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Barry2952 · 12-28-2006, 06:52 AM

I say just buy a bigger building to put them in!

That solved my problem.

ALANSD · 12-28-2006, 08:50 AM

amazing cars and trucks....it is always a heart warmer for me to view them and hear how much everyone enjoys them...

safari57 · 02-11-2007, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by janetbjt

love all these vehics...i tow with a 69 ford f250 camper special and my driving car is a 1976 bmw 2002.

Just wondered if you have any pics of your truck and car to post? Would love to see them. It's neat that people are willing to stick with their older vehicles in a world that seems so driven (pun intended) to have new one's every year (not that there's anything wrong with that either). I intend the '57 to be my daily driver when I retire and the 70 to be the toy, given we use the '57 now as our tow vehicle and put a ton of miles on it.
Barry

El Jefe · 02-11-2007, 10:20 PM

Just joined the board w/ our '54 Flying Cloud. Once restored(the trailer) I will be pulling it w/ one of these. The '51 Merc is just about back on the road again. Need to get some more recent pics of it. The other is our 57 Caddy. The Merc is on it's 3 engine, after two Faltheads I finally put in a small block chevy, but it will become a much better tow vehicle....so w/ the new engine I decided to freshen up the car also. I've been driving it for almost 20 years and it had alot of road rash.
I've probably put 60,000 + miles on the Caddy since I got her back in 1997. That Flying Cloud is gonna look sweet behind either one of those. I really enjoy taking those cars out on long road trips. No better way to see the country than through those big windshields.

safari57 · 02-11-2007, 10:36 PM

Great cars El Jefe. You are right, either car will look outstanding with the Flying Cloud in tow. That will make for a great picture. Love the caddy. An outstanding highway car and the color is perfect.

Barry

str8strm · 02-15-2007, 10:04 PM

El Jefe: Nice cars. I bid on a '51 Merc at a B-J Auction in LA a couple of years ago. Couldn't get it, but I'm still looking.

Moonstruck · 02-16-2007, 02:35 AM

My Saab is 10 years old so I suppose it qualifies as an old used car rather than a classic. However, it's a classic to me and it will be in the future. Most of the 900s are 2 litre injection but this one is the turbo and get's you up to the speed limit quite adequately!

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I love the original 50s Chevys etc. Old is good! Give me a DB5 or an E-Type over anything else on the road today!

Marc

str8strm · 02-16-2007, 08:27 AM

Moonstruck:
That's a beauty. Age doesn't matter. Some cars are classics the day they roll off the line. If you ever sell that Saab, you'll kick yourself later. Take it from a guy with a sore butt. I've had a few cars that I wish I had kept.

krazeekalvin · 02-16-2007, 10:24 PM

we have a 1964 Chevy, and a 1965 GMC pickup.

str8strm · 02-16-2007, 10:43 PM

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we have a 1964 Chevy, and a 1965 GMC pickup.

We've got a '64 also. Got any pix of yours that you can post?

Melody Ranch · 02-17-2007, 07:49 AM

Look out!!! El Guapo in California will sell you an axel for that low ridin' Caddy.

janetbjt · 02-17-2007, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by safari57

Just wondered if you have any pics of your truck and car to post? Would love to see them. It's neat that people are willing to stick with their older vehicles in a world that seems so driven (pun intended) to have new one's every year (not that there's anything wrong with that either). I intend the '57 to be my daily driver when I retire and the 70 to be the toy, given we use the '57 now as our tow vehicle and put a ton of miles on it.
Barry

hey barry, i'm just starting to figure out how to post photos so they will be comming. your vehicles are beautiful! mine aren't so well kept but love 'm anyway!
janet

safari57 · 02-17-2007, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by janetbjt

hey barry, i'm just starting to figure out how to post photos so they will be comming. your vehicles are beautiful! mine aren't so well kept but love 'm anyway!
janet

Janet,

A well loved and used vehicle carries a look that a car person will recognize right away and it's one we all enjoy. I had a buddy with a 56 chev hardtop that he'd waxed so often the black undercoat was showing through a bit in a few spots. He refused to touch it up or repaint it as he said they were love marks. People at car shows agreed and many times he won the coveted People's Choice over cars with thousands of dollars worth of paint on them. They also realized that he used the car and loved it and wasn't going to take it apart to paint it.

It will be good to see yours once you get the photo thing figured out.

Barry

commander31 · 02-17-2007, 10:47 AM

Gee, i guess i had better get busy and start transposing some of my old car pix over to digital format...... a good day to do it here in Michigan today!!

I guess I have been a "gearhead" in the most honest sense of the word ever since i could sit up, and take nourishment..... And i have had quite a ride so far!!

Started out with a '67 Mustang GT Coupe for my first car...gee...rusty, and only lasted barely 2 yrs, but I had a whole whopping $210 into it...(the extra $10 was for the grief I caused the owner with the title changeover, he said..)

But my peak with Mustangs was definitely one i let get away, and have regretted it ever since...I purchased my 1969 Shelby GT350 in the fall of '81 for $3800...I completely restored it mechanically in the next few yrs, and ended up tiring of it and sold it for $9000 in '88....(thinking i really made $$) Little did I know-- by '89 or '90, the Shelby market exploded, and has never come back down since.... I could retire on what that car is worth today!!

I got into early 60s Big Fords and Mercs for awhile, and in short order, and had a whole slew of em..... A couple that stand out were my Pink '63 1/2 Galaxie FastBack.... a ultra rare "R code" 427 2 x 4bbl 4 spd car that would be worth a king's ransom today!! Then i did a 63 "Rose Beige" Galaxie 500XL Cvt, and it was sweet!!! 390 Tri Power.... I recieved my first "Heavy Metal" trophy for that one. I also had a few of those cool big Mercs...loved my '64 Park Lane with the "Breezeway" (bass ackwards) back window...remember those??? AWESOME Airstream Haulers!!

Also I dabbled for awhile in the early 60's Thunderbirds, and had quite a few in the "cage" so to speak....

I still have my '61 T Bird Convt I bought from my neighbor back in the summer/fall of 1978.... My 12 y/o son has "first dibs" on that one, he says!!!

But i guess it was about 88 or 89, i got bitten by Lincoln Fever, and for awhile it kinda took control of me, and Lincolns were coming out of the woodwork around here!!

A few of my more notable ones were--- '58 Mark III Conv, '59 Mark IV Conv, '60 Mark V Conv, '60 Hess and Eisenhardt Limousine.... i had a '61 Suicide Door Conv, a '64 sedan, several '66-'67s, several '69-71 Mark IIIs.... a few Mark Vs...(one left...a '79 white sunroof car) and also a few assorted '70s Town Cars and Town Coupes...

The one that has hence been designated as my future Airstream "TV" is my '77 Town Car complete with a 460 4V powerhouse!!! Oughta be good for about 7-8 mpg on a good day, with a noticeable tailwind!!

Once, a friend asked me if i liked ANYTHING new...... I replied..... "Sure, once it get's OLD" !!!!!!!

Poprivet · 02-17-2007, 01:10 PM

I'm a old car buff from way back, In my younger years I restored and collected cars - Packards were my favorite. Attached is my towed Corvair. Travels behind my 250 Moho just perfect,

str8strm · 02-18-2007, 10:25 AM

Commander31:
Could you talk to my wife? She seems to think there is something wrong with a'70 and a '71 Mark III in the driveway. It all seems perfectly normal to me!

CaravelBrian · 02-18-2007, 10:59 AM

Moosetags and I have much in common. I too have a 57 Isetta (almost finished two year project), 1929 Model A Roadster, 1955 T- Bird and I sold my Delorean last year. I also have a few 50's chevy/GMC trucks, an MGTD, Nash Metroploitan Convertible, and finally a citroen 2cv. I am currently restoring a 1950 GMC Suburban to tow the Airstream.[IMG]

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safari57 · 02-18-2007, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by David Alan

I'm a old car buff from way back, In my younger years I restored and collected cars - Packards were my favorite. Attached is my towed Corvair. Travels behind my 250 Moho just perfect,

David, I love the little corvairs. I had a 65 (140) and 66 (turbo) and loved them both. I have been keeping my eyese open for just the right one to drive home (note I did not say haul - my wife would kill me if I didn't grab a decent driver these days). Just a putter around car to have some fun with.

Barry

Road Ruler · 02-18-2007, 03:20 PM

Corvairs. I too had a very basic 63 Corvair for a short while. Dropped a 14O engine in it. Raised a few eye brows.

janetbjt · 02-18-2007, 05:51 PM

A well loved and used vehicle carries a look that a car person will recognize right away and it's one we all enjoy. I had a buddy with a 56 chev hardtop that he'd waxed so often the black undercoat was showing through a bit in a few spots. He refused to touch it up or repaint it as he said they were love marks. People at car shows agreed and many times he won the coveted People's Choice over cars with thousands of dollars worth of paint on them. They also realized that he used the car and loved it and wasn't going to take it apart to paint it.

It will be good to see yours once you get the photo thing figured out.

barry,
i just love this reasoning...before i had my airstream, i would dirve my bmw to the coast to meet up with my sister and her 31ft airstream and back in in front of it and when she was gone with her truck, people walking by would ask "did that little car tow that big trailor!"

janet