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I'm sorry it isn't for you Camino.... You have quite a collection. Sure like that GTO ... he he he. Amending my answer a bit ... I don't think I could give up on the MCs I have currently. But, obviously, it was quite easy to give up the '97 Corsica (er, malibu) and '00 Lumina (er, mc) I bought brand new. Just not good enough for me. As most of you know, I'm currently trying to locate a winter beater of sorts. I have a few options of older cars ... an '88 MC LS, an '87 Olds Cutlass and an '80 Malibu. I'm also looking at the '06 Charger still. But, it's hard to give up the '87 MC LS as a daily driver (yes, I'd still keep it, but obviously it would "sit the winter out") because it has been so freekin' reliable. I'm afraid that if I get something else for a winter beater/trip car (if the '06 Charger becomes mine), it wouldn't be as reliable..... *sighs*

*nods* Very true ... I would ... and that's what several friends (even my parents, for that matter) told me at the time. And, I am so glad I listened .

*rolls eyes* Luckily, I didn't have to go to work today, so mine wasn't. But, this morning, ABC 7 showed a pileup on one of the freeways .. and amazingly, many of them were FWD. I don't understand..... I did spot one Crown Vic (RWD, obviously) and a number of possibly 4WD/AWD SUVs in the video, but most of the cars I saw were FWD (97-03 Malibu or Cutlass, etc.)..... *shrugs* Cort:33swm."Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker Soon:new pics+revision = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ "You've made a fool of everyone" ... Jet ... 'Look What You've Done'

LOL! Ah, well ... would've been neat to know ... in case they lived in the same part of town I do....he heh. Cort:33swm."Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Come pick me up" ... Ben Folds ... 'Landed'

Hmmm...whereabouts in Elgin were they?

Careful careful careful, there, bud . He he he

*chuckles* Everything old is new again.... But, yikes ... they do look strikingly similar, oddly enough. Cort:33swm."Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "What happened next is hard to tell" ... Ray Stevens ... 'Mississippi Squirrel Revival'

He he he...those are fun to spot, too .

*nods* You are welcome! Give him a few days to reply ... I know he gets busy ... especially since in the last 24 hours, I've sent you and another person to him . Oh, cool! Would love to see pics of that if he goes that route.... Hmmm...interesting. I'm not sure when those would've become available to the public, but I can't imagine that they would've come out much before 1977 ... when they debuted on the '77 MC. Although, on an MC board a few months ago, someone from overseas joined, claiming that the '77 MC stand-up emblem on his '73 was "stock". Course, we haven't seen/heard from him in a while, so who knows. Even so, I can't imagine that the '77 MC stand-up emblem would've been available in 1973 ... but, guess you never know.... *shrugs*

Possible to give up cars? Sure it is. But, I don't think I could do it. I've thought about selling off the collection a couple of different times, most recently in mid-2003 when I was facing mounting medical bills from my January 2003 open heart surgery. A number of friends "stepped in" and talked me out of it. Sometimes, I wonder tho..... Cort:33swm."Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "What kind of love keeps breaking a heart?" ... Brooks & Dunn ... 'Long Goodbye'

LOL! Maybe.....

Ya know ... I happened to look at the pics again when I opened this thread ... and noticed the standup hood ornament.... Any idea when that hood ornament was installed, Z? Except for the '77 edition, all of the '73-'77 MCs had a grill ornament; the 1977 MC is the only 2nd gen MC to have a stand-up hood ornament ... the very same one that your '73 has..... Hmmm...interesting .

Ah, Drew ... very sorry this happened to you.... But, glad you are OK. Cort:33swm."Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Every song, another scene" ... Dierks Bently ... 'Every Mile A Memory'

Yikes ... no freekin' clue. Maybe it was parked in the wrong area???!?!?!?!!!??? Cort:33swm."Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "It almost seems like yesterday" ... Kenny Rogers ... '20 Years Ago'

*grins* One word, Z ... "AWESOME"! Thanks for sharing the pics! I trust that you received my reply PM to ya . Cort:33swm."Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "I wanna drive" ... Trace Adkins ... '(Her Favorite Color Is) Chrome'

Saturday afternoon, I stopped to get gas before I left town for Freeport IL to see some friends for dinner. The gallons (after almost a week of driving) was 7.729 for $17.00. On the way back home late Saturday night, I thought about getting gas, but decided I'd just get gas today (Sunday) after I did some running around. So, today, I stopped at Walmart, stopped at a no-touch car wash to get the '87 MC LS washed, drove a bit to help dry it off a bit more, then stopped for gas. After I got back home and started inputting the figures into my "gas book", I was stunned to discover that the gallons and dollar amount were exactly the same as yesterday's ... 7.729 gallons for $17.00. And, no, I didn't stop it at $17 on purpose. As much as I keep track of facts and figures, I have never remembered what the dollar amount and gallons were from fill up to fill up, regardless of the time between fillups. Gas mileage was NOT the same, of course, since Sunday's fill-up came after a road trip of sorts (lots of highway driving) and the previous fill-up came after a week (rather, "mini" week) of driving back'n'forth to work.... Anyone else happen to get the same amount of gallons and dollar amount on back-to-back fill-ups? Cort:33swm."Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ "Every song, another scene" ... Dierks Bently ... 'Every Mile A Memory'

AMEN! The themes to TV shows of the past had a character all of their own, too. The second the tune began, you knew what it was ... whether you heard it on radio or TV. These days, the themes seem (well, at least to me) to "blend in" ... and sound the same.... *shrugs* He he he...yes those "idiosyncrises" are so fun to see . Cort:33swm."Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Every song, another scene" ... Dierks Bently ... 'Every Mile A Memory'

Congrats on the job, a-r . Oh my yes ... summer maintenance for the Elgin School District U-46. One of the chaps I worked with had a red '77 MC with swivel bucket seats. How could I NOT remember that? Cort:33swm."Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "It almost seems like yesterday" ... Kenny Rogers ... '20 Years Ago'

So, did you check? Very true, but then, FWD is not me at all ... and I'd just end up hating the car. In which case, I should just pick up an '06 Lumina...2 or 4 door version. *sighs* As for those two 74s ... thanks so much for that info! Holy cow ... I'm surprised the prices aren't a bit higher.....

*raises eyebrow* Is this a special model? Not sure I remember the "Holiday" coupe..... Cort:33swm."Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Something's wrong in the world today" ... Aerosmith ... 'Living On The Edge'

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Day! I celebrated by getting my older 4 MCs out a bit (weather was absolutely gorgeous here!) ... and then watching "Cars" with my parents in the evening. Cort:33swm."Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Tell them we're survivors" ... Rascal Flatts ... 'Life Is A Highway'

*huge grin* I absolutely LOVE that show! Course, the Firebird is what drew me in ... but, I loved all of the different aspects of the show ... Jim's relationship with Rocky, etc. Course, watching it while on my road trips, I've seen Jim either drive, be chased by, or chase several 2nd generation Monte Carlos . Cort:33swm."Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Come pick me up" ... Ben Folds ... 'Landed'

*raises eyebrow* Yeah, that'd work, too .

Ah...well, that'd be cool, too...

Hmmm....more details? Please!? And, Olds ... Aura is FWD, no?