Rob Hall Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Saw some interesting cars on the way home from work this afternoon...first, a red w/ white vinyl top '68 Riviera in good shape in my office parking garage...in the 6 months I've been there, this is the first old car I've seen the garage. On the street, saw a black '40 Ford convertible and a green '70s Triumph Spitfire, both being driven top down... also saw an orange '15 Challenger Hellcat, first one I'd seen.
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Saw an old VW "Common Gear" on the way home. Lowered too much, with way too much forward rake. Had the jitters in front, like it was running on the bump-stops. Too bad. a well-done Ghia is a pretty cool little car.
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Salt corrosion of the frame, I would think.. Something I'll never have to worry about on my old Silverado. The engine and diff leaked for so long before I got her, the entire chassis is coated with a nice thick film of gritty oil. Kinda like my own little tar-sands.
cobraman Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 A Suzuki Samurai in very nice condition. Don't see them too often anymore.
Joe Handley Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Leaving the filling station today, I see a Chevy pickup on a side road. "Like A Rock" must refer to what must have landed on it at some point. I don't think the snow did that! What state are you in? Makes me think that perhaps sand dunes and beer might be involved..........or at least beer
Jon Cole Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Nude Hampster. Rednecks driving rusted pickup trucks. That is quite common here.
Tom Geiger Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Nothing but salt encrusted modern cars! I was thinking about that as I walked through the parking lot at work. Messy, filthy cars with salt spray all over them from our recent weather. But you don't dare send it through the car wash as your doors and locks will freeze shut over night! I had to force the doors open on both our cars this morning. Frozen shut without being washed!
Joe Handley Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 A C7 Vette on a night that it's only 3° out!
Petetrucker07 Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Sorry the pics are dark. I saw this display of auto and metal art.
Petetrucker07 Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 I know. I said the same thing the first time u saw it. Somebody sure has odd creative ways.
Petetrucker07 Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 Sittin there are a Pinto, the Buick wagon, an old Toyota pick up, a late 60s Bonneville, and it's not in the pick,but theres an old Datsun wagon with tracks.
Tom Geiger Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 A Suzuki Samurai in very nice condition. Don't see them too often anymore. Just checked out in the garage... yup, still there! The big brother of Samurai! Bought new in 1991, tough to fathom that a car I bought new will be 25 years old next year!
cobraman Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 You bought it when you were 10, right ? : )
Joe Handley Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 A Bronco II while coming home from work tonight.
Relic_Models Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Saw a '61 or '62 Dodge Lancer; http://mister-lou.deviantart.com/art/1961-Dodge-Lancer-sedan-139113128 Not my Deviant-Art page; cool little car.
lysleder Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 This one lives just a couple blocks away from my house, a daily driver with a custom hood ornament.
Roadrunner Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 I wonder if he gets pulled over frequently?
Tom Geiger Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 You bought it when you were 10, right ? : ) More like when my daughter was 10!
Mopar Mike Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Driving to my daughters house this morning in Las Vegas. I pull up to the light and an Avanti pulls up next to me. Haven't seen one in like 20 years. Two lights later a pair of Studebakers pull up. One even had the old style A/C unit (the kind with ice in it I think) on the passenger window. I couldn't take pictures as I was the only one in our truck. Go figure. God do I feel old today. Thanks Mike Mopar To Ya
unclescott58 Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 The Pinto above remind of a song on Click and Clack's CD, "Stairway to Heapdom." It's called "Pinto Squire" by a group called The Strange Tones. Had a buddy who owned a green one years ago. The song described his car pretty well. And now when ever I see a Pinto, especially a Squire, I can't help but think of the song. Scott
Agent G Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) Got behind a beautifully customised 1950 Ford pick up the other evening in Henderson. Naturally, I was working and so was alone in the car. G Edited February 23, 2015 by Agent G
FullPowerGarage Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 saw a Avalanche lately, the new totally blacked out rolling in carnaval parade, not special to you guys I know but seeing an US made car in Belgium is becoming rare.... Years back you could spot a G20 conversion Van every hour you were on the road, now 0 in a month. Seen the last one tucked away under trees with no wheels.. Kinda sad, I love G20's
Joe Handley Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 It's the same here too in Suburban Chicago, FullPower, but not just the older G-Vans. All the vans of that generation are starting to die off from things like old age, rust, mechanical issues, ect and have probably been replaced by crossovers and large SUVs.
FullPowerGarage Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 My dad has traded his' in for a 2003 Tahoe, and a buddy has traded his' for a 2004 Tahoe. Another buddy of my is looking to trade his '89 G20 for a newer Chevy.
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