Posted on 09/08/2017 7:58:09 AM PDT by Army Air Corps
And now, for something a bit amusing for a Friday. This is a call to all automotive enthusiasts, motorheads, car nuts, etc.
I ask the following question: Of all the vehicles that you have driven, what car (or truck) have you owned that you loved in spite of its faults, quirks, and foibles? As a follow-up question, what made that flawed vehicle so endearing to you?
1969 SS 396 Camaro. Gob’s of horsepower/torque, especially after modifications. Didn’t corner well but fan great straight line.
Well, the other reason why I love my VW, I spent 2 years restoring it. Learned bodywork, upholstery, built the engine (it is a little souped up), painted it, basically tore into everything on it except the transmission.
I can tell when something isn’t right. I am one with this car.
In NC in 75 you had to execute a three point turn. Took me five times to get my license. Dad had a 70 Buick LeSabre. Darn car was just too big. After four failures, we borrowed my uncle’s Nova.
A year later Dad gave me that Buick.
I never understood that, the drivers ed instructors took pains to tell you that it wasn’t a legal maneuver to execute but you still had to do it successfully in order to get a license. I’m all for people understanding how to maneuver their cars, goodness knows we’re seeing the downside of people not knowing now especially with parallel parking, but that was just weird to me.
“In those days Broomfield CO was just an exit on the Boulder turnpike.”
I remember those days.
Long gone.
LOLOL!!
You think I’m joking, don’t you, lol? The coathanger thing with the carburetor kept many a VW Beetle running back in the day.
No. I’m laughing because it’s true!!
Had the same car but in a drop top. Dark blue with white top and interior. Sold it for $800 in 1975 or so. One of the only cars I wish I’d held onto.
Oh, and just about everyone who borrowed it came back with a speeding ticket. You simply had to see what it would do.
Mine was 1969 it rusted to pieces and went to the junk yard sometime in the late 80’s. I read bad things about the 383 but even with that junk two barrel carter carburetor mine ran like a sewing machine.
I just grabbed that pic off the internet and from memory it most closely resembles my 69 but the pic could be a 71, I’m not positive.
A red 1962 Chrysler 300 bought in 1967 and traded because of poor gas mileage. This was when gas was selling for $0.19 a gallon. What was I thinking???
Loved my first car. A 1976 Monte Carlo with a V-8. White with blue pin stripes. Split bench seat with plenty of room. Could drive it with one finger. It rode so smooth that a coke could sit on the front seat and never spill. Didn’t have a single fault. Wish I still had it. No vehicle since has come close.
Where to start?
Of the 33 different vehicles I’ve owned,
I would have to say the 1965 Ford 4x2
short bed custom cab had the most
problems. But it never failed to start.
It had 280,000 miles on it when I bought
it from a rancher in southern New Mexico.
Bald tires, broken motor mount, (cut the
upper radiator hose in half if you romped
on it). Out rabbit hunting one night, my
hunting buddy shot the passenger side mirror off the door.
The vehicle I’ve owned the longest
is a 1979 Jeep CJ7 Golden Eagle. Bought it
new, and it’s still in the garage. At 38
years old it still drives and looks good.
It’s probably one of the top 5 with the least amount of problems.
At the time I took the test, my car was a ‘63 Impala. I borrowed a Volkswagen for the test. Later I moved to a place with street parking, and finally got the parallel thing down pat.
1963 Rambler Ambassador- Straight 6 with shift on column
and overdrive. Front seats folded flat..best car for
college and trips to Puerto Penasco ..lower tire pressure and drive on beach....finally died at 160K miles. Car was funky
but very reliable. The only car that I could look under the hood and actually understand what was going on.
Itchen
Really??? I had one with a 4-speed...Could (and did) burn the tires...Really quick for a little 4 cylinder and cruised the highway like a champ...
‘66 E type roadster.
Previous owner overheated the motor and the oil pressure slowly died.
I owned four Jaguars in my misspent youth.
They were, in the order I owned them:
1960 XK-150 S roadster.
1957 Mk VII sedan.
‘66 E roadster.
‘66 E coupe.
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