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You must be thick-headed. 😉🙂

Do you remember what year car? Based on the shape, it could be the sister-car to my very first car I ever owned, a hand me down from my father. A 1969 Ford Galaxie 500 station wagon. Car had 175,000 miles on it when he gave it to me in 1980 & I put another 21,000 on it before I could save up enough money to buy my own car. Looking back, I wished I kept it until it had an even 200K miles just for bragging rights. I found this picture on the internet, looks exactly like the car I had, color and everything. Except mine did not have a roof rack, must've been an option back in the day and my dad didn't bother with options. So, no A/C, AM-only radio with one speaker in the middle of the dash, black vinyl bench seats (so much fun on a hot sunny day), etc. The only options it did have was the bigger V8 engine - a 390 ci - and Posi-Traction (another Marisa Tomei reference) which I think Ford called Traction-Lok. The car had a surprising amount of power for station wagon, could outrun a few Mustangs and Camaro's. One of my favorite quirks of the car was the carburetor valve would get stuck closed in the winter time so it wouldn't start. Had to open the hood, screw open the air filter cover, unstick the valve & hold it open with a screw driver. Then after starting the car, remove screw driver, screw cover back on and close hood. Lot of fun on a windy, 20 degree winter day.

Doesn't a car need to be 20 years old before being considered a classic? So you only have to wait 3 more years

Thank you for the offer but that's probably too much car for me. 😀 My "midlife-crisis-mobile" is a Saab convertible, which I still have but somehow my step daughter took it over when she moved back home last year. 😊

Which is a shame because I'd rather have a car. Right now my everyday driver is a SUV and it's pleasant enough. Drives just like a car. But I prefer to be lower to the ground and a have sportier ride. Not that I'm in the market for a new car but if I was, it'd be an Audi A5. And maybe a V8 Mustang before gas-powered cars become obsolete.

I've always tended to favor 2 door coupes with tiny back seats. One side benefit is I'm never asked to be the driver when a group of us go out. 😁

That's the thing. Nobody knows at the time that their car might be a future collectible. Some are obvious such as sports cars, exotic cars or high performance versions of every day cars. But a regular old family sedan like a 56 Chevy or a cheap imported economy car like a VW Beetle? At the time when there were millions of them roaming the streets, nobody would have thought of it. Makes me wonder what regular old everyday driver from the 1980's & 90's is going to be the next classic, collectible car?

Lot of money for a car that placed 3rd! 😉😁

Yes! You're right! Thank you.

Didn't that also used to have their own engines? I remember when GM started to standardize parts among brands and people would complain that their Oldsmobile came with a Buick engine or their Pontiac came with an Olds engine.

Hello new best friend! 😄

Keep them coming. Love seeing these pics. There is a Concours d'Elegance by Hagerty show in Greenwich, CT - about an hour from me - in early June. I might need to check it out. Not sure if it is as extensive as the Amelia show but the line up sounds impressive as well.

The sticker lists "Exterior Hood in Tweed" for $2,405.00. Looks like a regular hood to me. 🤔

At least you'll save some money by only having to buy 1 replacement wiper blade. 😅

That was my experience with Jack Daniels. Not mixing different stuff but it was first thing I got drunk on at the tender age of 15. Couldn't touch the stuff for a good 30 years later. Just smelling it would make my stomach turn. Even Jack and Coke wouldn't stay down. Wasn't until I started pairing Jack with Ginger Ale what I started to like Jack again. We now have a very cordial relationship (pun intended).

Got it! Made it all the way thru. The list of "first-to-second cousin" stuff did make me go a bit cross-eyed but everything else was well explained. Only had to read one paragraph twice. LOL Two questions: 1) Chuck's brother Bill is not the same Bill that lives in Alabama, correct? And both Chuck and his brother are no longer alive? 2) Whose plan was it to give you up for adoption? Was it J or your maternal grandmother? Or Michigan? I guess that's really 3 questions.

Certainly know how to tailgate in style.

LOL, I'll do that during the intermission break.

I saw the lenght of the post & skipped right over it to read the rest of the thread. I will now pour myself another cup of coffee, toast an English Muffin, spread some butter and jelly and go back to read that post.

Perfectly said.

I know several families where both parents were raging alcoholics and some of the children become alcoholics and some never touch the stuff. Weird, since they grew up in the same household enviroment. The only thing I can think of is that those that choose to not repeat their parent mistakes must've had some other positive influence in their lives. Speaking only for myself, you are the only person I know that took this journey. That alone makes it interesting. And sometimes it is very surprising what topics spark interest. I've seen some random topics that go on for pages and pages. That's the beauty of this thread.

The tipping threads did him in? I believe @Tree_skier good friend also posts on these boards so he could pass along any messages to tree

Me too. I usually have to "go" but even when I don't, I can't sit for more than 3 hours in a car. Even with the fancy heated & cooled leather seats with 17,000 seat adjustments & adjustable lumbar support, I still need to get out and stretch my legs. I've owned dozens of cars in my life time, from bare-bone low-end to top-of-the-line high end & it's always been the same.

Click on the little Google Earth icon on the lower left screen. On any screen on the above website. Takes a few minutes to load to my 6 year old laptop but you can see all the destinations if you don't mind scrolling around all over the Earths globe. But no specific information regarding days & times. I didn't install Google Earth on my phone but I'm guessing it works the same.