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Old 09-05-2022, 3:59pm   #1
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Mine was this 1963 Beetle.....but was fun and a pisser to drive. But to get up "the hill" on 287 if I didn't get a good running start it would almost not make it to the top
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Old 09-05-2022, 4:08pm   #2
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75 Datsun B210…that and my first car….71 Duster with a slant 6
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Old 09-05-2022, 4:12pm   #3
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Give to drive? '64 corvair convertible. Personally owned? Probably the '97 F150.
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Old 09-05-2022, 4:26pm   #4
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My wife had a 1972 Pinto when we married her. I wanted it gone ASAP. We got her a new Cutlass shortly after we married, dealer offered us $50 on trade. We ended up keeping it and driving it to work at the airport rather than subject the Corvette to daily doses of Jet A mist in the air. Ended up dumping it a year later for a Toyota SR5 pickup. Got $100 on trade, made money!
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80 something K car... I win.
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Mine was this 1963 Beetle.....but was fun and a pisser to drive. But to get up "the hill" on 287 if I didn't get a good running start it would almost not make it to the top
I had a ‘66. It was slow but it had a great heater.

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57 Ford Fairlane station wagon.
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75 dodge colt with a automatic. If you could see a car you better not pull out in front of it.
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1969 Ford Torino… had the 3.3 liter 6 banger with the 3 speed automatic. Got it shortly after graduating from high school Thing could barely get out of its own way but at the time the price was right and I need transportation
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'69 Fiat spider. Fun car but couldn't get out of it's own way
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Old 09-05-2022, 5:15pm   #11
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80 something K car... I win.
Uh-uh.
'75 Ford Courier. Built by Mazda, 4 cyl, 4 spd.
I put a Winnebago camper on the back of it back in the 70s during
the fuel shortage days. Had a hard time doing the speed limit (55mph)
on the Interstate from NY to WI
Gas was mashed to the floorboard for 800 miles.
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'75 Honda Civic
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1973 Vega that burned 1 quart of oil per tank of gas.
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Old 09-05-2022, 6:25pm   #14
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Can't decide whether it was the Plymouth Cricket or the 197? Corolla.
Followed closely by the 4 cylinder 1994 Ford Ranger.
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Never owned a slow car but I borrowed one a few times. Sister-in-law had a late 70's model Ford LTD land yacht with a 302 V8. Saddest excuse for a motor vehicle I've ever driven. Thing required a good quarter mile to get up to highway speed. Got curious so I looked it up on the wiki and found this -

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In that year, U.S. automakers began to quote horsepower in SAE net ratings; the 302 two-barrel carried a net rating of 140 hp (104 kW). By 1975, its power dropped as low as 122 hp (91 kW).
Hahaha... 122hp pushing ~4400lbs
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75 Datsun B210…that and my first car….71 Duster with a slant 6
Gotta agree with the B210. Ex wife and I had a '78 and when the a/c was on it couldn't climb a slight hill.

And my dad owned a '75 Valiant with a 225 slant six which was just as bad.
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65 Beetle, it looked great,clean interior, great paint and extra nice chrome. The motor was beyond tired. It was a slight uphill to high school and I would have at least 15 cars behind me by the time I got there.

A guy offered me $400 for it ( 1977 ) and it was gone
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Mine was this 1963 Beetle.....but was fun and a pisser to drive. But to get up "the hill" on 287 if I didn't get a good running start it would almost not make it to the top
Yep, restored and sold a few of those. Fun around town thinking back on it. Co-worker use to drive 40 miles back and forth to work in his '73...on I-75

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'69 Fiat spider. Fun car but couldn't get out of it's own way
Had a '78. Couldn't keep a head gasket on it. Still have it...rusted badly now.

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Followed closely by the 4 cylinder 1994 Ford Ranger.
Still have a 2001.
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Still have a 2001.
I replaced the 94 with an 04 which I still have... the 4 liter is an excellent engine.
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Rental Smart Car in SLC when there were absolutely no cars available. That POS was dangerous. And, slower than my 1965 VW Type 3.
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