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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    Yeah...it sold around 1980-81, before the whole boom in Mustang reproduction parts..he had hit a power pole on High Street in Columbus head on pretty hard..I remember the front inner fenders were buckled and the whole front was pushed upward. I remember it was a guy from the Pittsburgh area that bought it...always wondered if it was restored. When my Mom got the '69, he got the '65 coupe, which got totaled a year or so later in Columbus also--got hit from behind. He then drove a rusty '58 Biscayne his final year at Ohio State...
  2. Robert Hall
    Yep...have seen old photos of them, and I remember seeing the convertible in the 70s..it sat in the barn for a decade with the front smashed in...he eventually sold it.
  3. Robert Hall
    The grille on that illustration reminds me of the early 90s Escort GT...
  4. Robert Hall
    It's funny...I was thinking about the summer of 1967...was still 3 years before I was born. My sister was 10, my brother was 17...my folks moved back to Ohio after 3 years in Saipan and Guam. They bought a house in North Baltimore, Ohio (near Findlay), my Dad bought himself a new '67 Cougar--silver green w/ 289, 3spd manual, bought my Mom a used '65 Mustang coupe (289 4bbl 'high-po' w/ 4spd, black on black, and bought my brother a used '66 Mustang GT convertible ( 289 4bbl 'high po' w/ 4spd, dark green w/ black interior and top). He took it off to Ohio State that fall, totaled it a couple years later. My Mom drove the '65 until '69 then got the white '69 Mustang 351... different world then.
  5. Robert Hall
    I know..it makes no sense...the garage door is narrower than the driveway. 1967 I was thinking Ford Country Squire & Fairlane..or Impala wagon and Chevelle..wouldn't fit. It seems like it was built more for two Beetles or a Nova and a Camaro. The odd thing is on the same street there are houses that appear to be the same model, but with a wider garage...down the street there is a house w/ a late model Explorer and Fusion in the garage, and when they have the door up it's clear they have a lot more walk-around room than I do..
  6. Robert Hall
    Good guess..1967 split level...everything in the subdivision seems to be from then...some have wider garages than others.
  7. Robert Hall
    Not doing anything here outside Cleveland right now...my sister says it's snowing over in Maumee (Toledo area)..she's driving home from work around 5 (weekly back and forth on the Ohio Turnpike). It's supposed to snow a bit tonight then the big storm Saturday starting around midday and going through Sunday afternoon is what I've heard. But I'm sure the forecast will change again...
  8. Robert Hall
    The Jeep and Trax both fit, but I have to get the right side of the Jeep up close to the wall and fold up the mirrors on the Trax and get it close to the left wall to be able to get in the Jeep..
  9. Robert Hall
    X7 inspired front end update, looks like..
  10. Robert Hall
    I need a wider garage..it's narrower than other 2 car garages in the neighborhood..I should have measured it before I bought. Oh well, something to improve upon w/ the next house.
  11. Robert Hall
    That would require investment...looks like they spent a few bucks on a new grille and badge.
  12. Robert Hall
    I do like some parts of Florida..having lived in the Keys in middle school and high school. Not sure where I'm going to retire to eventually, ideally some place w/ mountains and beaches. My sister plans to retire in about 5 years and winter in Florida.
  13. Robert Hall
    Heh-heh..what I usually see from my cameras are deer strolling through the front and back yards..
  14. Robert Hall
    Was reading about that..pretty cool.
  15. Robert Hall
    After doing it the last 18 months, I love working from home/working remotely...definitely driving much less than when I was in a cubicle in Scottsdale.
  16. Robert Hall
    I know some years Arizona has been #1 for moving into, whether for work or retirement...after living there, I'm not going back..can't stand the climate. Same with Nevada....I just can't stand the ugliness of the desert and the dry and heat. I do get a lot of headhunters pinging me about jobs in NJ/NYC, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Seattle (Amazon recruiters weekly pretty much). I have about 20 years to go until retirement...i'm happy in Ohio for now..
  17. Robert Hall
    Yes, I can understand that...in a daily driver, I want the most creature comforts I can get...I couldn't imagine driving a depressing 4cyl FWD econobox w/ a despair gray interior... Public transit isn't really a realistic option here in the suburbs..there are bus lines that run into downtown Cleveland and a light rail, but nothing practical for me. If I were working downtown or in another suburb, I'd be commuting by SUV as I've done most of my career in other cities. I do like Uber, I use it occasionally if I don't want to deal w/ parking in some areas or want to have a few drinks at dinner. Very convenient.
  18. Robert Hall
    I like the name...love the place it’s named for..too bad Dodge or Jeep didn’t use that name.
  19. Robert Hall
    Prices are getting crazy..anything under $30-35k seems to be fwd/transverse 4cyl appliances, nothing interesting.---just despair gray interior generics. Since I drove my last new vehicle 17 years, I'll probably be in my current for a while..but not that long..not going to keep it past 100k miles. I've been happy w/ my CPO experience, I can see doing that again...
  20. Robert Hall
    So? Mercedes are used as taxis in Europe because they are reliable and durable. I don’t see how that has any relevance to anything else. Priuses are used as taxis in the US, yet people still but them. Mercedes-Benz has a long history of commercial vehicles--from taxis, to Sprinter vans, to heavy trucks and buses, so that's just part of their product line along w/ luxury cars and SUVs, so nothing out of the ordinary.
  21. Robert Hall
    Sounds like from 2017 on it's a VW design...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Crafter
  22. Robert Hall
    That was a truck engine, not a car engine...wasn't intended to be refined.
  23. Robert Hall
    Nah, these are just commercial appliances. The current VW Crafter is a VW only product, but the previous on was based on the Sprinter.... so if the next Transit and Crafter share some dirty bits for various markets, no biggie...
  24. Robert Hall
    Similar to what they are forecasting for here in Cleveland...ugh. Already have 3-4 inches on the ground from last weekend. And if it gets windy, that means power outages...ugh.
  25. Robert Hall
    Hard to imagine a 300hp 4 cyl Mustang, since my main points of familiarity for Mustangs are a 92hp 4cyl and a 225hp V8..
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