squatting dog
Remember when... thirty seemed so old.
- Location
- Arkansas, and also Florida
Gotcha. 
Why we own a 57 Chevy
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Been There
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- Florida
I have said several times, if you walk through a parking lot, I doubt if many (or any) people could name the different cars. They should just make one car and put the car’s emblem on it. That way, all of the body parts would be interchangeable. I don’t know how AAA can rate cars anymore on which car is the safest when most, if not all cars have surrounded airbags. Combustible engines are what they are. They all can break down at anytime depending on wear and quality of materials used to manufacture the parts.
I used to be able to look at a car and know what brand it was. Not any more. Even looking at the emblem can be confusing. Honda, Hyundai? Infinity, Mazda, Acura? The only emblems I know for sure are Chevy, Ford, and Cadillac. But without the emblems I wouldn't be able to identify the vehicle.
JustDave
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The auto industry changed. I'm not sure of the exact date or decade, but cars are better now, but the distinctive body styles of my youth are just a memory. I actually miss them and the new look that came with each brand every year, even if they were by today's standards pretty much junk heaps. As for the 57 Chevy, that car did stand out. I didn't care for the body style that year, but people bought those cars as fast as they were produced. I'm thinking they were popular for some mechanical reason. A more powerful motor, maybe? Then came the 58, which had a body style that I much preferred, but apparently it wasn't as big a hit with everyone else.
I loved the '57 Chevy but didn't fall in love again until 1965 when they came out with the Chevy Impala convertible.
oldaunt
professional hermit
Why would you need a reason? They are simply "the car".
squatting dog
Remember when... thirty seemed so old.
- Location
- Arkansas, and also Florida
Had a 58. Beautiful car. Was stolen out of the parking lot of the Pomona swap meet.
Still on the police stolen car report, so, maybe someday it'll come home to roost.
squatting dog
Remember when... thirty seemed so old.
- Location
- Arkansas, and also Florida
Yes, they did.
jujube
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The Spousal Equivalent is a walking car encyclopedia.
I'd say, "that's a nice red car." He'd say, "that's a 1968 Pontiac Firebird with 320 positraction frammy-doozle and integrated flap-jammers. It came with both a dual whap-doodle and an oversized whoozit. The trouble with that year's model was that it didn't have the dingle-bingle that the 1969 had, but that was the last year they combined the thingy-dingy with the five-speed transaxlewhatzit."
At least, that's what I think I heard, because I pretty much tuned out after the "that's a 1968......"
I'd say, "that's a nice red car." He'd say, "that's a 1968 Pontiac Firebird with 320 positraction frammy-doozle and integrated flap-jammers. It came with both a dual whap-doodle and an oversized whoozit. The trouble with that year's model was that it didn't have the dingle-bingle that the 1969 had, but that was the last year they combined the thingy-dingy with the five-speed transaxlewhatzit."
At least, that's what I think I heard, because I pretty much tuned out after the "that's a 1968......"
Alligatorob
SF VIP
Now I want one!
oldaunt
professional hermit
I had the 63, also red, but convertible....
Knight
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I was in the Navy when we bought our 1962 chevy impala ss. That was our 1st lesson in buying what you can afford. we couldn't afford it once we began payments. but while we had it we enjoyed it.
Yeah, my payments were $40+/mo
Insurance? $50+/mo
Hadn't really figured the insurance into my budget
$100 really put a dent in things back then
Gardenlover
The world needs more love
@squatting dog - your new car comparison graphic is spot on. A few years ago we bought a gray Honda CRV. I don't know how many times I wandered around a parking lot looking for the car. I even got in the wrong car once (Hey, it was unlocked) but I quickly realized it wasn't the right car and jumped out. My wife put a window sticker on the back of the CRV and that solved the problem, for the most part.
Lewkat
Senior Member
- Location
- New Jersey, USA
Had the '57 BelAir convertible
squatting dog
Remember when... thirty seemed so old.
- Location
- Arkansas, and also Florida
Yeah, we had a few in our life too. As a matter of fact, I had to settle for the hardtop because the price for even a total, rusty re-builder convertible is out of my budget.
Every once in a while, the wife will boot me in the butt for convincing her that her ragtops will never have any value and we should get off them. 
I had a ‘58 and a ‘62 convertible. I will have to hunt for pictures. The ‘58 was my runner and the ‘62 was my street machine.
Yeah, I think Ford sold something like 5000 more cars that year. As for performance, Ford always fell behind the Chevy. I am speaking strictly about street machines, not cars that were modified by their owners. I knew a fellow that put a 427 in a Falcon. That little car could run. Something like this one.
if you've ever had a car stolen, that's what the parking lot looks like when you come out f the supermarket and don't immediately see your car! total panic! i have a hyundai tucson that i got in 2020 after previous car was totaled.
oh, previous car was a 2004 hyundai sante fe... red/burgundy. back then it seemed that every smallish suv was a variation on that color!
note: why is totaled spelled with only one l? by phonetic rules (which all have multiple exceptions), that should be pronounced toe-tailed.
oh, previous car was a 2004 hyundai sante fe... red/burgundy. back then it seemed that every smallish suv was a variation on that color!
note: why is totaled spelled with only one l? by phonetic rules (which all have multiple exceptions), that should be pronounced toe-tailed.
My favorite years for Chevys were: 1952, ‘55, ‘57, ‘58, ‘62, ‘65 and 68. I also liked the 1967 Chevrolet Malibu SS.
Camaros———All years.
Corvettes——I never liked the fast backs. Mainly the C3’s or 67-82. The 1965 red convertible would be a pick for me from years back.
Chevy Nova———The 1967 with a ‘327.
Camaros———All years.
Corvettes——I never liked the fast backs. Mainly the C3’s or 67-82. The 1965 red convertible would be a pick for me from years back.
Chevy Nova———The 1967 with a ‘327.
oldaunt
professional hermit
My little black Jeep Liberty has a dozen twins, but mine is the only one with a kink in the tip of the radio antenna.
horseless carriage
Well-known Member
My car, an MG Y-Type, was made in 1947, but it was made to a 1937 design. That's because MG, like so
many other factories went into war produce throughout WW2. Peace time once more the only car that MG
had on the drawing board was the pre-war Y-Type. It gets lots of compliments, and when we dress the
part, we tend to compliment our MG and share those compliments. Have to say though, the car has aged
far better than we have!
You and your lady look like 2 Brits on holiday. You both look great and very fashionable and English. What else?
I really enjoy looking at the car. I take it that it has the original paint color? Do you have trouble finding parts when you need them? Where was the MG plant located that made your car?