Interesting cars from the past.

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ChiroDoc said:
I owned one of those 1956s for a couple of years in the early 1960s. It was one of the best driving cars I've had. It was all white, and rode like a dream.
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Buicks were always my favorite, and I had a wonderful Electra for a few years. It drove nicely and had every bell and whistle in it one could think of. When the drive shaft went, and my garage man found a few other things wrong, it was sayonara.

My son was devastated as he also loved that car. But, that was just before technology could replicate what we needed with 3D and the newer ceramic materials developed in space came along.
 
IrishEyes said:
My Mom had one of these when I was in 7th grade, I loved it she hated it. I thought it was cute back then
1962 AMC Rambler
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It used to be the Nash Rambler, and it was a fairly popular car, but its reputation was mostly known for having front seats that relined flat, so that the front an back seats together became a spacious double bed. Good for car camping, and heh, heh... drive in theaters. I don't actually know anyone that used them either way, but in high school, you couldn't talk about the Rambler without someone (boys and girls), making a drive in theater remark.

Supposedly, some drive in theaters would not allow them in the theater. Maybe there was some qualification like "only if you were a teenager, unless accompanied by parents," which seems like something I heard through the rumor mill once. My father was a fan, although we never had a Rambler, but we did a lot of car camping, where my dad and I slept in our two man tent, and my mother and sister slept in the car. We were a low budget family, and did this a lot.

Nash went out of business or sold out or something. I never understood why given their popularity.
 
JustDave said:
It used to be the Nash Rambler, and it was a fairly popular car, but its reputation was mostly known for having front seats that relined flat, so that the front an back seats together became a spacious double bed. Good for car camping, and heh, heh... drive in theaters. I don't actually know anyone that used them either way, but in high school, you couldn't talk about the Rambler without someone (boys and girls), making a drive in theater remark.

Supposedly, some drive in theaters would not allow them in the theater. Maybe there was some qualification like "only if you were a teenager, unless accompanied by parents," which seems like something I heard through the rumor mill once. My father was a fan, although we never had a Rambler, but we did a lot of car camping, where my dad and I slept in our two man tent, and my mother and sister slept in the car. We were a low budget family, and did this a lot.

Nash went out of business or sold out or something. I never understood why given their popularity.
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Lewkat said:
I owned a Rambler station wagon in the late 50s. It was a great car. Never had one problem with it, but I was single in those days and did not need a wagon. So, I sold it and bought a Jaguar. Now, there were a lot of problems. Oh well, live and learn.
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The only complaint I ever heard about the Rambler was that it was small. I don't think it was any smaller than half the cars on the road today. Maybe it was just before its time. Back then cars were big. That's the way we wanted them, except for a few of us misfits. The only acceptable small car had two seats, was low to the ground and painted red.
 
JustDave said:
The only complaint I ever heard about the Rambler was that it was small. I don't think it was any smaller than half the cars on the road today. Maybe it was just before its time. Back then cars were big. That's the way we wanted them, except for a few of us misfits. The only acceptable small car had two seats, was low to the ground and painted red.
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I think that is why I loved it as washing the car was one of my chores :ROFLMAO:
 
stephenPE said:
Gee our old Lasalle ran great, those were the days..........
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My family's first car was a vintage 1930s something Plymouth, which was not in the same class as the Lasalle by any means, although it was the same body style. Our car, even in those days, would be described as a "piece of junk." It had green paint that no Simonize could ever restore, and I remember looking at the clutch and brake pedals. They came up through the floor and I could see the pavement going by under my dad's shoes. I think I remember that car from before I could even talk. It may have been my familiy's first car.

Junky as it was, I remember photos of us standing in front of it while going on picnics (think Bonnie and Clyde). I kind of wish I had it now, but restored. I do have an attraction for cars of that age. It's total nostalgia.
 
When I was little my father had this car in Tan & cream... Morris 10

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..and later he had the Hillman Husky

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My uncle , my fathers' brother worked at Rootes all his working life... even after they were taken over by Chrysler in 1967... and created their first car with Rootes/Chrysler which was to become the short lived but popular Hillman Avenger

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which a few years later would spawn the North American Variant..The Plymouth Cricket..

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hearlady said:
I always called it The Poor Mans Corvette. šŸ˜Š
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Iā€™ve heard the phrase a few times about the Corvair being a ā€œpoor manā€™s Corvette,ā€ but Iā€™ve never really understood it. The Corvair had an air-cooled engine in the back, making it mechanically closer to a Porsche than a Corvette, and aesthetically it didnā€™t really match either of them. Some variants of the Corvair could seat six people. Iā€™d love to see someone try that in a Corvette!
 
Iā€™ve always liked the styling of this car. Well, I say ā€œalwaysā€, or at least since I first became aware of it when watching an early ā€™80s movie.

They also had a reputation for saving their owners a small fortune in body repair bills.

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Magna-Carta said:
Iā€™ve heard the phrase a few times about the Corvair being a ā€œpoor manā€™s Corvette,ā€ but Iā€™ve never really understood it. The Corvair had an air-cooled engine in the back, making it mechanically closer to a Porsche than a Corvette, and aesthetically it didnā€™t really match either of them. Some variants of the Corvair could seat six people. Iā€™d love to see someone try that in a Corvette!
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It was just a joke. I actually loved those cars.
 

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