Beautiful Old Cars
- Thread starter Keesha
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Pappy
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- Florida (transplanted New Yorker.)
fuzzybuddy
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My favorite "old" car is the 1968 Chrysler Imperial. I had one. It wasn't new-about 10 years old when I got it. It was huge. 15 inch tires. You could land planes on the hood. Wide leather seats. It was THE king of gas guzzlers. It was like a pet, it had to be fed it daily. It was all electric- windows, with AC,. ( Of course, none of that worked by the time I got the car.) Damn, I loved that car. I promised myself that if I ever became a billionaire, I'd get a restored one. But having only $1 billion , I still couldn't afford the gas to drive it much.
debodun
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- way upstate in New York, USA
When in my 20's I was really interested in antique and vintage cars and even started a scrapbook of them.
Very cool. I love the scrap book.
debodun
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- way upstate in New York, USA
Some cars I remember my dad having - a Buick (don't know the model), a Chevy Impala and an Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser.
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squatting dog
We don't have as far to go, as we've already been
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- Arkansas, and also Florida
debodun
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- way upstate in New York, USA
Hey, I was about 3 years old when my dad had that one. LOL. But I do remember it being a light greenish color.Not to be picky, but that top left car is a 1952 Oldsmobile, but, being in the GM family along with Buick, you're forgiven.
horseless carriage
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This car was known as a Morris 8. It belongs to a neighbour of mine. Before the pandemic you would often see him out and about, just as he was here, parked in the supermarket carpark.
The Morris was a pre-war car, whilst my friend's Riley RM is post war, just. I think it's a 1948 model.
This is my MG, known as a Y-Type. We shall be off out in her as soon as we are permitted.
JonDouglas
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- New England
I had a chance to get out and see some old cars in Jan. One of those was this lovely 1930 Cord L-29.
The last I looked, value of these Cord models today ranges from over $150,000 to just north of a quarter mil, depending on condition. Although not personally into old cars, especially expensive ones; they're lovely to look at.
The last I looked, value of these Cord models today ranges from over $150,000 to just north of a quarter mil, depending on condition. Although not personally into old cars, especially expensive ones; they're lovely to look at.
horseless carriage
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The French have an expression that sums up that car perfectly: Ooh-la-la!I had a chance to get out and see some old cars in Jan. One of those was this lovely 1930 Cord L-29.
The last I looked, value of these Cord models today ranges from over $150,000 to just north of a quarter mil, depending on condition. Although not personally into old cars, especially expensive ones; they're lovely to look at.
JonDouglas
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- New England
Ah, the French. We've a bit of that, having seen this beauty along side the Cord.
That would be a 1948 Delahaye 135M, arguably one of the most celebrated of Delahaye's models. The famous teardrop coachwork was the work and signature style of coachbuilder Giuseppe Figoni. Delehaye had no coachbuilding facilities of its own. The company, "Societe Des Automobiles Delahaye", existed from 1894 to 1954. The firm was killed off by punitive taxation by the French government.
Pappy
Living the Dream
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- Florida (transplanted New Yorker.)
1950 Chevy Bel Aire:
Tish
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- Rural N.S.W. Australia
1946 Holden
FC Holden
FC Holden
fmdog44
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- Houston, Texas
I was at an outdoor show a few years back and was very disappointed on some of the lack of quality in some of the restorations. A restored ride should not look restored. If you don't love your work it will show.
SetWave
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- Monterey Bay
SetWave
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- Monterey Bay
horseless carriage
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Classic car shows are a minefield. The hub caps on the wheels of my MG have the famous octagon badge with the MG letters embossed in the centre. You can't go to see the classic cars without going home with a souvenir. I have had not one, but two hub caps stolen. Fortunately a specialist company that can make replica parts came to the rescue.
Nowadays, my wife and I just attend vintage events with the car. The kind of people there have similar tastes in clothes and music to ourselves. Their kind of souvenir is to pose for a photo alongside the car. Much like these two:
We enjoy looking the part, not that we could ever upstage our MG, but I've lost count of the times that we have been asked to pose with our car. No doubt we pop up on social media from time to time so that trolls can enjoy making a few derogatory remarks.
One of my favourite cars is way beyond my price range and it's not just the iconic style that I so love, it's the amazing paintwork too.
The car is of course, a Duesenberg. This the only photo that I can find with the paintwork that I admire.
You are in good company Marg.
A lovely picture of you and your wife, Horseless!
horseless carriage
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Thank you for the compliment, you flatter me.A lovely picture of you and your wife, Horseless!