CARS and GUITARS

[Veenture]

Oh yes, it's 100% original . Until last year I actually used to ride a bike from 1944. I'm not kidding.

No problemo! My girlfriend transports her doublebass and amp in one of these.



Ok, back to the cars!

LMAO!! You stole my thunder! I was gonna tell ya what a great way to carry your
amp and guitar! Oh well, gas wise, at least you get 40 pedals per block...

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TALKING ABOUT CARS and GUITARS....here's another way of doing things should Buicks and Pontiacs no longer roll off the assembly lines...

Remember this one guys!!!!!!

[TerryTNM]

Here's a couple of my rides in the 60's - '33 - 3 window and 1954 Olds 98.

Those were the "Happy Days"

[FritzCat]

I don't know why I didn't look at this thread before. Here's my current hot rod:




1964 Pontiac LeMans, 455, tripower, 6 speed trans.

[mamatops]

I am all about cars. I collect them like you do guitars.
I had the 56 Chevy I mentioned (intro) over 15 years. I learned how to drive a stick in that heavy tank. Talk about fear on a hill. No better way to get your attitude adjusted. The best 'feel good' ride.
I got a second car for offroad fun. 1950 military Jeep 134F head orig. engine with Granny Tranny for $1000. Slow and sure - life size Tonka toy.
I added a '74 Dodge Polara Police CHP car for $400. only 50k miles on the 440 Mopar engine with a 4 barrell Rochester carb. Scarry fast gas guzzler.

The car I left town with: 1967 MGB-GT with spoke rims, completely restored I got for $1000. I never got to enjoy it but, my son did. Stowed it in a Uhaul truck and moved to Redondo Beach. I gave it to a very helpful friend who now shares 80+ acres in Malibu Hills with us.
The MGB will one day be electric. My current collection of vehicles will soon be Pimped up.
A 1983 BMW 528e, a 93 Buick Park Avenue Ultra Supercharged and an '87 Mercedes Benz 560SEL we picked up on Craigslist for $750 included new Cooper tires. Returning home in Benz. How am I doing?

Better yet, google ("car garden" Merkel) to see my friends 1500+ car musium in car&driver article.
I'm thinking photo op's: Mosrites in the Car Garden with Dana

[Dennisthe Menace]

VERY INTERESTING Mamatops....and Fritzcat, don't let Mel see your Pontiac Tri-Power.....
He's seems to have some kind of fetish for the number #3..............

[Haole Jim]

That black T-Bird was positively delicious, thank you for sharing.

Personally, 'hate car payments and metro Chicago traffic and weather is awful on vehicles, so 'try to not love them too much. Rust, salt, dings, jerk drivers by the hundreds of thousand. Potholes which destroy wheels and alignment. An old Jeep Cherokee fits this picker perfectly.

Guitars are kept in much friendlier environments.

That said, 'droolingly covet a Hummer H1, cranberry red wagon. Basic wheels, no junk, 'do not even care if it has an AM radio.

And a 58-63 T-bird is a dream car....

[Sixstringer]

All I have to add to these beautiful rides is my plain old '87 Trans Am

[Dennisthe Menace]

All I have to add to these beautiful rides is my plain old '87 Trans Am

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....uhm....Sixstringer....there ain't nuttin' plain about an '87 Pontiac Trans Am .

[Sixstringer]

LOL, I hear ya....especially since the T/A AND Pontiac are history.....

[Dennisthe Menace]

I hear ya...but FWIW, so is my Mitsu 3000GT VR-4 Twin Turbo