Re: snobbery of the two door

[Skagdrager@xxxxxxx]

Yes, it's a strange phenom. I bought my 4dr 62 Dart Sedan (after it spent 12 
years collecting rust in a Lodi barn) as a parts car, but the darn thing runs 
too good to part out. It's got lots of visible rust, pealing paint, driver's 
door different color. But I get thumb's up on the freeway and sideroads all the 
time. Outside the supermarket, I even had a nice looking young lady stop and 
have a 3 minute conversation about how cool it was.
Go figure.
Paul

In a message dated 10/19/06 10:45:39 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
I've been for a ride in a '62 Dart 4-door owned by a certain young man 
in this clubhouse, and I can tell you that his car got more looks then a 
naked gopher.

Jim Jablonski
Royal Oak, Michigan
'64 Fury

michael redden wrote:
> 
> I think you are exactly right.  I love vehicles, no matter how many 
> doors
> (or wheels) they have.
> 
> It is ashame that the old four doors have to go to the crusher.  I 
> believe
> we should save the old "family" cars, too, not just Cudas, Mustangs and
> Camaros.  I actually generate more excitement with my '62 four door 
> Valiant
> than I ever have in the two door "muscle cars" I have had.  People even 
> love
> that it is a slant6.  I would have never thought that would be the case,
> I just have it because both my wife and I like it (we both used to have 
> old
> Darts.)  It turns out others like it too!
> 
> Some think that all the money in the world will make it a car cool.  I 
> go to
> some shows and all you see is rows of late sixties, early seventies 
> muscle
> cars that are cookie cutter customized.  Even street rods all seem to be
> chopped, pastel and 350 Chevy powered. I think it is great you guys are
> saving these special cars and preserving them, rodding them, draggin' 
> them,
> customizing them and sharing your love and knowledge with others.  There 
> are
> lists where, unless you had a V8 muscle car from 1970, you wouldn't be 
> very
> welcome.  Rather than spending $150,000 on one vehicle, I wish people 
> would
> buy more of the old family cars EVEN STATION WAGONS, and keep them from
> oblivion.  Of course, it is there money and I am glad they are saving
> Chargers, too  ; <)
> 
> Mike in PA
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Earl H. " <earlh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@>
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:57 AM
> Subject: RE: Re:Re: Hardtop?#2
> 
> 
> >
> > If you base your love of cars on $$, and your
> > fooling yourself that your "investment" is really
> > a hobby, and you're the type of guy who turns
> > up your nose at 4dr's, You're my kind of meat on
> > the street. I love blowing you snobs off with the ol
> > multi exit vehicle. Having both 4dr's and 2dr hardtops,
> > I have been getting sick of this lately "If you don't have
> > a 2dr you don't have a cool car". I have left the 2dr in
> > the driveway most of the summer just to go to cruse
> > in's with the 4dr. Only lost one race this summer, and
> > it was to another 4dr.
> >
> > When are we going to grow up and be real car guys that
> > love everything for what it is, not for what YOU think it
> > should be?
> >
> > But thanks for the idea. I think the next 4dr Belve I find, I
> > will make a hard top out of it. That should mess with the
> > "I have to have the correct reflector crowd".
> >
> > Earl
> >


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