The End of an Era

[Jarid in Cedar]

Jarid,

How long til the insomnia and aggression go away after taking Medrol?

I'm wired and any little thing just like pisses me off. Something fell of the counter onto the floor and I want to kill someone. I know these aren't anabolic, but damned if I'm not as irritable as a hospital receptionist.

about 36-48 hours tops. Anything beyond that is just you

[Jarid in Cedar]

He is building a '71 convertible(I can't remember which model off the top of my head), which will become his new cruiser, and he decided that he didn't want to build a garage to store cars that he was not going to drive very much.

I asked him today, the new car will be a '71 Olds Cutlass convertible with a 454.

[Donuthole]

'86 Buick Century.



Classic.

My first car was a 1980 Buick Century. Much boxier, much longer, and much, much cooler.

[il Padrino Ute]

I asked him today, the new car will be a '71 Olds Cutlass convertible with a 454.

Nice.

Be sure to post before and after pics.

[Jarid in Cedar]

Nice.

Be sure to post before and after pics.

Will do.

[wuapinmon]

My first car was a 1984 Fort Escort GT DIESEL.

51 mpg....top speed, 60 mpg downhill with a tailwind. It was, however, a demon in first and second gears. Gutless wonder by the time I got to fourth. The air conditioner would get so cold, it would spit ice. My family didn't drive it once while I was gone on the mission--not once! I came home and the entire inside had molded. Not mad now, but at the time, I was very resentful.

[Brian]

Mom got a new car, I got this. I could haul a lot of guys to the Frisco Bay in this gem.



In the rear side window I cut up this poster to fit the window outline.

[venkman]

If I was going to get a car that was built the year I was born, for a Chevy, it would be the '64 Impala; for a Ford, it would be a Falcon (unless I could go with the 64 1/2 Mustang) and for a Dodge, the Charger.

How 'bout you?

I was informed by one of my employees, a redneck chick from Rock Springs, Wyoming, that the 64 1/2 Mustang is a "chick car". She told me guys must go with a '67 or later. I like the '67 best anyway, so that works for me.

[venkman]

These are pictures of the last time this car will be in our family. My dad rebuilt it 19 years ago and has logged 20,000 miles in that time. He is selling tomorrow

Jarid, that car is porn for me. Too bad your old man's gotta let it go.

[il Padrino Ute]

I was informed by one of my employees, a redneck chick from Rock Springs, Wyoming, that the 64 1/2 Mustang is a "chick car". She told me guys must go with a '67 or later. I like the '67 best anyway, so that works for me.

Tell your employee she knows not what she's saying. A chick Mustang would be a '76 Mustang II.

[TripletDaddy]

My first car was a blue 66 Mustang. I loved it. I had it my Senior year of high school. I thought it was a really cool car. My friends and I installed a kenwood tape deck one Saturday and I thought I was set for the rest of my life.

The car looked almost exactly like this:



Although I didn't know any better at the time, the car had one interesting aspect to it....a standard transmission that was 3 gears plus reverse. Of course there was no tach (or any other gauge besides Fuel), but iirc, you could easily go about 25 mph in first gear without the engine making much of a peep at all. Also, the construction of gear mount was such that if you removed the cloth casing around the base of the stick shift itself, you could actually see through the bottom of the car and down onto the road below you.

[Babs]

My first car was a blue 66 Mustang.

My brother's first car was a black one. It was gorgeous.

[TripletDaddy]

My brother's first car was a black one. It was gorgeous.

I thought so, too. In fact, I would love to have a nice restored Mustang today. I would prefer a restored 66 over a brand new 09, without hesitation.

venkman said he liked the 67. It is interesting how Mustang folks are very specific about the year and style they prefer. For example, I was NEVER a fastback guy. I always preferred coupe. Yet I know several enthusiasts that wouldn't even consider a coupe over a fastback.

Also, one of the things I loved about the 65/66.....that 3-pronged metal thing on the side door panel. I don't even know what to call it, but I thought it was really cool looking. In 67, they switched from that shiny metal thing to a 2-duct air vent. I didn't like the look as much, although others preferred it.

[Babs]

I'd love to have a classic Z:

[Jarid in Cedar]

Jarid, that car is porn for me. Too bad your old man's gotta let it go.

Yeah, He shed a little tear today when he was telling me about watching the guy drive it away. I can probably count on both hands the number of times I have seen him cry.