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Going a bit fast, someone pulled out I think, he hit ice on already cold & hard summer tires...and...ta-da...splitsky. Thankfully, from what I've read, just a scratch on the noggin, as you might be able to tell from the driver's side. It split just close enough through the passenger. Lots of these have been meeting such fates, but actually, not most because of the driver. Tons of rear enders, things falling on the cars, T-boned, etc. Matter of fact, a local yellow one that got a crumpled up butt was reconstructed where my brother works & he decided to bring home a full V6 dual exhaust system they removed & would have scrapped...not the faintest clue what he'll do with it, but apparently scrap for other exhaust systems. Of course. He is related to my father... There have been a lot of "holy..." G8 splitters, rip in halfers, and such, like any other car, too...

Do here too...now a month in. WOW, that was a quick month. I told her to "drive it a little hard sometimes, break in properly..." and the other day when I was around I heard that SIDI 3.6L shriek, gravel flying, and VROOM down the street. Apparently she just drives like that now, caressing it like her newest baby down the road, but enjoying every minute of power. Note to self. NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER recommend a 4-cyl anything to mom or dad again based on "peppy" and "more efficient". Thanks to the Malibu, however terrific a car it was, they'll never go for it. This thing...unpractical and all...it's the bees knees. She was still debating stripes over the holiday too. My brother was showing her pictures of different varieties, she decided then that she liked the "hockey stick" one down the side and asked him "can you get that painted for me?" because he's a collision tech. I had to step in and "WHOA...wait a minute..." because you can't turn that back, said there are GM OEM decals if she really wanted it, even just to see. The result? "Then again...I just really like it all silver, the way it is..."...

Hah! It's one vehicle he had I know NO story on...he just had it & has a few pictures of it in the garage with a chain swapping the engine. Might just have been a flipper. He did a LOT of this stuff 20some years ago. The pictures still amaze me, vs. what he accomplishes now, although now there's another job involved

Scope it out...scope it out...I hate when co-workers get new cars and don't tell me or anyone about it

Same here. The frigid has me worried...clock ticking to get the car cleaned, not looking good. I could come dirty, but frostbitten & dirty...eh Solid maybe. Watching weather, daily.

Good stuff. Having ordered various pieces for these cars in recent years...I think one thing unavailable are the "straps" that attach the chrome panels to the body. Actually, several of them were unavailable for years now, as I couldn't get them when rebuilding my '95 either. The body shop did great work piecing together a few key old ones, even broken, masterfully. If that's it, not a huge deal, and at least there's only 1 or 2 on a front fender. Seems like most else is good to go. Ah...an Impala. Well, at least you should have a lot more front legroom Otherwise, eh, but GM, so not bad.

Cool, thanks! I knew they had come up in conversation at one point, but couldn't remember all of them. Nice to know...wish I could get more of my grandfather's oldies. Will have to dig next time I visit.

You mean they freak out over snow in Missouri as much as Delaware? Wow... ...then again...it must actually be a really limited amount of regions in the US that are "schooled" in white stuff...PA, New England, midwest (or not...), etc. Otherwise, worthless

In box #1, I had these too, and if I remember correctly from many years back, they belonged to my great great grandparents? I couldn't tell you what's what, however.

Didn't fully realize until I saw this a few times how well dad staged these 2 pics, or at least the first one. Cool car...and now that I also remember it...he had it through getting married, they drove it to Delaware at least once, and then I think it met its fate one night via a really big deer. He got it home, but it was too damaged to bother trying to get back in shape after 15 years or so of PA rust and such, and it actually became a backyard ornament at our house in PA under a tarp. Thinking back, even really young, I distinctly remember him dismantling/cutting it apart piece by piece and even helping move the engine or part of it somehow...sad...sort of... ...and no WONDER he despises any kind of mudflaps, splash guards, etc. now...

A Sunbird! My babysitter had one of those...light blue...coupe...mid/late 80's...then they traded it for a silver '92 Grand Am, the first of the new design. Either car, they enjoyed. I remember "smelling" the new '92 Grand Am, hah, my first new car experience as a small child How, again, did they go from SunBIRD to SunFIRE...? Was there a valid reason for that at the time? The fact that there was a model year gap?

Wow, I, uh, blocked up another OCN thread...didn't I...

...more of the ones dad bought, fixed up and either drove a little or just flipped for profit... Mercury Cougar: Ford Galaxie: Ford Ranchero: MG B GT: Datsun truck...odd, but even did an engine swap, etc.:

Buick Wildcat...this was grandma's, but in the box. Apparently quite the beast and they'd tow the camper trailer with it to the beach every summer they had it: The ones dad bought, fixed up and either drove a little or just flipped for profit... '57 Chevy...did most of a ground up, an engine swap from a full size Blazer, Mopar seats, etc. Turned out cool. I never understood the "front" thing...but he had a reason:

...more that dad actually had for a long time... '70 Dodge Coronet. Bought it needing restored, in original olive green, then eventually it became this. I loved this car. SO cool. Loved riding in it, going to shows, etc. '68 Dodge Coronet 440. Just bought it at the end of the summer...needs a lot...a work in progress...majorly:

The ones dad actually drove for a long time... '70 Chevelle: '69 Chevy Truck: '79 GMC Van. Had this from '94-04, pre Roadmaster. Bought it in need, fixed it to very nice then let it degrade to crap over the next 10 years:

There's more...I know there are...including mom's Monte Carlo and various rides from the grandparents, but here we go on the 'rents rides as I found in one box. Seen before, but what a treasure trove. The full link I'll keep adding to: http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c101/caddycruiser/My%20Cars%20Stuff/Old%20Cars/ And some pictures, mostly dad's, but we'll start with some of mom's... Plymouth Aero...she had 2 of these back to back: '89 Chevy Corsica...traded the '83 Monte Carlo for this "family car" in '92. Had it for 5 years.

Hah! And back then I apparently had INSANE thick hair too...where'd it go? Lots of memories from that '69 truck. Like riding in back with a dog and trying not to step in one of the many holes all over the bed floor, for pavement view. Jeez...I just realized someone's white briefs are on the clothes line out back...how classy... ...nevermind;-)

Eh, I could take a winter in the 50's with sun, just enough for a hoodie. Other than that, sun me...

Just dug a metric ton of photos out...before I start scanning, here's a good one with me from, hmm, '87-88?

Gosh no...that just makes it WORSE! Snow has never equated to pretty to me, I think, unless I was 6 and sledding on the first few days of a big storm. Otherwise, yeck. Disgusting mess that doesn't just dry away quickly. IMHO, of course 1:30am in southern Delaware, furnace cranking, it's 20 degrees (about as cold as it gets here), and with random once an hour gusts so hard, you get creaky wall syndrome. Take me away, oh take me away...to Texas...or San Diego...

Holy crap...the book about my life right now...how'd you know:blush: Seriously, right now, on the 2nd day of 2010 I'm 95% determined to make the big changes I NEED, happen. Just fell down & got back up at the start of this hall...the sculpture is a bit further down...

Nice to know! It was just a random idea once, and there's a lot of places to choose from...if for god's sake I ever had the time and money to travel. I want California weather, essentially, but open to anywhere that also has positive living/work/$$/etc. conditions to do it in. Otherwise, free as a bird...don't want insane heat and dust...but want no snow or a next to nil amount and no lower than the 40's most of the time... I feel so at home when I get back to Southeastern PA, if only I could move the region to some place else with better weather

That could be worked out OCD me just doesn't want to get his clean car dirty--well, that is, if I have 32 or higher temps a weekend from now until then to get it up to snuff--but otherwise is set to roll. Not much further than where I just was a few weeks back getting my exhaust done. I seem to hit PA and rack insane miles up regardless on ole G8, so what's a few more. As of now, works for me. Things change quickly, but if I commit, I'm good to go. I'd like to say have an alternate in case of bad weather, etc. that we could call 2-3 days before, but I don't know how that would work, Roger. Last year this time was fairly okay, I think?

I hate BOTH... The cold means it's uncomfortable to be outside and/or, depending on how much so, no cleaning el car-o unless I want an ice cube. The wind means crap gets blown all over, and without a garage, there's more of an annoyance. Car aside, both stink and anymore I'm so tired of the cold--and all the constant raining around here lately--I want warm. Lots of it. And dry. Thought of moving to, say, Arizona based on jobs and such a few days ago and leaving that area open as a possibility because of it. If I could go without ever seeing snow again, and almost never being frostbite cold, I think I'd be happy even if that means more barren. Oh well.