most older mopars had 2 feet of space from the nose too the radiator cut the support bracket and smash away ,still for a small prize not worth the loss of all those cars ,and parts --- On Sat, 7/11/09, Ollie <satellite1965@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Ollie <satellite1965@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: some thoughts on my past snobberies > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009, 8:24 AM > > Been in a few of those..fun..a late 40's early 50's were > tough. More iron in > the bumper than most vehicles today! > Ollie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Daniel" <dougdaniel50@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 7:11 AM > Subject: RE: some thoughts on my past snobberies > > > > i have had lots of cars that did not get away but i smashed > in demo > derbies,, i was a fool ,,,i would have > everyone mad at me if i told you > all the list is sad ,,fun then,, but so sad ,, > > --- On Fri, 7/10/09, Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > From: Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: RE: some thoughts on my past snobberies > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 9:57 AM > > > > 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 > > > > > > ---- > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to > only one > > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as > other > > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not > to the > > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect > your > > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune > the > > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. > > > > > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. > > > > >