I ever had was a 54 Vette. I got it in 1966 in mint condition.
It was identical to the first year Vettes that came out in '53.
All were 3 speed auto and had a 6 cylinder in line motor. They all had 3 one barrel in line carburetors that were impossible to keep in tune.
The side windows removed to the trunk, did not roll up and down. The AM radio was excellent for the day.

Top end was about a hundred. It could go from 0-60 in about half a day. No matter, it was the best looking car, girls loved being picked up in it.





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Sep 10, 2021, 11:38 PM

Wonder if anyone at GM thought about sticking an Olds V8 in it. Really liked the early ones up through the year '62.

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Orange, TR6***


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Sep 10, 2021, 7:55 PM

I loved the TR6.. I wanted a British green one with the flag and red pinstripe wheels.

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Sep 10, 2021, 7:55 PM

I had a Vega for a while--the worst car I have ever driven. Luckily I was able to upgrade to a Camaro.

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First car I ever owned . . . 1962 Ford Thunderbird


Sep 10, 2021, 8:01 PM



Baby Blue, Power Windows, A/C and a “gangsta lean” . . . Bought for $500 . . . Wish I still had it!!!

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Sep 10, 2021, 8:23 PM

That car would now be worth some $$$.

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1966 Plymouth Fury III - Man I loved that car paid $400 for


Sep 10, 2021, 8:07 PM

it.



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So unlike most of the world, I own 18 cars/trucks . .


Sep 10, 2021, 8:08 PM

and that's not counting motorcycles. I still have my '57 Bird I drove in HS. . and many many others. So I don't have "one" car that is me.

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Sep 10, 2021, 11:33 PM

Learned to drive on a '38 Chevy 2 door sedan original floor mounted 3 speed trans and a '48 Chevy ohv six. Began driving to school in the 9th grade, 1961-62 year along with friend who lived nearby. Drove the family 1949 Hudson Commodore powered by a flathead 6 and overdrive trans. Needless to say, had no dates that year. Friend drove a 1951 Studebaker. Another classmate was the envy of everyone driving a red 1954 Jaguar roadster. In the late '70s had a '74 baby blue Pinto wagon. Was rear ended while sitting at a light. The other car a Datsun sedan had a caved in grill and radiator. The Pinto didn't have a scratch. Year or so later, picked it up from a repair shop on Congaree Rd after a lite tune up. Turned onto the Roper Mtn bridge over I385 during rush hour and it caught fire and died. Thought it was a decent runabout car. Wouldn't have touched the sedan. Currently drive a 2017 red Camero RS which I got in part by trading an '08 red Mustang. Also have a red '93 S10 pickup with 5 speed manual, 2.8 Ltr V6 and 84+k miles.

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Sep 11, 2021, 12:00 AM

Started driving in the family '65 Ford Country Squire station wagon with a 351. It was good up to 108. then had a '63 Rambler American until my brother wrecked it. then I had a '62 Chevy two with out a working heater. Then bought a '65 Mustang with 289. Put a new rear end in it. Ran great until transmission went out then I bought the true date car; '68 Ford Galaxy 500 with 302. Bench seats front and back and the smoothest riding car that I have ever owned. Started dating my wife and then I did not need that vehicle anymore. Family vehicles after that.

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Sep 11, 2021, 7:15 AM

1973 AMC Gremlin, 1975 Ford Maverick and 1959 Plymouth Savoy with push button transmission.


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Sep 11, 2021, 9:43 AM

Surprised a turbo charged Corvair hasn't been claimed.

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Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past?


Sep 11, 2021, 10:39 AM

77' Monte Carlo. It had the 305 CID. Wouldn't get out of its own shadow. Heavy at 4000 pounds. And a 76 Vega. The aluminum blocks were infamous. Blew a head gasket and threw a rod. Wasn't worth rebuilding.

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Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past?


Sep 11, 2021, 10:43 AM

1972 Ford Grand Torino. 451. Four door. We could take four guys to Clemson on move in day with all our stuff in the trunk. Had an eight track as well.

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Re: Powl for the over-55 crowd: Which car is in your past?


Sep 11, 2021, 10:44 AM

Actually my Pinto was a good little car. The car I regret is the 84 Mustang that replaced it. They must have been drinking heavily in Dearborn the day that one came off the line.

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