Edgar Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 An interesting link to the past when US car manufactures had it all. Link to comment
russell_bynum Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 One of these... Dude, you're old. Link to comment
Mike Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I was ten years old. Apart from my bicycle, this was my main ride: We lived on a farm, but since letting me loose in the fields with the big equipment carried too much risk, I didn't get to operate the large tractors very much. However, the parcel where our house was located was about three acres in size and with the cost of labor (that being me) at $0/hour, I got to cut the grass every week. It took forever, but went a bit quicker if you approached the task with the idea of maximizing your speed. After I finished, I'd find an out of the way location and burn rubber . . . well, actually more like spin the tires in the gravel. It was kind of lame, in the way only a ten-year-old boy can be lame, but it was the closest I could get to high-performance machinery. Link to comment
RichEdwards Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Not from a U.S. auto maker--- I was driving (and loving) a: Link to comment
Chris K Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Got one for my birthday that year! Link to comment
BULLman Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 What were you driving in '65? Wasn't even born yet Link to comment
Matts_12GS Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 What were you driving in '65? I was just under a year old.... hello you oldpharts! Link to comment
Paul Mihalka Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Yeah, here comes the old fart... '62 Rambler Classic (don't laugh) '62 Lancia Aurelia B24 convertible (I wish I still had it) http://www.motorbase.com/profiles/vehicle/picture.ehtml?i=609;p=1143397047 Link to comment
Marty Hill Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 A 'benz 230SL. Enjoyed it for well over 200k miles. Link to comment
baggerchris Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 A 1963 Sunbeam Alpine GT. It was a lovely shade of gold, and had a stock fiberglass hardtop which one person (me) could remove by himself. It had a 1600 single carb engine which even I could tune by myself, and an excellent tool kit. I still have the "king Dick" wrench supplied. It had wire wheels, burled walnut dash, and black leather upholstery. I put a muntz 4 track tape player in it and boy did it attract the girls. Our favorite game was to take Mulholland hwy from Hollywood all the way to Malibu Canyon road and then out to the coast. My favorite car of all time. We used to leave the top at home; put a blanket inside; turn up the heat and cruise for miles and miles. Link to comment
BFish Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 9 at the time...had Ross 26". Sweet Link to comment
Les is more Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I was learning to drive in a white version of this-- Link to comment
Firefight911 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Wow, there are people still alive from that year!!! (1976 baby, ducking) Link to comment
tallman Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Taking my driving test, and parallel parking it, was a trip. Link to comment
Lets_Play_Two Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 One just like this!! Link to comment
Folkdancer48 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I drove a 1953 Jaguar XK-120 Drophead Coupe and rode a 1954 Harley FLCH Hydraglide (both used). Boy, was I on top of the world then! Link to comment
Bheckel169 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 My parent's Rambler American convertible. Yellow with black interior and extremely sexey for an 18 year old who wanted to make an impression at the local drive-in in Merced, California. Of course, years later, American Graffiti made our town and Modesto (the original town's model for the movie) famous. So crusin' the drag was very popular and a convertible allowed for multiple strategic activities when up against motorcyles, opposition mustangs and 442's. Bruce Link to comment
George Brown Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Not from a U.S. auto maker--- I was driving (and loving) a: Rich, I had a Sea Foam Blue (or something like that) version of your car. Bought it new in June '65, my first new car. Had a '60 Pontiac Star Chief Wiiiide Track before that. Link to comment
Lone_RT_rider Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Here is a pic of me about to take the ride of my life in 65. Man what a trip! Link to comment
Matts_12GS Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Here is a pic of me about to take the ride of my life in 65. Man what a trip! It's good to see you've matured Shawn, you've made it all the way to the delivery vessel! Link to comment
Lone_RT_rider Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 It's good to see you've matured Shawn, you've made it all the way to the delivery vessel! Yes, having you as a role model has truly paid off! Link to comment
bobanddianne Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I was in graduate school in NYC. Our vehicle of choice was an R69, which we ran with the classic sidecar with trunk and spare tire during the winter ice. Ahhhh, those were the days Link to comment
Burt Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 1950 Chevy like this one, only dark gray. Link to comment
BFG Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 You meet the nicest people... Link to comment
awagnon Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 A 1956 Ford two door coup. I was in the 10th grade and asked my dad for a car. One day he towed this wrecked '56 Ford home and said "fix it up and it's yours". He had bought a second one which was wrecked on the other side and in worse shape for spare parts. It taught me a lot about working on cars after rebuilding the engine, clutch, brakes and most of the rest of the car. Turns out, that was his objective. Two years later I drove it off to college. It was beautiful. An invaluable experience. Link to comment
Matts_12GS Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 It's good to see you've matured Shawn, you've made it all the way to the delivery vessel! Yes, having you as a role model has truly paid off! If I'm nothing else, I'm a bad example.... And that's been working out ok for me. Just remember to call me Richard! Link to comment
Skywagon Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 http://www.pbase.com/image/91765280 Link to comment
RFW Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I drove a Mini, followed by Honda's first car, the Honda S600 Sports Car. Link to comment
MachineJoe Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Not that this is a contest ...... But if it were BigT wins Link to comment
hANNAbONE Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 '60 cORVAIR..4-Door .. but not until 1967 when I bought it and when I could take it out for a spin w/o my daddy noticing it was gone (I was underage w/o license) Link to comment
Agent_Orange Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 A '59' Morris Minor. My first auto. Link to comment
ESokoloff Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Got one for my birthday that year! I got one of these in a different color for Christmas give or take a year Link to comment
chrisolson Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Would have evolved to be a great car except for Nader Link to comment
Francois_Dumas Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Mine was blue, but otherwise pretty much the same..... 1963 Batavus Super Sport 49 cc. Link to comment
BluesTraveler Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Found me one of these when I was around 11 years old. My first motorcycle and took me eveywhere including those places I wasn't suppose to go. Link to comment
Joel Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 In my toddler mind (I was 3) it was probably this: In reality, it was probably this: Link to comment
upflying Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 My dad owned a 1960 Ford Taunus like this one. Although I was not old enough to legally drive, he did allow me to sit in the middle and I "drove" the car by applying the throttle with my left foot. I did pretty well as I recall. This was when I was between 6 and 8 years old. Link to comment
rogera Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 My Dad brought home one of these(except it was Red), He said if you can make is run you can ride it. I got it to run with a lot of work and since we lived waaaay out in the country, I rode it alot. I was 12 at the time. Since then I alway had something with two wheels. Link to comment
TedG Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 1963 Austin Healy Sprite, MKII...what a POS that thing was. Of course I was too young and stupid to know any better, so I cheerfully put it into the first retaining wall I came across. Ahhhh, the good ol' days. Link to comment
PRC Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Here is a pic of me about to take the ride of my life in 65. Man what a trip! ....You got me beat Shawn, I wasn't even that far along in '65!!! Not for another 2 years! I'm with you Jamie, these folks are way old*! * - well preserved or extremely active for their age group. Link to comment
lawnchairboy Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 beat me to it shawn! Me too, I had just made it past the gleam in my parents eyes stage in 1965... Link to comment
majorpayne Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I was also in one of these in '65 Link to comment
Dave McReynolds Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 When I wasn't walking in these 1965, I got chauffeured a lot in the backs of trucks and airplanes. I don't think I drove a mile myself during 1965. Link to comment
too old to care Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 2nd year in college with a red, 1963 Chevy Impala SS convertible. Sold it in 1972. Wish I still had it. Link to comment
CoarsegoldKid Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 My Yamaha 250 Big Bear Scrambler and for dates my parents Edsel. Yes, an Edsel Ranger to be exact. Big rear couch! Link to comment
Bheckel169 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Had a Corvair Monza Spyder. What brakes? What clutch? Left it under a snow drift in Squaw Valley, California in 1972. Anybody find it? Bruce Link to comment
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