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[MyNameIsAugustWest]

I was a broke college kid that needed a car. Went and looked at one of these. Visions of a shag wagon danced in my head. Thank god the owner couldn't get it started for me to test drive it...

I think there's a reason you'll never see one of these in the wild today.

[riser4]

I was a broke college kid that needed a car. Went and looked at one of these. Visions of a shag wagon danced in my head. Thank god the owner couldn't get it started for me to test drive it...

I think there's a reason you'll never see one of these in the wild today.

Good gawd, that's hideous and awesome all the same time!

[halliday]

There was one for sale here pre-covid, original owner. Complete with 8-track and macrame' curtain. It was super bitchin.

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Macrame curtain, 8 track, captains chairs, CB, nicely sculpted console with gin and tonic, I mean "drink holders", and a cracked windshield. Perfection.

[gravitylover]

[Gepeto]

"Finally got that HD tow hitch on my 72 Pinto i bin wantin"

...that thing is clean, and it's sorta fu that I know what it is

[gravitylover]

Yeah it's nice. It's not his daily but it sees a lot of use and pulls a little trailer with a lake (row)boat.
Standing at the gas pump today a deep throaty burble pulls up behind me The body isn't in the greatest shape but mechanically it's a monster. There's just something about an old Caddy motor with a proper flowing exhaust, the sound is just wonderful.

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[BmillsSkier]

Yeah it's nice. It's not his daily but it sees a lot of use and pulls a little trailer with a lake (row)boat.

Nice tarpitecture, but that's not regulation blue.

Standing at the gas pump today a deep throaty burble pulls up behind me The body isn't in the greatest shape but mechanically it's a monster. There's just something about an old Caddy motor with a proper flowing exhaust, the sound is just wonderful.

Everytime I see one of those land yacht convertibles I smile and am reminded of one very hazy night in college where a buddy had a 78 Eldorado Convertible in buttercream yellow and a white roof.

He was the bartender at the local and wanted to take the party back to his place after last call. I think we managed to get 14 or so of us into that boat with the top down (in late October). My house was on their way so I hopped in as well.
As he rounded the corner onto my narrow ass street with parallel parked cars on both sides he decided it was a good idea to gun it, and as he did he quickly realized that his ship of fools was just a touch too wide when he started hearing the side mirrors of the cars on both sides get slapped back against their bodies or worse, get blown off, over the hood and back into the very crowded steerage class compartment.

As I quickly yelled, "here's good!" and hopped out (no where near my house) he got back on the gas and out of sight to the sound of those (as you put it) flowing exhaust pipes, and mirrors losing their mounts like a fucking xylophone.

Good times, thanks for the trip down memory lane.

That's so great. Love the custom mounted rack, but I'm curious about the extra door lock.

[m2711c]

that's the extra dimensional add on... comes with a sonic screwdriver.




fact.

[Aldo]

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[gravitylover]

These look great

[dan_pdx]

These look great

Yeah, I'll be happy to have one of those after we win the mega-jillions

[riser4]

Fucking red calipers.

[J. Barron DeJong]

Fucking red calipers.

I hear ya.

Should have gone with fluorescent yellow.

[gravitylover]

Fucking red calipers.

Haha!

[riser4]

I hear ya.

Should have gone with fluorescent yellow.

Oh no you d'int!!!

[Meadow Skipper]

I hear ya.

Should have gone with fluorescent yellow.

Ha!

[carlh]

If you’re going to drop 100gs on a car at least buy a fun color. Porsche has a solid stock lineup and will paint it anything you want for more $.

[Diamond Joe]

Thank you DTM, if not for this post I would have not had the chance to remember this one young woman I dated for a minute sophomore year of college who drove one of those. Manual too.

Man, she was fun. Blonde, the most incredible headlights, and always down for fun. The car was a nice bonus too.

Must be a Honda Prelude thing, cause that picture reminded ME of my junior year high school GF. Also blonde with incredible headlights.

[dan_pdx]

There's a restorer with an eye for detail.

[gravitylover]

I bet that thing just floats down the road. We whine about our shitty roads but they're silky compared to 60 years ago and this was baby bottom smooth back then. 6mpg is kind of a problem though.

[riser4]

That trunk! Baby got back! You could fit a lot of de.... er, stuff, in that trunk.

[exsparky]

These look great

I vote no in any color brakes.

[The AD]

I vote no in any color brakes.

Same. Just not an attractive vehicle to me.

[halliday]

There's a restorer with an eye for detail.

Fucking beautiful.