steve mercier
Well-Known Member
63 Impala 4 dr ...that was a solid car
Last edited:
Other cars I have owned that I recall fondly: A 1975 orange Porche 914: This is the only car I ever sold for more money than I paid. View attachment 82998
I had a '71. Gas heater.68 VW 7 passenger bus. Used it to deliver the Buy and Sell. View attachment 83027
Haha ya gas heater was THE big option.I had a '71. Gas heater.
I worked at a stereo store and put in a killer audio system with speakers on wire I could bring out of the sliding door for... ambiance...
I bought a well used 69 or 70 pop top camper and toured the Smoky Mountains in it. Didn't know about the extra heater and the cockpit was so cold I had to wear a jacket, a hat, and gloves to drive it at night in the mountains .I had a '71. Gas heater.
I worked at a stereo store and put in a killer audio system with speakers on wire I could bring out of the sliding door for... ambiance...
The Notchback was pretty rare around these parts but my dad had one too for a short while (-:Ok, admittedly I wasn't on my bike when I saw this but it did bring back memories and as long as the topic is now VW oriented....
View attachment 83096
I had one of these a long time ago, a '67 in light blue I called "Baby". I left it at a friends house one night to continue on with the shenanigans we no doubt got up to and upon return it was gone, with my Malamute Nanook and banjo aboard....A friend that was with us said he thought he saw it when we went by the Ploughman's Rest, a local bar/restaurant, so we went down there and there it was dog and banjo intact. However the front end was all smashed up and it ended up a total loss. Found the drunk that did it but of course he was one of those alkies that doesn't remember a thing they did last night so he denied it was him....got him to pay up however in the end. The only VW I ever had
Mine as the one above is a square back, the notch back was the sedan version.The Notchback was pretty rare around these parts but my dad had one too for a short while (-:
oh yes of course ! My Dad had the notchback I think.Mine as the one above is a square back, the notch back was the sedan version.
I own a 91 Miata special edition which came in British racing Green. Mazda modelled the Miata on the Lotus Elan. I was tooling around one day when I came to a red light and stopped beside a beautiful MG also in British racing Green. We both had the tops down on a nice day. The driver of the MG looked at me and said " Coward - don't want to be a mechanic do you?" My Miata is 30 years old now and still runs like a top - probably because I don't work on it!!!Miatas just aren't the same as real British sports cars, I believe the original miata was a copy of a 60s Lotus.
But where is the fun in that? British cars are fun to work onI own a 91 Miata special edition which came in British racing Green. Mazda modelled the Miata on the Lotus Elan. I was tooling around one day when I came to a red light and stopped beside a beautiful MG also in British racing Green. We both had the tops down on a nice day. The driver of the MG looked at me and said " Coward - don't want to be a mechanic do you?" My Miata is 30 years old now and still runs like a top - probably because I don't work on it!!!
My dad loved working on British and German cars and my son loves working on Japanese cars but the gene bypassed me so I will stick to Ebikes.But where is the fun in that? British cars are fun to work on