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Trivial Pursuits => History => Topic started by: Choop on August 12, 2010, 04:02:48 pm
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think a little bit too hard about this (http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1967-Ford-Galaxie-73122.xhtml)
That was an awesome site, choop, because I found my retirement project car (http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1981-Chevrolet-Malibu-272836.xhtml?actionMethod=find%2Fvehicle%2FvehicleSearchResults.xhtml%3AuShipController.init&conversationId=543046).
the challenge: link the best old car near you that's listed for no more than... let's say five grand.
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this looks to be in half-decent shape. i've always liked the form factor, no matter the make or model names. it's like the opposite of an SUV, and looks great painted up as old glory or even green with woody panels.
this [url=http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1985-Ford-F150-297243.xhtml?actionMethod=find%2Fvehicle%2FvehicleSearchResults.xhtml%3AuShipController.init&conversationId=449360]1985 f150 (http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1977-Chevrolet-El+Camino-305936.xhtml?actionMethod=find%2Fvehicle%2FvehicleSearchResults.xhtml%3AuShipController.init&conversationId=4493601977 el camino[/url) is, at 25 years old, a legitimately antique vehicle. the early '80s f150 is the epitome of the pickup truck; this one's a couple years newer than i'd like, but what an example. i don't even care about the amateur paint job, at least it's in a great color.
but this '65 corvair (http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1965-Chevrolet-Corvair-285968.xhtml?actionMethod=find%2Fvehicle%2FvehicleSearchResults.xhtml%3AuShipController.init&conversationId=449360) might be my favorite find yet. it's incredibly undervalued considering its condition, though that odometer might have rolled once or twice. the interior is in perfect shape, and the paint looks great as well. i like the fact that' it's a two-door with a usable backseat, and i don't even mind that it's a chevy - the engine might be small but a car that size doesn't need much more, and i wouldn't exactly buy it for racing.
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not challenge-eligible but i've been pining for a firebird like this (http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1969-Pontiac-Firebird-268702.xhtml?actionMethod=find%2Fvehicle%2FvehicleSearchResults.xhtml%3AuShipController.init&conversationId=449360) for ages.
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excellent selections, woodrow. el camino, ranchero, brat, i'll take one, no matter.
chevy trucks from back then are great, i just like the driveability of an '83 f150. plus every chevy s10 i've ever known has wrecked, and badly.
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My First Car. (http://image.popularhotrodding.com/f/28637119/1005phr_12_z+1972_ford_torino_forbidden_passion+side_front_view.jpg)
Two cars later. (http://images.compucars.co.uk/104398/large/vw-beetle-convertible-petrol_1331428.jpg)
I'd be cool with restoring either one. Problem is my budget will support restoring one of these. (http://www.dogonews.com/system/images/000/000/676/original/matchbox_car_3_2.jpg?1242632773)