Photos of the Vehicles of / from Your Youth

[Fl0wless]

My dad had a '76 Nova in mustard yellow with a brown vinyl top—ugly as heck, but I loved it. I remember the smell of the seats baking in summer.

[Dave Van]

Me and first car I bought......still have it!!!!! Well spent $600

 

 

[Calb56]

Rambler Station Wagon, before my time.

Lincoln that my dad had for only a short time. Even new, he thought the gas mileage was insane and quickly got rid of it.

64.5 Mustang, my mom said it was the first sold in Portland, I remember the story being it was the second. Anyway, my dad was friends with the dealer and got it early.

I came home in that car. When my dad died in 1980, he had spent the previous year looking for one again. He regretted selling it in 1969. He said then it was just another used car.

In 1979 when he was looking, he'd say they want HOW MUCH? F or 65-66 Mustangs that were pretty rough.

[Mark]

On 3/7/2025 at 11:19 AM, JollySipper said:

Yep, that was them! They were kind of a faux wire wheel that looked a Lot better without the spokes......

They sell those same wheels as "rat rod" wheels now.  They are semi-gloss black instead of chrome, and don't have the wire baskets.  You're supposed to paint/pinstripe them to individualize them.