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[Johnny Yuma]

Ive owned to Chargers, a 69 and a 70. My fav car from those days is still the 1967 Fairlane wagon we had.

As far as bikes go, a Honda is a copy of an American bike, so that's why they cant get the colors right.

This is 1956 Flamboyant Metallic Green. 17 bikes were painted this experimental color. Only 17 were sold. Two still are around. An original and one that was repainted. I got the color from the second guy. There are not other bikes painted this color.

 

[Winchester67]

Bikes were easier to store, so they tended to multiply even faster than the cars. Mostly Triumphs and Nortons with a smattering of Japanese Sport Bikes. When I bought my first house, it was brand new and I only had a bed and a desk furniture wise. The people at my office wanted me to have them over for a house party, so, yes, I arranged motorcycles in the great room so they would have somewhere to sit. Good time to be young the 80's!

Notice the bolt holding on the left exhaust pipe. The stock bolt vibrated out on a run to the lake, but the Lord provides. Found that bolt on the side of the road and fixed it!

 

[Johnny Yuma]

Matrix 6 over fork tubes, the way it used to be. I had that same set up.

 

[Winchester67]

This 68 LeMans convertible had a date with a GTO hood to make a head turning car you could still beat on since GTO's were starting to climb in value by the late 80's.

 

[3L120]

Javbike, with 60 in the rear view mirror I am down to the Backdraft Cobra and the '73 Four speed L-82 Corvette shown at the left in my avatar. Should have kept everything, but who has the room? I have only listed two cars for sale over the years. Everything else has gone away because I was out and about in the car and somebody that saw it wanted it more than I did. Lots of memories, lots of fun. But we have not even scratched the surface of all the fun vehicles that have slipped thru my grasp! Here is a Lotus, an MG Midget in the corner, a Ninja and something else in the garage I can't make out. Probably a 73 Mustang convertible.

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The 67 289 Mustang has Mopar wheels on it because I was restoring a 71 Challenger Convertible (factory purple car!) and the wheels with nice radials were a straight bolt on for the bias ply tires on the car when I bought it. Notice the 66 Mustang ahead of it.

Lotus Europa…looked at one in a showroom. When new..Tried to fit in one, kinda a light green, IIRC, got n and had a heck of a time getting out. Good thing I was younger, much, and more limber then…

 

[Winchester67]

It was a small car for sure. Here it is on Spring Break 1987. Schedules being what they are, I had fallen behind and it was still under primer. Still, the draw of hitting the beach in Texas in a Lotus was too strong, so we took it anyway. Note to self: when trying to pick up girls, you and your wingman should not take a two seat sports car.....

I am a towering five foot five and look how low that car is! And yes, those are cassette tapes on the fender. You young guys ask your father about them.

 

[Ozarker]

not a F-or-D or a de-oh gee person, but do like the 60's to early 70's cars of both. i found 1 of these in a town i drive by a lot. i need to stop and ask if it's for sale. it looks very close to this pic as it is a falcon..i care less if it's original or ever stays that way, but wouldn't mind having this bad boy! i'm pretty sure it's a falcon and not a fairlane.

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Took my driver's test in a '60 Falcon, my grandmother's, (the examiner looked at and asked "Is this what you're going to drive??".......oh yes sir! he refused to give a new driver 100% so I got a 99.

Isn't the OP a Fairlane 500, I had a Galaxy with the 390, pasted everything but a gas station.

I have so many toys, I shouldn't but this is a great car at a great price........

 

[Ozarker]

It was a small car for sure. Here it is on Spring Break 1987. Schedules being what they are, I had fallen behind and it was still under primer. Still, the draw of hitting the beach in Texas in a Lotus was too strong, so we took it anyway. Note to self: when trying to pick up girls, you and your wingman should not take a two seat sports car.....

I am a towering five foot five and look how low that car is! And yes, those are cassette tapes on the fender. You young guys ask your father about them.

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I had a green Lotus in Germany, best fun car!

 

[last2brake]

It was a small car for sure. Here it is on Spring Break 1987.

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I rode in one for about four hours-i just remember it was the quickest trip to LA I'd ever been in.

It was a Renault powered car. Johnny eventually got a Twin Cam, but i never rode in it. I drove a couple of autocross runs in the Renault and that little thing changed direction quicker than any street car i've ever pushed.

It was cramped. He said the car had power windows because there wasn't enough elbow room to crank up a window.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

Took my driver's test in a '60 Falcon, my grandmother's, (the examiner looked at and asked "Is this what you're going to drive??".......oh yes sir! he refused to give a new driver 100% so I got a 99.

Isn't the OP a Fairlane 500, I had a Galaxy with the 390, pasted everything but a gas station.

I have so many toys, I shouldn't but this is a great car at a great price........

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looks to be a fairlane 500 when i enlarge the pic

 

[Hertervillian]

The car is a ‘66 Ford Galaxie 500. 289 w/ automatic transmission, power steering and brakes.

The plates arrived this week. I had wanted C-5. My wife preferred this. She claims this is my new girlfriend

hmm thought the quote would be attached. Anyway…

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

now we're talking

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[Winchester67]

I dig that Galaxy! Makes me want to take a road trip!

 

[last2brake]

I've gone from driving two-seat sports cars and racing single-seaters, to really appreciating the V8 rear-wheel-drive land yachts. They all get at least 20mpg.

The EPA would look at blackbirds and try to make them white.

 

[Winchester67]

Modern V8 rear wheel drive land yachts have a surprising amount of appeal. The engines are smaller than the 60's for sure, but the modern chassis can put all the power to the ground. And the ride on the highway is smooth and quiet. I still daily drive my wife's cast off Honda Civic Si, but 201 HP, a limited slip diff and a six speed manual transmission is a fun, efficient vehicle that I can't replace with a "more fun" new daily driver.

 

[last2brake]

My street car for about fifteen years was the first-year CRX-Si. If it had been a rear-wheel drive car I might have replaced the engine again.

But the year I replaced the CRX with a Grand Marquis was the year I won my first championship in open-wheelers.

You would think that that defies explanation, but I found one anyway. Driving on the street just isn't fun for me anymore. People are too slow. It's better for everybody if I just use the streets for getting places

 

[Winchester67]

Modern cars offer way more capability than can safely be used on the street. Which is kinda why I am stuck in the 60's in terms of fun cars. They slide around and make all the right sounds and you feel like you are flying, then you look down and you are doing 45 mph. Safe as sitting on a sofa.

 

[FNFAN]

I love the olde iron. I found a '66 Dodge Coronet 500 in the hometown papers and somehow convinced my Dad that a 383 2bbl wasn't too much motor for a first car. After that came a 75 Monte Carlo with a 350, a 77 Monte Carlo with a 400, a 1970 Firebird Esprit with a small block Chevy Motor, a 1970 Firebird Formula with a built 400 and a 1971 SJ Gran Prix with a swapped Ram Air 400. Once kids happened fast cars weren't a priority, except for work.

Daily driver now is a comfy 2005 Tacoma 4-door long bed and an inherited 2000 Crown Vic with 57,000 miles on it which was Dad's 'vacation car.' If I could wave a magic wand, I'd have a Cayenne upper on top of the Tacoma's running gear. Lusted after the Cayenne for a long, long and there was a clean one for sale at the same dealership that I purchased the Tacoma from. Memories of $1700 to 2K for replacing the starter on a friend's Cayenne S convinced me it wasn't in the cards. If I had more storage room I'd have an early 70's BMW Bavaria to nurse along.

 

[Blackfeather]

My last classic car was this 1971 LeMans Sort convertible that I transformed into a The Judge tribute complete with the correct Ram Air 455 H.0., Turbo 400 and 12 bolt posi.

I sold it in 1985 after moving to Miami, and it ended up appearing in an episode of Miami Vice after receiving a new paint job returning it to it's original color.

The last time I saw it was when it appeared in a pilot for a new TV show that had the star drive it to Key West, then into the water and shooting at it with a .357 Magnum revolver.


My current Classic car is actually a fairly modern low production regular cab short bed Toyota Tundra with a few modifications to the suspension, the ECU and the exhaust. The 5.7L motor produces 400/400 and the 6-speed automatic sends power to a 4.30 rear end. It's just as quick as my Pontiac, but you don't want to drive it at the speed the Pontiac topped out at.

 

[Winchester67]

A great deal of my misspent youth was misspent in a 1971 GTO convertible, Nassau Blue, that belonged to one of my best friends. I still love that car.