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str8strm · 12-06-2006, 07:26 PM

[quote=S C Streamer]jp,

You mean like ? " I shoulda kept the '57 Bel Air or the '61 Impala conv. that I had in High School " .

I think it is those "shoulda and coulda" stories that make us go out and try to recapture those times now. I couldn't get my '55 Chevy that I had in 1971 out of my head. In '85 I found and bought another one, from the original owner. Anytime the thought of selling it crosses my mine I just tell myself "not this time".

safari57 · 12-06-2006, 08:41 PM

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Good to see another 52 Ford. This one is my passion, well before I got the Argosy.

Juel, love the truck. I had a '50 in the 70's that was pristine and like an idiot I sold it for cheap. I still hate myself on that one (and a few others). I see one now for sale in reasonable shape, an original driver, for $4k that I'm thinking about. It's a ways away to get, otherwise it would be out in the shop now.

Barry

Barbara Peerenboom · 12-07-2006, 04:01 AM

This is my husband's first car. He bought it for $300 when he was 16 drove it like any teenager would, then put it in storage. He moved on to faster and cooler cars, but never sold the Rocket. Finally he got it out of storage, had it repainted, and reupholstered. Because the car had never been in an accident and the engine is nearly impossible to kill there wasn't much to do in restoring it. The Rocket only has about 70,000 original miles on it. So now we take it out on Sunday drives and to the occasional cruise night.

Coastalview · 12-07-2006, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by vonkamp

Coastal View,
Your pic's of the Citroen's are really cool. They prompted me to do a search on them to learn more and low & behold, look what I found on Ebay . Looks like it's in rough shape and I'm sure parts are $$$$$$ and hard to find.
Cheers,
Baron

Parts are not any harder to find than a vintage Airstream. A good friend of mine has 3 of these SM models that are ether fully restored or original.

I'm glad to see some diversity in this thread!
Jeff

safari57 · 12-07-2006, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Barbara Peerenboom

This is my husband's first car. He bought it for $300 when he was 16 drove it like any teenager would, then put it in storage. He moved on to faster and cooler cars, but never sold the Rocket. Finally he got it out of storage, had it repainted, and reupholstered. Because the car had never been in an accident and the engine is nearly impossible to kill there wasn't much to do in restoring it. The Rocket only has about 70,000 original miles on it. So now we take it out on Sunday drives and to the occasional cruise night.

Barbara - that Old's would tow that trailer very nicely...........they'd look pretty sharp heading down the road. Might be fun for something reasonably close to home. Love the colors.

Barry

ALANSD · 12-07-2006, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by A-Merry-Can

so, what IS the meaning of life? a span of time between birth and death, CRAMMED FULL of "shouldas" and "couldas"...

jp

no, no no, its the hyfen. Like "he lived from" 1950-2020

its what you do during that part. If its all shoulda and coulda its too bad-a.
Never hold back on what you dream that you can do!

zamboni · 12-07-2006, 07:53 PM

Here's our other project...the "infamous" 1971 VW bus w/ 73 frontend.

We used to have a Honda 75 GL 1000 w/ full fairing and bags. Had great fun prior to kids on that bike.

str8strm · 12-07-2006, 08:58 PM

Zamboni:
Are you going to paint that silver and tow it??

thecatsandi · 12-08-2006, 07:57 AM

That is sooo cute. I bet it would fit in the bed of my truck!

12-08-2006, 09:01 AM

1976 VW and 1985 Series111 Land Rover. Tried to load pictures but file is to large. I'll have to resize and try again

durans54 · 12-08-2006, 09:06 AM

Currently Im restoring a 67 pontiac GTO. I'll post some pics this weekend.

eubank · 12-08-2006, 09:42 AM

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1976 VW and 1985 Series111 Land Rover. Tried to load pictures but file is to large. I'll have to resize and try again

Oh, boy, I sure wish I had my old beetles! I cut my driving teeth on a 58 beetle, then "graduated" to a 67 and then a 71 (first year of Superbeetle). Now the only vintage car I've got is the MGB, and it's only a 78 (but with a spanking new paint job, original color!).

Lynn

toddster · 12-08-2006, 10:08 AM

Here's me and my '69 Cutlass. I plan to set it up to tow the Safari one of these days.... I also have a '70 Mach1 Mustang (my first car), but it is in pieces in my garage (awaiting restoration completion - behind the Airstream). I don't have a pic of the Mach1 readily available, so here's one exactly like mine (excepting the fact that it is fully assembled). I love this thread. Glad to see some other muscle car fans out there.

str8strm · 12-08-2006, 10:30 AM

I am going to attempt to post my first picture. If it comes out, this is my '55 Handyman wagon. Not exactly original.

str8strm · 12-08-2006, 12:21 PM

One more try to post a pic. Too many KB last time.

str8strm · 12-08-2006, 12:59 PM

Here are a couple more of the fleet.

The '74 VW Thing TV at the Pismo Rally. The other is my '64 Impala convertible.

safari57 · 12-08-2006, 04:41 PM

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One more try to post a pic. Too many KB last time.

Nice looking wagon guys. You don't go anywhere anonymously with that one.

Barry

Barry2952 · 12-27-2006, 05:00 PM

My wife had a red '77 Pacer. We'd have kept if it looked that good. Nice car.

We have a 1955 Porsche 356 "Continental" Cabrio. Very few still exist.

1956 Continental Mark II convertible. First of three made for Ford Motor Company.

1956 Chris Craft Continental 18-ft.

1968 Lincoln Continental 6-door limousine. It's a splice of two cars, not a stretch.

1977 Lincoln Continental Town Car with 18,000 miles and 1988 BMW 750iL with 77,000 miles. Bouught new and got to drive it as fast as it would go on the Autobahn.

1988 BMW 325iX w/100,000 miles. Original clutch. Wife's Winter car

1997 Z3 Wife's Summer car. No picture

1998 Mercedes ML-320 128,000 miles. I'm determined to drive it forever.

Oh yeah, The Phoenix.

str8strm · 12-27-2006, 06:22 PM

Barry:
Beautiful cars. The Mark II convertible pulling the Chris Craft (?) is almost more than I can take.

Thanks for the great shots. Ron

TIMEMACHINE · 12-27-2006, 07:56 PM

Barry,

I was sitting here trying to figure out how to decrease our overloaded stable, mostly in hopes of keeping my happy home....and then I see your post, and especially the picture of your 55 Porsche Continental.....now I am trying to figure out how to get back my 55 Porsche (just a Speedster) that has already been sold. I am not sure if I should thank you or curse you.

John