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Old 04-22-2023, 11:04 AM
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If you were into cars back in the 50's 60's you will recognize these Chevrolet cars.

I remember when all the new models came out in the fall and were covered up
on the trucks.
We used to ride our bikes to the local dealerships at night and shine a flashlight through
the back windows of their service bays where they parked the new models until the
announcement date.

Enjoy

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WOW!!! i LUV old cars! yesterday i had an old continental behind me, which i just couldn't take my eyes off. i hope the guy behind the wheel knew it was his car i was after!
those pix are just stunning!
 
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While I appreciate all of the old cars, I am a Ford guy, specifically Mustangs, and have rebuilt 8 from the ground up, managed to keep 1 a '66 fastback.
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While I appreciate all of the old cars, I am a Ford guy, specifically Mustangs, and have rebuilt 8 from the ground up, managed to keep 1 a '66 fastback.
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I also enjoy owning a couple Ford cars.

The sad part about Ford is it never realized what to do with the Thunderbird.
It's started out as two-seater and with good engineering could have competed with the Corvette.
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If you were into cars back in the 50's 60's you will recognize these Chevrolet cars.

I remember when all the new models came out in the fall and were covered up
on the trucks.
We used to ride our bikes to the local dealerships at night and shine a flashlight through
the back windows of their service bays where they parked the new models until the
announcement date.

Enjoy

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...06547747_n-jpg
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I also enjoy owning a couple Ford cars.

The sad part about Ford is it never realized what to do with the Thunderbird.
It's started out as two-seater and with good engineering could have competed with the Corvette.
This might interest you.
https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...earquarter-jpg
I agree with you on the T-Bird, my dad had 2 a '62 and a '64, I almost had a '55 with the removable hardtop and porthole windows, the seller jacked up the price when I went to pick it up.....
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While I appreciate all of the old cars, I am a Ford guy, specifically Mustangs, and have rebuilt 8 from the ground up, managed to keep 1 a '66 fastback.
One of my friends became so obsessed with the movie "Bullitt" that he started restoring fastbacks.

The GT500KR is one of my dream cars.
 
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If you were into cars back in the 50's 60's you will recognize these Chevrolet cars.

I remember when all the new models came out in the fall and were covered up
on the trucks.
We used to ride our bikes to the local dealerships at night and shine a flashlight through
the back windows of their service bays where they parked the new models until the
announcement date.

Enjoy

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...06547747_n-jpg
They changed the body style every year back then
 
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If you were into cars back in the 50's 60's you will recognize these Chevrolet cars.

I remember when all the new models came out in the fall and were covered up
on the trucks.
We used to ride our bikes to the local dealerships at night and shine a flashlight through
the back windows of their service bays where they parked the new models until the
announcement date.

Enjoy

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...06547747_n-jpg
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You left out the greatest Chevy icon of the era...'57 Chevy...
 
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one of my friends became so obsessed with the movie "bullitt" that he started restoring fastbacks.

The gt500kr is one of my dream cars.
dream a lil dream for me. Funny thing, the mustang never passed the charger although it knocked it off the road
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While I appreciate all of the old cars, I am a Ford guy, specifically Mustangs, and have rebuilt 8 from the ground up, managed to keep 1 a '66 fastback.
My favorite car. I love seeing this car. All I have to do is open my garage door and there it is. Stop by Spanish Springs on the 3rd Saturday and take a look.
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Old 04-23-2023, 07:01 AM
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While I appreciate all of the old cars, I am a Ford guy, specifically Mustangs, and have rebuilt 8 from the ground up, managed to keep 1 a '66 fastback.
I had a '65 and a '69. I loved them both. My daughter got a new convertible about 7 years ago, the most uncomfortable car ever...... worst ride. Stick to the old ones.
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