It's a cold snowy, sleeting , rainy day and I was just wondering what was your favorite that you owned Import a and American and tell us about it:
Pictures would help but some of us are too old to have digital pictures
I'll start ..
I had a Subaru XT in Black ... it was an awesome vehicle with an aircraft steering and dash board ... I almost crashed it a few times when i first got it watching all the electronics ... it had a removable sun roof that was almost the size of the entire roof ... the suspension would lift a few inches when you were driving in deep snow or through deep puddles .. it was a fun ride with the turbo boost too.
For an American vehicle, it would be a 69 Cougar i found in California on a road in the foothills of LA. I was looking for a different car and I saw this dusty, cob webbed, flat tired, Cougar sitting by the curb. Through the dirty back window there was a faded for sale sign. There were no cell phones at this time, so I drove to a PHONE BOOTH at a gas station and called the number. A woman answered and said it was still for sale and her family was the original owners. I came back to the car and she met me outside ... it was worn but overall in good shape..she said it would need a new battery and some air in the tires and it should run ... I looked around and saw some very unusual options and figured I would take a chance. Made her an offer and she took it .. no i am not going to tell you how much ..lol
Came back later that afternoon with a guy from our shop, armed with a new battery, air tank to blow up tires and some starting fluid .. there was the gas station at the bottom of the hill for gas...
Gave the woman the cash, and got the title as my buddy prepped the car .. opened the air cleaner and sprayed the starting fluid and first turn it started and ran well. Drove it to the bottom of the hill, filled the tank with a few dollars ..which was a few gallons back then, drove it back to the shop to clean it up and get a better look.
To make a long story short, this turned out to be an extremely rare car.. 1 of 7 built for high volume dealers in California and Florida ..
it's rare Cougar options included a power sun-roof that went into the roof like modern cars, tilt away steering wheel for easy access in and out, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, AM/FM 5 speaker stereo ( you were lucky to get 2 speaker stereo then), perforated vinyl seats,
a 351 modified Cleveland police interceptor engine, and it still had the factory dual stainless steel exhaust, vinyl roof, power windows and door locks.
It was a beast and a pleasure to drive ...
Pictures would help but some of us are too old to have digital pictures
I'll start ..
I had a Subaru XT in Black ... it was an awesome vehicle with an aircraft steering and dash board ... I almost crashed it a few times when i first got it watching all the electronics ... it had a removable sun roof that was almost the size of the entire roof ... the suspension would lift a few inches when you were driving in deep snow or through deep puddles .. it was a fun ride with the turbo boost too.
For an American vehicle, it would be a 69 Cougar i found in California on a road in the foothills of LA. I was looking for a different car and I saw this dusty, cob webbed, flat tired, Cougar sitting by the curb. Through the dirty back window there was a faded for sale sign. There were no cell phones at this time, so I drove to a PHONE BOOTH at a gas station and called the number. A woman answered and said it was still for sale and her family was the original owners. I came back to the car and she met me outside ... it was worn but overall in good shape..she said it would need a new battery and some air in the tires and it should run ... I looked around and saw some very unusual options and figured I would take a chance. Made her an offer and she took it .. no i am not going to tell you how much ..lol
Came back later that afternoon with a guy from our shop, armed with a new battery, air tank to blow up tires and some starting fluid .. there was the gas station at the bottom of the hill for gas...
Gave the woman the cash, and got the title as my buddy prepped the car .. opened the air cleaner and sprayed the starting fluid and first turn it started and ran well. Drove it to the bottom of the hill, filled the tank with a few dollars ..which was a few gallons back then, drove it back to the shop to clean it up and get a better look.
To make a long story short, this turned out to be an extremely rare car.. 1 of 7 built for high volume dealers in California and Florida ..
it's rare Cougar options included a power sun-roof that went into the roof like modern cars, tilt away steering wheel for easy access in and out, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, AM/FM 5 speaker stereo ( you were lucky to get 2 speaker stereo then), perforated vinyl seats,
a 351 modified Cleveland police interceptor engine, and it still had the factory dual stainless steel exhaust, vinyl roof, power windows and door locks.
It was a beast and a pleasure to drive ...
