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13 responses to “14 old cars parked”
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Seems like a million years ago, but hard to believe I used to see these 50’s and later cars, in pretty good shape, on the street when I was a paper boy walking around delivering papers and gawking at everyones cars. I used to see a few of those Studie Larks in great shape on my route. That Corvair looks ready for the restoration shop.
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When I was small in the early 70s, 1950s cars still on the road were invariably rusted out. Then they disappeared. It was quite a revelation to start seeing those cars restored in shows many years later.
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Nice photos Jim! I love seeing old cars and trucks in the wild, especially unrestored Drivers or show cars people are not afraid to drive.
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Me too. It’s why I stop to photograph them. I want to make sure they get a moment of honor when I share them on this blog.
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Love that yellow Barracuda!
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Isn’t that fun? I found it a block from my childhood home.
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A few there I would mine having but I am partial to the 67 Cougar but then I have had a 68 Cougar since April 1968. The angle of the 71 Mustang Grande shows just how bad Ford lost the story line on the Mustang.
As for driving all my classics I am not much more cautious as the when they can go onto the road. Traffic has to be thin since two weeks ago my late father’s absolutely pristine super low mileage 2004 Buick LeSabre Limited Celebration Edition was rear ended, at a dead stop, by a brand new Tesla in heavy freeway traffic. Got lucky with the location of the damage but if it had been one of the older cars I’d would have been more irate than I was this time. A week earlier, in the same spot and at the same time, I was in my 73 Polara. Never again.
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How did the 68 Cougar differ from the 67? And yes, the 71 Mustang really lost the plot.
Oof, I’m sorry about your LeSabre. I don’t blame you for being even more cautious now.
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Outwardly just the side marker lights. Inwardly the 302 was now standard vs the 289. I also believe the steering column was now collapsible and the steering box slightly different when it came to the power steering. Oh, and shoulder belts now standard.
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Ooh, I remember that Lark – South Bend’s Beater King, right? The 68 Fairlane is the really rare one of the bunch, I cannot remember the last time I saw one.
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That’s the selfsame Lark! And that Fairlane remains one of my more remarkable finds.
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Your car pictures always make my day better. Thanks for sharing!!
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You’re welcome!
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