rob98801
North Central Washington State, USA
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1947 MG YA
Its in our garage for the night, but ready to go at a moments notice
1999 Georgetown M-265
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Kajtek1
CA
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Yeah. The Skoda. Rear engine and front radiator. In winter driving when thermostat opened it dropped the engine temperature like 30 degrees in a moment. The same with opening the front mounted heater.
The Fiat126 has a book publicized for its fame.
"126 jokes about Fiat 126"
Pessimist sees dark tunnel, optimist sees a light at the end, realist sees lights of coming train.Engineer sees 3 idiots on the tracks.
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mowermech
Billings, MT
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Oh, yeah, I forgot about the Renault 4CV that I had in 1963. For those who were lucky enough to get a government sponsored trip to Saigon, this is the car that was the taxicab there.
I don't remember what happened to it after I joined the Army.
CM1, USN (RET)
'94 Dodge 3500 4X2 CTD, Std. cab, LB, 5 speed, 4.10 LS diff., Jacobs Rambrake, 273,000 Miles
'99 Monaco McKenzie 32' triple slide
'95 Tioga 29H Ford-based Class C
Daily driver: '06 Jeep Liberty CRD
Towed: '06 Jeep Rubicon Unlimited
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wilber1
Abbotsford B.C. Canada
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I had a couple of Hillmans, an Austin A55 and two sixties vintage Mini Coopers, but none of them were particularly unusual in this part of the world when I owned them.
"Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice" WSC
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RobinHoodRV
Coast of Oregon
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Had a '58 Ford Thames van for awhile in the late 60's. Not quite as exotic as some of the others posted here but I've never seen another one since!
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78 Robin Hood 23' Class C
97 Geo Tracker Convertible 4x4
87 Jeep Comanche Chief 4x4
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N9MB
Indiana
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Had a Hillman Super Minx when I was a youngster. It was so slow I would have hated to see plain Minx was like
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rdturn
Indepenence, MO. USA
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I had a 1975 DAF which was made by Volvo. I am searching for a picture now but it was a weird looking car. It was a 1 speed automatic. You either went forward or backwards and it was belt driven 3 cyclinder.
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2006 F-150 Ford 4x4 S/B
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ggeeza
Gilbertsville, Pa
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In high school, my friend's dad had a Vespa 400 (yes, Vespa made a car). He parked it on his porch.
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You can trust your dog with your life... but not with your lunch.
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KeninAZ
SE AZ
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My Dad was a car dealer. I had access to and drove many.
I did drive the Isetta for about a month. Gutless little car that you had better stay away from steep hills with.
You mentioned a DKW. I seem to remember driving a van from the lot with that name on it. It was a two stroke motor.
I was into sports cars by 17-18 and had Healeys and a TR3 (59) at one time.
I also seem to remember a Berkley sports car that he got in. I got into it and had trouble getting back out it was so small for me.
For the most part, like any kid in the late 50s and 60s I was into the muscle cars that were everywhere.
My first wife had a Hillman Minx Convertible no less. What a hunk of junk
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Orion
Pacific South West
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rdturn wrote:I had a 1975 DAF which was made by Volvo. I am searching for a picture now but it was a weird looking car. It was a 1 speed automatic. You either went forward or backwards and it was belt driven 3 cyclinder.
The Daf 33 was NOT a one speed automatic. It had a 'sliding cone' type of transmission that gave an infinity number of gears like some of the newer cars now.
Never miss an opportunity to walk on the grass.
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