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It's 1979, What Vehicle Are You Driving?
Brookwood
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I will start.
'75 AMC Matador
This exact same model, color and all.
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A used bicycle of unknown make.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
I am Toyota man.
Stingray. Almost exactly like this one:
You didn't really think Corvette, did you?
"...the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." 🍺 🇺🇲 🍔
'52 Ford Customline 4 door with the 239 CID Flathead V-8.
Sure wish I still had it!
I turned 16 in December 1979. First car I bought was my grandpas (Pop) 1968 Ford Fairlane. It looked like this but white with a black vinyl top. My Pop was going to give it to me but my Dad insisted I pay for it. So, Pop set the price at $100.
1976 Nova Super Sport, same color scheme as the OP's Matador w/white racing stripe. I later sold it to my BIL who used it to pull a U-haul trailer from Arkansas, over the Rockies to Idaho at 148K miles on the clock - then brought the whole rig back home a year later. That was a feat for an American built car at that time.
1979 Silverado shorty, also metallic blue.
it was 1993 before I owned a vehicle that wasn't metallic blue.
1974 Buick Century, it was supposed to be a Regal but it was $500 cheaper and that was a lot if money back then. Also a 1978 Camaro that I gave away in a divorce. Looking back, I got off cheap. Bob
I was 6 and just really getting the hang of bicycles.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
68 FORD BRONCO. Bought in 1970 and still have today.
1971 Dodge Dart Swinger. Red with sexy black vinyl top.
Looked identical to the one above.
318 V-8, 4 barrel carb.
Was fun for a youngster.
Brad Steele
67 Mustang and a 46 ford pickup.
Hmmm. Oregon plates. I thought you were in WA.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
austin20 I have the exact same car sitting in my shed. Son drove it in high school,we put a 390 in it.
Was in Oregun til 2021. Now in Warshington dealing with similar crappy politics! UGH!
1967 Chevrolet K10. Had 'er till 2001.
kudos to you for even adimitting to that……..
72 dodge charger
mine had the 289 with the good ole Ford lifter “tick”. I had a lot of fun in that car.
https://photos.classiccars.com/cc-temp/listing/182/8998/45042927-1969-plymouth-gtx-thumb.jpg
1971 VW van. Possibly the worst engine ever put in an automobile. The engine blew, I paid to get it rebuilt, and 7,000 miles later it blew again.
Mine was a blue Chevy step-side pickup, 3-speed manual, 6-cyl. Don't remember the model year. Had to park it in the driveway of our Florida island home. It rusted out from under me. (So did everybody's car down there.)
1974 Monte Carlo
A 1977 Light Green Ford LTD 2 door with a half landau white roof. Up till then, it was the largest car I had ever owned. Up to now also.😁
I drove one of those for a company vehicle. Being in the northeast I froze every winter. No heat ever got from the rear engine to up front.
My regular vehicle was a 1976 Chevy Monte Carlo.
1975 Ford 4wd pickup with 360 engine and 4 speed transmission. 9 miles to the gallon.
I'd wager the engine in a Chevy Vega was worse!
those were sweet.
1973 Pontiac Catalina. "The Iron Monster" Green with Black vinyl top. Beautiful ride and lots of fun waiting turn at gas pumps based on license plate number.
Lots of horses under the hood and nothing on the Interstate could pass me.
Lots and lots of room in back seat for kids to fight on the way home from the Outer Banks after the beach fun was over.
My neighbor across the street loved the car for three years and I finally let him have it for two thirds of what i paid for it. The old gent paid me in cash that came from under his mattress and I had to look at the car for another three years. I use to think he was OLD and now i truly know what OLD is. —————————-Ray
'72 Satellite Sebring, same paint scheme as the picture, but mine had aluminum slots with a set of fatties on the back.
I have always liked the original Broncos going back to seeing Hank Kimball driving one on Green Acres
To be honest, I wanted a Camero. The used car lot salesman (who didn't have one to sell) promised me that the Matador was sooooo much better! The guy had salesmanship trophy's all over his office. He had a gift of gab and I was happy at the time of closing on the deal.
My wife's first words to me when I drove it home were; "Did Batman retire and get rid of his Batmobile?" 😯 😁
1955 VW Beetle
1973 Chevy Blazer
Allen, hunting partner had the same VW beast. Our families got together to go camping in the Adirondacks. Looked in rear view mirror on NYS Thruway and white smoke all over from the beast behind me. Drove about 100 yards and NYS Trooper on cross over. I asked for distance to next exit. He said it you tow that VW I will give you a ticket. After you get thru toll gate i don't care what you do. He called tow truck and it cost $75 to tow the beast one half mile to toll gate. Put a rope on it and towed it from New Paltz to VW dealer in Newburgh. What a wild ride that was. Cost a fortune to rebuild and it lasted about six months and my pard gave up the beast. —-Ray
1974 F100
1979-ish, I was riding on my Dads motorcycle.
78 Dodge power wagon. Don
1979 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4 with a 460 ci. powerful gas hog……..farm vehicle.
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
1977 f-100 ford shorted truck . Camper shell with curtains , red carpet and a built in bed .
And a 1977 650 Yamaha .
75 Ford Gran Torino 2 door. Without the Starsky and Hutch paint job.