I owned one in the mid 80's...bought off a guy in Hoboken. NJ...I used to say that Frank Sinatra owned it...What a fun, simple car....sold it and got a 1974 Chevy Impala 2 dr.
The Official "I haven't seen one of those in AGES!" thread
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John in MA
Respect the gamba tuba
There's an orange Opel GT that lives near here. Not sure who owns it. I've also seen a couple Maserati TCs (Chrysler K cars) and an Isuzu Vehicross around town.
My old neighbor used to have a Mercury Capri. My father and I would occasionally drive it, and I'm not sure either of us had ever been in a worse car. The fact there are fan sites for these things boggles the mind. It's like they tried to copy a Miata but forgot to make it fun, so you had a car that was boring and slow in addition to being tiny.
My old neighbor used to have a Mercury Capri. My father and I would occasionally drive it, and I'm not sure either of us had ever been in a worse car. The fact there are fan sites for these things boggles the mind. It's like they tried to copy a Miata but forgot to make it fun, so you had a car that was boring and slow in addition to being tiny.
Oh wow. I've only seen one of those, ever.
Not exactly the most car stable at high speed...
Regards,
Gordon.
Oh wow. I've only seen one of those, ever.
Not exactly the most car stable at high speed...
Regards,
Gordon.
Apparently only 7 made & 6 are still in existence!! Only 63hp & 65mph top speed, so nothing to worry about.
That guy has all sorts of classic & exotic cars in his lot that is suprising that I haven't had an accident driving by
33&athird
Turn on & Tune in
Oh, I may have seen some recently
Actually, the funny thing is, I got my beetle, and suddenly I start seeing them everywhere. Seriously, a grey '76 (I think) that the vintage VW shop owners son drives (I saw it before I knew it was his). another yellow 66-72 (convertable) a red one that drops off someone at my sisters highschool, and a white 60's one rolling around. I could swear I hardly saw them before this:scratch2:.
Side note: that vintage VW shops owner had recently bought a Opel to restore, marking the second one i've ever seen.
And another good one: at the parking garage I work at (it's almost a living...) a delorean parks there almost every morning, really cool car.
kx250rider
REAL TVs have TUBES!
What I haven't seen in ages, is a LaForza SUV. Those were ultra-popular with the Hollywood crowd in the late 80s, and they've completely evaporated off the face of the earth. I remember seeing them on display at a big dealership in LA, and they were costly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laforza
That's on my want list! I've seen a very VERY few of them, and I don't think they even sold that in California. I'd want the 5-speed stick AllTrac, and I'd put a 2.2 Toyota turbo-Diesel in it. The Camry also offered AllTrac, and most people have only know of the Celica GT alltrac turbo, which is also rare. There's a Corolla AllTrac DX like this one you show, at a junkyard in Palmdale, CA. They want WAY too much for it. It's tempting because it's in showroom condition in & out, but somebody ran it dry of oil and blew the engine and scrapped it.
Charles
There is one of these at my school. They are kind of weird looking, but honestly would be the car I had if I didn't have a Subaru outback. A Toyota All-trac DX.
That's on my want list! I've seen a very VERY few of them, and I don't think they even sold that in California. I'd want the 5-speed stick AllTrac, and I'd put a 2.2 Toyota turbo-Diesel in it. The Camry also offered AllTrac, and most people have only know of the Celica GT alltrac turbo, which is also rare. There's a Corolla AllTrac DX like this one you show, at a junkyard in Palmdale, CA. They want WAY too much for it. It's tempting because it's in showroom condition in & out, but somebody ran it dry of oil and blew the engine and scrapped it.
Charles
Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ
Peanut Head
See Beetles and Super Beetles around here all the time. Rare for me to see Microbuses or Ghias though.
P. Shivers
Necessity Conquers Fear
I see them everyday on the road. They are plentifull on the west coast. We moved to Seattle from Iowa City in '89, driving a '72 VW bus. Every other bus we passed on the way got a wave from both drivers, until we hit Seattle, and they were everywhere.
Mystic
We're all born mad
(Nearly) every day I drive past a red Vega, which appears to be a V8 chop job to me, but I've not stopped to inspect it. (I think I've noticed a beefy differential out back, too) Every 2-3 weeks I do see a "per Chevrolet specs" Vega roll through campus, and weekly--just for the fun of saying so--there is an honest-to-goodness circa 74 (safety bumper-age out front) Ford Pinto Runabout. In red (looks original!). See Mavericks weekly around here, mid 60s-early 70s Mustangs (almost) daily, 60s VWs (esp. Bugs & buses) hourly, and on and on. It's the land of old cars that haven't rotted out & have been transformed to "new" condition and old cars that haven't rotted out and are still daily drivers. Lots of them. There's even a Gremlin running around here on occasion. Lots of Vettes, the odd Camaro or five, and a ton of other GM & Ford products. Not so much MOPAR around these parts; I guess these locals are hiding their good stuff.
uxwbill
Lurking in the Shadows
I saw a circa-1981 Plymouth Reliant going down the highway a few months ago in amazing condition. It sure looked showroom new, and the windows were up on what was a hot day.
That's not the only automotive treasure I've run across in recent times, though.
I've noticed a small uptick in the number of GM B-bodies (Caprice, Parisienne, etc...) on the road, especially station wagons. I've seen a number of very clean examples.
That's not the only automotive treasure I've run across in recent times, though.
I've noticed a small uptick in the number of GM B-bodies (Caprice, Parisienne, etc...) on the road, especially station wagons. I've seen a number of very clean examples.
Mystic
We're all born mad
That's an odd one to still be hanging around in any climate, much IL. Your luck day, I hope you put down a bet on something @ Arlington, Sportsman's Park, or Aurora Downs.
(as i recall, at least of those facilities are no longer in operation?)
uxwbill
Lurking in the Shadows
Not to derail the thread, but...a friend of mine had an '84 Reliant that had been passed down through his family until he got it. He'd upgraded long ago, leaving the poor Reliant sitting around with nothing to do. So I ended up with it.That's an odd one to still be hanging around in any climate, much IL. Your luck day, I hope you put down a bet on something @ Arlington, Sportsman's Park, or Aurora Downs.
My brothers and I had more fun with that car than was probably legally allowed. And yes, it (technically) had a Hemi. We drove it a little over 7,000 miles. You didn't often see another one on the road.
And then there was the one that got away... :tears:
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Mystic
We're all born mad
Circa '79 Pontiac Parisienne wagon?
uxwbill
Lurking in the Shadows
1985 Pontiac Parisienne Safari. Power everything, loaded with almost every option including a trailering package. Gasoline 305 V8 engine. It ran absolutely beautifully, so very quiet and well balanced under that massive hood. A little carpet shampoo would have had it looking brand new again. It belonged to one of my co-workers.
It was a victim of the Cash for Clunkers program. As stupid as it sounds, my only solace is that I didn't have to watch it die. I probably would have bawled.
MJWPicMan
MJWPicMan
1958 Cadillac Eldorado convertible.
While travelling west on the 210 Freeway the other day I pulled up alongside a beautiful fully restored cream colored 1958 Cadillac Eldorado convertible with the top down. I slowed down for several minutes to drool and enjoy this spectacular automobile, the epitome of the great American touring car. I swear this car levitated over bumps in the road. You can have your Bentley Continental, I'll take that '58 Eldorado any day. God was it gorgeous.
While travelling west on the 210 Freeway the other day I pulled up alongside a beautiful fully restored cream colored 1958 Cadillac Eldorado convertible with the top down. I slowed down for several minutes to drool and enjoy this spectacular automobile, the epitome of the great American touring car. I swear this car levitated over bumps in the road. You can have your Bentley Continental, I'll take that '58 Eldorado any day. God was it gorgeous.
