RE: some thoughts on my past snobberies

[Jeff Adams <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's easy to look back and beat yourself up for what you passed up, but 
they WERE just used cars then. I passed up a 66 Charger 383 4-spd on a 
car lot for $300 ( only about 600  made) and paid $400 for a 65 GTO in 
1973 right outta high school. You can't buy buy either of those cars for 
20 times those prices now!
Of course I was making $1.50 an hour slinging pizzas back then, too. 
It's all relative to where you are in life at the time.
neal zimmerman wrote:
> 
> seems like back then i was only in to the "magazine cars" like
> e-bodies or 68-70 b -bodies. didnt even know mopar existed before
> 1967.   now three of my five are of the 62-65 era, including the
> ugliest mopar ever made,  a 1962 dart LOL,   a 67 barracuda notchback
> ( that nobody likes because its not a fastback) and a 68 charger
> project.  the chargers the only real "correct" mopar i have.( I wonder
> if that thing will ever see the road)
>   neal zimmerman, eugene oregon
> 
> On 7/10/09, neal zimmerman <neal.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > well there were more around then , u could afford to be picky i guess.
> > now even a 318 car is hard to find
> >   neal zuimmerman, eugene oregon
> >
> > On 7/10/09, Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> My first new car, the '64 Dodge, I had about 6 months and then got
> >> drafted. Familiar story eh?
> >>
> >> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
> >> ====================================================================
> >> Ollie wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Love it !! Ramble on!
> >>> Bought my first new car in 68. Looked hard at a Javalin but could not
> >>> bring
> >>> myself to get a Rambler..Got a Charger, 383, 4 speed instead. Sold it 6
> >>> months later before going to Operation Vietnam Freedom. (another
> >>> failure)
> >>> Niel, thought we were supposed to get older and wiser as time marchers
> >>> on....as Rich K. said the other day...we are having fun with our "adult
> >>> toys"?
> >>> Our site is so cool...like hangin with the boys that never really "grew
> >>> up"
> >>> LOL
> >>> Ollie
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "neal zimmerman" <neal.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>> To: "1962to1965mopars" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 9:07 PM
> >>> Subject: some thoughts on my past snobberies
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> > feeling nostalgic.  remembering  mopars that got away.
> >>> >  when a 17-18 year old kid shopping for the right car heres some
> >>> > stuff i missed out on-
> >>> >    Took my dad with me  out to a little town where a kid was selling
> >>> > a 1969 Javelin with factory 390 and 4 speed.  Things were going well
> >>> > on the test drive until I had the bright idea to ask my dad if he
> >>> > wanted to try it.  He got in the drivers seat, got on it and about
> >>> > corkscrewed us across  the cow fields. He immediately shut down this
> >>> > whole idea.  Dont  take dad with u for test drives, make him wait at
> >>> > the guys house as collateral.
> >>> >   A guy i knew in mechanics school about 1981 wanted to sell me a
> >>> > beautful 1967 barracuda convertible,  him and his dad had fixed up.
> >>> > this car was stunning with new paint, new top and new interior , 273
> >>> > and a console auto, and cragar five spokes. ran like a swiss watch
> >>> > they wanted 1800 dollars. " Nope, too weird looking" LOL.
> >>> >  another buddy had a 1966 charger  383 big block with a 4 speed he
> >>> > wanted to sell me cheap,900 dollars, "Nope, too weird looking"
> >>> >   another guy i knew wanted to unload his 68 RT Charger with
> >>> > automatic for 1800 dollars, "nope, too big."
> >>> >    Or how about the 1970 Challenger big block 4 speed Panther Pink ,
> >>> > " No way, I aint gonna drive no stinkin pink car, that things gross"
> >>> >  I could go on , but I am starting to cry
> >>> >     LOL ,  the  ideas i had then, oh geez,
> >>> >  neal zimmerman, eugene oregon
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >



Jeff Adams
64 Polara


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