What did you see on the road today?

[ToyLvr]

An Edsel "Corsair", spotted in the parking lot of the local "Hobby Lobby".

Unusual to see one of these anytime, much less during the bad weather we've been having here in the Greater Cincinnati area. ..

Edited February 25, 2015 by ToyLvr

[Joe Handley]

I'm surprised how solid that Edsel looks!

[Joe Handley]

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.

It's a shame too, I grew up with and learned to drive in those and always thought they had better lines than of the current model, which replaced that body style in '96.

[FullPowerGarage]

It's a shame too, I grew up with and learned to drive in those and always thought they had better lines than of the current model, which replaced that body style in '96.

I did too, on a abandoned parking lot, it was weak but had character..

The Tahoe is fun too, I like how it looks to, took a while to get used to it, has waaay more power, I did loose control once on a car meet wich filled the car with mud since we had our windows down.

I like the outside looks of a '10 Tahoe but the '03 has a nicer interior.

Edited February 26, 2015 by FullPowerGarage

[Old Nasty]

Sorry the pics are dark. I saw this display of auto and metal art.

Nice chemtrails.

[Don Sikora II]

Yesterday morning we had several inches of lake-effect snow, and with temps in the low teens it was very, very slippery. All that made it even more surprising to see a '58 or '59 Chevy pickup sitting at a stoplight.

[Agent G]

'83 El Camino sitting on 26" wires. Not my style but the car was so clean and sounded so good you just had to look.

G

[hjracing]

Hello!

I take those pic in a car meting, here in Tenerife today:

http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/hjracing/2015-03-01%2011.04.04.jpg

http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p600/hjracing/2015-03-01%2011.03.32.jpg

Sorry for the pics, but I take those whit my phone.

Greetins from Spain!

[gtx6970]

Yesterday morning we had several inches of lake-effect snow, and with temps in the low teens it was very, very slippery. All that made it even more surprising to see a '58 or '59 Chevy pickup sitting at a stoplight.

I see what I think is about a 1950 Chev pickup around here all the time,,,year round .

Just yesterday I saw a 1972 Olds Cutlass convertible in church parking lot....... Same deal I see it year round.

Suprisingly enough both look to be in pretty decent shape all things considered

[Rob Hall]

Saw one of the new '15 Ford F150s on the road or the first time today...silver crew cab, temporary plate...looks like someone really broke in their new truck--was splattered w/ mud and had lots of dents in the aluminum body panels.. also saw a derelict 70s Chevy LUV in a restaurant parking lot--had been red I think at one time, paint was faded to flat orangish..not one panel was straight, nose was crunched in, doors dented, bed sides mashed down..but still in use. Was a 2 round headlight version, I remember seeing them w/ 4 round lights..

[Joe Handley]

An orange and black first gen Ford Bronco with a mild lift and mud terrains.

[1930fordpickup]

Not on the Road but I was at AutoRama all day . Some nice stuff.

Edited March 7, 2015 by 1930fordpickup

[1930fordpickup]

This one lives just a couple blocks away from my house, a daily driver with a custom hood ornament.

I drove a 73 for a couple years but it did not have the wood trim . The only car that would start in the -5 weather at work. I would like to have clean one again. Just with out weed sign.

[cobraman]

Back in the day my mom bought a new Pinto exactly like that. Color, wood trim , roof rack. But not the optional hood decoration. : )

[Tom Geiger]

Back in the day my brother in law bought a bright yellow 72 Pinto Wagon with a 4 speed. He bought it from a new car dealer and paid way too much. He's not a car guy at all, nor does he have any mechanical ability to this day, He had problems with the Pinto starting almost right from the start. Every few weeks/months it wouldn't start and he'd have it towed off to some dubious garage. One day he was leaving his parents house and the car didn't start. I opened the hood and gave the starter solenoid a whack and it started immediately. Since he was leaving to go back home to New York, I pointed to the solenoid and told him this was the offending part and to have it replaced. He looked under the hood like he was viewing a nuclear reactor, gave me one of those "yea, yea" responses and went on his way.

The next spring he had enough of this Pinto, still acting up and costing him money, so he bought a brand new Nissan Pulsar. He dropped the Pinto off at my house and asked me to sell it for him. It was registered and insured so I figured I'd drive it a bit. I got in it the first morning, turned the key and "click!". Once again I opened the hood and gave the solenoid a whack. It started immediately. That evening on my way home from work I bought a solenoid and put it on. I drove the car all summer and it never failed again! It was a fun little car to drive and I was sorry when someone actually paid the enormous asking price!

The sad fact was once I had the car at home, I cleaned it out and found a huge wad of garage receipts in the glove box. Time after time, sometimes a few weeks apart, different garages would charge him for a complete tune up... plugs, cap and rotor. Some even charged him for wires. I doubt they did this work because it all would've looked new to the stupidest mechanic. And the odd thing is that none of them ever touched the starter solenoid!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Love the Pinto wagon.

I bought a '74 big-bumper 2.3 liter automatic car for $100 long time back. Poor little bugger had oil-fouled two plugs, was running on 2 cylinders, and would barely move. "Mechanics" had diagnosed the problem as everything from carburetor to engine needing a full rebuild.

Put new valve stem seals in it, drove it for about 6 months, and sold it to a new home for around $600. Good little car.

Edited March 7, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy

[Ace-Garageguy]

Saw my first BMW i3 today while I was walking to the grocery store. Neat looking car. Seems a lot more purposeful and adult than some eco rides out there. I could enjoy having one of these for reality, and a full-boogie 2002 tii for weekends.

[unclescott58]

I'm sorry Bill, I think the BMW i3 is just plain ugly. But, it's unique. It doesn't like another Toyota Carolla. I miss the days when you could look at a lot of cars and argue over what looked good and what did not. Most cars today are bland. The BMW i3 is not bland. It's just ugly. But not bland.

Scott

By the way, if you disagree with my opinion on car styling, you have no taste.

Edited March 7, 2015 by unclescott58

[Lucas van H]

Saw this outside our local DIY store. 383 Stroker with a whole lot of goodies!

[Ace-Garageguy]

I'm sorry Bill, I think the BMW i3 is just plain ugly. But, it's unique.

By the way, if you disagree with my opinion on car styling, you have no taste.

I agree it's no great beauty, but at least it doesn't look like every melted-bar-of-soap, me-too car styling exercise out there.

And I think one of THE most insipid-looking cars of all time is the Prius. It looks like it's trying to hide the fact it actually IS a car...which I guess makes sense for its intended market of car-haters.

One eco-ride I'd buy solely for its looks is Honda's CR-Z hybrid. It's a striking little hot-rod in person and looks fast just sitting there.

Edited March 7, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy

[Rob Hall]

I've seen a few i3s around, they look like a shrunken Honda Element and with those skinny tires...ugh. The i8 on the other hand, looks much better in person than in pics. As far as hybrids and electrics go, I think the best looking is the Tesla S, I see them everyday..I liked the look of the Fisker Karma--looked like a 4dr Corvette--but sadly they went bust.

Edited March 8, 2015 by Rob Hall

[Tom Geiger]

One eco-ride I'd buy solely for its looks is Honda's CR-Z hybrid. It's a striking little hot-rod in person and looks fast just sitting there.

Bill, I agree that this is one cool looking ride. Funny thing is that for some reason they don't command Honda resale value. One of my favorite dealers here in PA has a silver 2011 with 34,000 miles on it for $10,900. This one is advertised as a 6 speed, and I've seen automatics, odd for a hybrid. I believe I had read that Toyota hybrids use the electric and supplement it with the gas engine, and the Hondas are the other way around. This one doesn't have that 50mpg that a Prius has either, listing an EPA max rating of 38mpg, which we can get from a conventional gas engine.

[Rodent]

At the LHS. No, it's not a riced out Civic. It was sporting Mexican license plates.

[RancheroSteve]

This Baron Margo creation:

[Mike_G]

At the LHS. No, it's not a riced out Civic. It was sporting Mexican license plates.

I think that's a Fiesta RS.

I saw a new Maserati today down by the U of O, one of these days I'll have to go down there and take some pics- the rich Asian students are all about displaying their economic clout, even if they can't drive, LOL.