What Pleased You Today!

[iamsuperdan]

1 hour ago, NYLIBUD said:

Got a nice ride in a friend of mines 68 Fury convertible yesterday.What a car,rides like it's floating.We just cruised around for a couple of hours.I never owned a convertible,but what a great relaxing feeling it was...Thanks Steve.

We had one of these growing up! I was ticked when my dad sold it...about a month before I got my driver's licence. She was a project and wasn't perfect, but I loved it. 

Pic from summer 89.

 

[slusher]

Finally Fall weather after almost record high temps. Glad to see it arrive!

[James2]

After a very hot and dry summer, we are finally get rain and now the temps are coming down to manageable numbers. 

[TarheelRick]

Our local high school football team won their first game last night.  Earlier in the season we lost to the cross county rivals for only the second time in 18 years; they also lost two other games.  Last night's game was against a city school team (allowed to recruit) against our small rural high school (play with what you have).  This game is a biggie each year.  There used to be a bridge across the river that separates our two counties, however the state decided it was cheaper to destroy it than replace/repair it.  When it was razed someone took a chunk of the concrete and made it into a somewhat trophy.  Each year our two teams play the "Battle of the Bridge" for that piece of rock and bragging rights.  Way to go RAMS.

Edited September 22, 2018 by TarheelRick

[High octane]

On 9/15/2018 at 2:06 PM, iamsuperdan said:

We had one of these growing up! I was ticked when my dad sold it...about a month before I got my driver's licence. She was a project and wasn't perfect, but I loved it. 

Pic from summer 89.

 

Sounds like a good time, and I just love dem Mopars!

[slusher]

Beautiful cool soft rainy day, football and bench working weather....

[cobraman]

Wife wanted to go see a movie today, her pick. She chose " Peppermint ". It wasn't terrible.

[slusher]

22 minutes ago, cobraman said:

Wife wanted to go see a movie today, her pick. She chose " Peppermint ". It wasn't terrible.

Thanks Ray, I was thinking on going and seeing it, but you had your girl with you.

Edited September 23, 2018 by slusher

[NYLIBUD]

Oh Come on,today is the first day of fall.I have to say that the summer on LI really sucked.Most of the time it was extremely humid.I hated the weather.But now tonight I went down to my local cruise night car show,and it was so nice and cool.I had a long sleeve shirt on..Oh yea...Happy Autumn. 

[James2]

Great weather this weekend. Dinner last night with the whole family. Quiet day planned. 

[D. Battista]

going to breakfast with my Wife , Daughter and Grand Daughter... then to see my Mom in the nursing home....

[Badluck 13]

4 minutes ago, D. Battista said:

going to breakfast with my Wife , Daughter and Grand Daughter... then to see my Mom in the nursing home....

Sounds like a good day Dave,enjoy!

[D. Battista]

1 minute ago, Badluck 13 said:

Sounds like a good day Dave,enjoy!

Thanks Mike...!    it always is...

[HomerS]

Haven't checked it in a while so I reset the mpg calculator for the trip from Indy to the SCIMA show as I came down I-65.  2009 G8 with the 3.6L (91,000 miles on it)....31 mpg for the hour drive.   Not bad for a 4,000lbs car

[Deuces]

Being able to chat with you guys..... Thanks!

[Tom Geiger]

What pleased me this weekend...  My Celica GT Convertible has been in storage in my NJ garage since 2012.  

Opened the hood, attached jumper cables to it and it started on the fifth crank!  I pulled it out into the driveway.

Seems to have a brake line leak, but otherwise good!  Note the barn fresh dust on it.

[NYLIBUD]

Watching the live Barrett Jackson auction coverage from Vegas.I'm not buying,I just like most of the cars going over the block.A lot of pick ups Again,including some crazy 80sToyota 4x4 PUs.The trucks have no miles,and are nearly perfect.Who would think about seeing some 80s Toyota and Nissans trucks up for auction.There are plenty of cars that are coming into their own,and their values are just going to rise.

[Tom Geiger]

12 hours ago, NYLIBUD said:

Watching the live Barrett Jackson auction coverage from Vegas.I'm not buying,I just like most of the cars going over the block.A lot of pick ups Again,including some crazy 80sToyota 4x4 PUs.The trucks have no miles,and are nearly perfect.Who would think about seeing some 80s Toyota and Nissans trucks up for auction.There are plenty of cars that are coming into their own,and their values are just going to rise.

Bill Harrah died in 1978, but he was known for putting away brand new cars from his dealerships into his car collection.  He saved some pretty low end mundane cars because he felt that the hobby distorts history since everyone saves convertibles and high end cars.  Some of those were in the auctions after his death.  Anyone for a zero mile 1963 Rambler American?

And as time marches on 80s Toyotas have become antiques, after all 1980 is 38 years ago.  And those pickups figure into some folks memories of their youth!   I remember back in the early 1970s people were saying that the cars of that era were "unrestorable" because of all the plastic interior panels etc.  so no one would collect them. But today all that stuff is reproduced and the cars are coveted! 

 

Edited September 28, 2018 by Tom Geiger

[Ace-Garageguy]

44 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said:

 ...I remember back in the early 1970s people were saying that the cars of that era were "unrestorable" because of all the plastic interior panels etc.  so no one would collect them. But today all that stuff is reproduced and the cars are coveted! 

 

Boy, I sure wish I had access to your sources.

More often than not, I have to spend weeks looking for either NOS pieces, or serviceable used pieces, or working closely with upholstery people to develop ways to accurately simulate the OEM parts because repops just don't exist for the vast majority of plastic stuff.

And more often than not, in the world I live in, even the "hard" mechanical parts that ARE reproduced are poor-quality offshore garbage that doesn't fit or function like the original stuff, and are usually made from inferior material.

Edited September 28, 2018 by Ace-Garageguy

[slusher]

Enjoyed Barrett-Jackson last night also. Loved seeing the restored 65 Ford station wagon...

[NYLIBUD]

8 hours ago, slusher said:

Enjoyed Barrett-Jackson last night also. Loved seeing the restored 65 Ford station wagon...

I couldn't believe I saw a Jeep Cherokee go up for sale.I have a 2000 Cherokee.I love Cherokees..It was nice,but a bit over done for me.I think it sold for 15K..And then the early 80sToyota PU 4x4,going for $50K.Thats nuts.My old Toyota rotted right off the chassis.But I did have fun going off road.The motor finally seized.  

[NYLIBUD]

Also my neighbor sold his house today..Im not happy they are moving,they have only lived here for 3 years.But the thing that makes me happy is that I won't have to hear their dog howl and cry,moan,and bark.Dont get me wrong,I love dogs,but this dog sounds like he's being tortured...Bye bye mutt...

[slusher]

3 minutes ago, NYLIBUD said:

Also my neighbor sold his house today..Im not happy they are moving,they have only lived here for 3 years.But the thing that makes me happy is that I won't have to hear their dog howl and cry,moan,and bark.Dont get me wrong,I love dogs,but this dog sounds like he's being tortured...Bye bye mutt...

Neighbor across the street moved and has 4 puppies in the garage 1 dog and cat in the house and 2 dogs Ina pen out back. Not a good smelling place, I hope they move soon.... 

[smhardesty]

Watched the Bears game. They actually looked like a real football team. Tampa isn't the best team in the league, but they're not exactly slouches either. Time will tell if today's game was a fluke or a preview of great things to come for the Bears.

[NYLIBUD]

A Car show,one of the last of the year.