Autos Thread
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aja8888
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Twilo123 you are at it again. This looks like the distinctive grill of a 1937 (?) Chev Master Deluxe.
38Chevy454
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I think 33 or 34 Chevy. Engine is a 348 or 409 (made 58-65), called the W-engine in Chevy circles.
38Chevy454
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That's a mid to late 30's Packard
aja8888
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Correct, I should have known it was either a 348 or 409 just by the valve covers. My memory is going bad.
I'm guessing 1962-63 Ford Galaxie 500. Competitor to the Impala. But could be off by a year on either end. Later 60's Galaxies were kinda slab-sided with raised rear fenders, almost haunches.
aja8888
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1962 Ford Galaxie. Tail lights gave it away,
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Amphibious half track of some kind.
1968 Camaro. Similar to 1967-69, but has side marker lights (absent in 1967, required starting in 1968), and no headrests, which were mandatory beginning in 1969 - if my memory hasn't failed me. And it could have. And my kids think I wasted my brain on this stuff instead of solving world hunger 
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I’m more caught up on the first picture where they leaned a lawn chair up against the car. I can’t imagine doing that with any car, let alone one I cared about.
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My uncle had this car in black, a 2-door hardtop.
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Classic car owners are way more meticulous than that. My daughter was no more than 6 or 7 when she was told not to touch someone's car at such a show.
38Chevy454
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It looks like leaned against the tire, not against the paint.
aja8888
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My first new car ever in 1968 after I got out of the Air Force was a 1968 Malibu SS 396. What a beast! I had it six months living in KCMO and got T-boned by a lady driver and the car was toast. I was banged up a bit, but being young, healed quickly then bought a used Chevy pickup.1968 Camaro. Similar to 1967-69, but has side marker lights (absent in 1967, required starting in 1968), and no headrests, which were mandatory beginning in 1969 - if my memory hasn't failed me. And it could have. And my kids think I wasted my brain on this stuff instead of solving world hunger
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One of my friends had a new loaded 68 Chevelle too. He could have got his with a 396 but special ordered his and opted for a 327 w/350 hp 4 speed. Hot car in it's day!
Never understood why he didn't order the big block.
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Those were a lot of fun back then. One of my friends bought a Super Bee and another bought a GTO. Wow! The memories!
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Very nice!
My first one in the early 1970's was a Bultaco Matador. No pictures though. These were wild bikes (until the Honda Elsinores came out).
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Well, they were the first country to build a modern highway, the "Autostrada dei Laghi", so you could buy a beautiful car and drive it very fast through a beautiful land.
Yes, the Elsinores ruled, (and I loved those silver tanks) until Yamaha introduced the YZ250/400 monoshocks. Inadvertently dropped 10 feet into a riverbed on a YZ400 and kept going, thought I was going to die. Lay-downs like my friend modified for his Husky didn't cut it anymore. Boy were those 2-stokes fiddly beasts. The pace of change in the 70's was stunning as I look back.
my first bike of my own was an xr80. my brother had a xl185 at the time as well. rode both.
