Just something new that makes me smile (car related)
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69 Chevy pickup was my first vehicle, you could sit on the cab and not dent it. I sure miss that truck.
bocephus 65 Chevy Biscayne 250-6, 3 on the column; 66 Chevy SS 396, 4 on the floor; 70 Plymouth Roadrunner 440 Mag & a six pack, 4 on the floor (later put a 72 same engine in it); 70 Pontiac Lemans Sport Deluxe, 350, Automatic on the floor; 78 Toyota Celica Supra I think it was the 20 R, five speed; Chevy heavy half, 350 (tricked that one out good), automatic. In that order from first to modern. Everything after that was modern day for certain along with a few play toys along the way. Those were the days & I could not even come close today. My wife cries every time we visit an antique muscle car museum.
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Ken1261 Small dent on upper-middle passenger door rear corner under the antennae mount by chance? LOL Perhaps the tricked out “wood” dash bezel I added?
Jamieson22 sorry no dent and stock dash. It was painted with bed liner, took me several days and solvent to take it off.
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Just think back in the day we had better cars and music and you could afford a tank of gas and a six pack on a Friday night
gus4416 Life was simple, then in the early 80’s when ol Dan Rostenkowski said he was going to make everything simpler & less costly. Do you remember, it has been getting worse ever since, although I don’t believe it was all his fault. Life was good & simple & you could afford a whole lot more with the good money you made. I better not get myself & everyone started…
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Pardon that little rant, I try to avoid it here, but it just seemed to fit the moment.
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bocephus 65 Chevy Biscayne 250-6, 3 on the column; 66 Chevy SS 396, 4 on the floor; 70 Plymouth Roadrunner 440 Mag & a six pack, 4 on the floor (later put a 72 same engine in it); 70 Pontiac Lemans Sport Deluxe, 350, Automatic on the floor; 78 Toyota Celica Supra I think it was the 20 R, five speed; Chevy heavy half, 350 (tricked that one out good), automatic. In that order from first to modern. Everything after that was modern day for certain along with a few play toys along the way. Those were the days & I could not even come close today. My wife cries every time we visit an antique muscle car museum.
calldoctoday said in Just something new that makes me smile (car related):
“My wife cries every time we visit an antique muscle car museum”.
LOL, my wife would cry because she had to go!
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Just think back in the day we had better cars and music and you could afford a tank of gas and a six pack on a Friday night
gus4416 Bottle of Boones Farm and a case of beer and we had a good time on Friday or Saturday night in the summer.
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gus4416 Bottle of Boones Farm and a case of beer and we had a good time on Friday or Saturday night in the summer.
bocephus said in Just something new that makes me smile (car related):
gus4416 Bottle of Boones Farm and a case of beer and we had a good time on Friday or Saturday night in the summer.
You sure dug up some old memories with that comment.
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All Summer Long
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Well, twilliams post on “A few things in the works” gave me to the push to post this which I figured maybe was too off-topic. Finally hit that age where a 20+ year dream of ownership became a reality.
1988 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ62 with 147k miles on it. Picked up in Nov. Getting harder and harder to find clean versions of these and the prices reflect that. Should have jumped on one years ago.
Jamieson22 Very clean find! I bet you gave an arm and a leg for that in the current market. I love classic cruisers! I’ve been in a jeep groove, lately. I had a 92 YJ wrangler that I cleaned up and flipped for a $3K profit three years ago. I took the proceeds and purchased a 2002 TJ wrangler. I’ve been working on making improvements to that and replacing worn out body plastics, soft top and anything mechanical that needed replaced. It is currently for sale and right now I’m looking at close to doubling my initial purchase price, with a buyer currently in negotiations with me now.
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gus4416 Bottle of Boones Farm and a case of beer and we had a good time on Friday or Saturday night in the summer.
bocephus You must have been hanging out in my neighborhood.
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Jamieson22 Very clean find! I bet you gave an arm and a leg for that in the current market. I love classic cruisers! I’ve been in a jeep groove, lately. I had a 92 YJ wrangler that I cleaned up and flipped for a $3K profit three years ago. I took the proceeds and purchased a 2002 TJ wrangler. I’ve been working on making improvements to that and replacing worn out body plastics, soft top and anything mechanical that needed replaced. It is currently for sale and right now I’m looking at close to doubling my initial purchase price, with a buyer currently in negotiations with me now.
RafterW said in Just something new that makes me smile (car related):
Jamieson22 Very clean find! I bet you gave an arm and a leg for that in the current market. I love classic cruisers! I’ve been in a jeep groove, lately. I had a 92 YJ wrangler that I cleaned up and flipped for a $3K profit three years ago. I took the proceeds and purchased a 2002 TJ wrangler. I’ve been working on making improvements to that and replacing worn out body plastics, soft top and anything mechanical that needed replaced. It is currently for sale and right now I’m looking at close to doubling my initial purchase price, with a buyer currently in negotiations with me now.
Yeah the market for these has gone nuts for sure, especially if you watch Bring a Trailer sales. I got this one for $27.5k and based on condition, miles, and recent work/add-ons I can’t complain. But the purchase price is just the start. I am expecting this rig to be a money pit.
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I’ve contemplated posting mine to BAT. I’ve been monitoring Classic.com and cargurus to watch current market trends on my TJ. It really is wild to see values have doubled in the past two years. Glad to see that you’ve pursued and have made a dream of yours a reality. I’ve got my sights set on a small tail-dragger and a pilot license someday!
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