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vanillafluffy

Car du jour question du jour

Jun 25, 2011 00:23

If you could turn into a automobile of any kind, what would you choose, and why?Oooh, baby. What a great question. First of all, it would be a classic. None of your over-engineered contemporary cars. I'm into uncomplicated; a decent mechanic ought to be able to lift my hood and recognize all the parts---no goddamn black boxes, where you need a ( Read more... )

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vanillafluffy June 25 2011, 17:14:55 UTC

Yes, "Christine". But yeah, that's a pretty one.

When it comes to tailfin Chrysler-Plymouth, I favor the '60 Chrysler, which boasted the spare tire on the trunk:

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cbtreks June 25 2011, 20:14:16 UTC

My favorite car (that I owned) was a 1968 Dodge Dart. No tailfins, of course, and it was that nasty green that it seems every 1968 car was painted, but I loved it. (I've also always wanted an early/mid 1960s era Plymouth Valiant. That's probably for nostalgic reasons, considering it's the first car I actually remember. My folks had one when I was very young.) Have you seen this site? http://www.studebakermuseum.org/ (I've never visited. It's so close though - I really should.)

vanillafluffy June 25 2011, 20:26:29 UTC

Heehee! We had a '68 Plymouth Fury III that was green. And the car before that was a '64 Dart (black with red interior)!

This was the coolest car I ever had:

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