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What general era was your vehichle made:

  • 30s or earlier

    Votes: 38 15.8%
  • 40s

    Votes: 26 10.8%
  • 50s

    Votes: 39 16.2%
  • 60s

    Votes: 52 21.6%
  • 70s-90s

    Votes: 64 26.6%
  • New with classic features

    Votes: 47 19.5%

  • Total voters
    241
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This is my daily driver. It's a '99 Silverado I bought a few years ago, when my back was in such bad shape I couldn't get in and out of a car anymore...
This is one of the main reasons I bought my '07 Honda Ridgeline after my back problems became more chronic in 2005. Getting in and out of my car wasn't much of a problem, but the seats in it (and most passenger cars) were so low/close to the floor that I found myself sitting with my legs mostly stretched out in front of me while I was driving regardless of how I adjusted the seat, which was putting too much strain on my lower back. The higher seats (and extra headroom) in my truck allow me to sit in a more natural upright position which is far more comfortable and allows me to drive for longer periods of time.
 

GHT

I'll Lock Up
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9,846
Location
New Forest

David Conwill

Call Me a Cab
Messages
2,854
Location
Bennington, VT 05201
A tiny update on my Royal Enfield, Gunpowder: I have swapped out the turn indicators for something a bit more vintage looking (someday perhaps I'll go whole-hog and install vintage Guide B-31 pieces), installed a faux-vintage taillamp (Model T-style housing with a '37 Ford lens), and traded my stock bench seat for a sprung saddle. I'm still fiddling around with it trying to get it to start and the electricals to function predictably. New tires, new grips, and lots of black enamel are still on the agenda.

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Was digging though tubs of loose old photos trying to find the pics I took in 1996 of my 1964 Volkswagen 21-Window Deluxe Sunroof Microbus (which I hope to have sold this week) when I pulled it out of the barn it had been in since 1981.

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Original owners on the right. Me (or Barney the dinosaur) on the left.

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This was one of several Busses I had when I bought the one above. Sold all the others. I liked this one's ghost sign.

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Prior to these I was driving a '77 VW Bus.

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We were so poor (with three kids) that we took a job delivering phone books.

1977_VW_Bus_02.jpeg


I traded this '57 Cadillac Sedan de Ville to my Dad for the '77 Bus (note that the bus has the Caddy's vanity plate).

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Before that I drove a '73 Chevy Suburban (454). Not great mileage when taking the kids on vacation.

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Was digging though tubs of loose old photos trying to find the pics I took in 1996 of my 1964 Volkswagen 21-Window Deluxe Sunroof Microbus (which I hope to have sold this week) when I pulled it out of the barn it had been in since 1981.

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Original owners on the right. Me (or Barney the dinosaur) on the left.

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This was one of several Busses I had when I bought the one above. Sold all the others. I liked this one's ghost sign.

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Prior to these I was driving a '77 VW Bus.

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We were so poor (with three kids) that we took a job delivering phone books.

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I traded this '57 Cadillac Sedan de Ville to my Dad for the '77 Bus (note that the bus has the Caddy's vanity plate).

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Before that I drove a '73 Chevy Suburban (454). Not great mileage when taking the kids on vacation.

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Wow, is the Caddy still in the family somewhere?

I had a '79 Chevy Suburban (black & silver) 454 with 411 tow pkg. It would only get 11 mpg no matter whether it was empty or pulling a trailer. I was glad it didn't have the 456 tow pkg.
 

scottyrocks

I'll Lock Up
Messages
9,178
Location
Isle of Langerhan, NY
Was digging though tubs of loose old photos trying to find the pics I took in 1996 of my 1964 Volkswagen 21-Window Deluxe Sunroof Microbus (which I hope to have sold this week) when I pulled it out of the barn it had been in since 1981.

View attachment 154339

Original owners on the right. Me (or Barney the dinosaur) on the left.

View attachment 154340

This was one of several Busses I had when I bought the one above. Sold all the others. I liked this one's ghost sign.

View attachment 154341

Prior to these I was driving a '77 VW Bus.

View attachment 154342

We were so poor (with three kids) that we took a job delivering phone books.

View attachment 154343

I traded this '57 Cadillac Sedan de Ville to my Dad for the '77 Bus (note that the bus has the Caddy's vanity plate).

View attachment 154344

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Before that I drove a '73 Chevy Suburban (454). Not great mileage when taking the kids on vacation.

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Cool bus history you've got there.

Are you a member of TheSamba?
 
Wow, is the Caddy still in the family somewhere?

No. Dad sold it to a guy in our VW club (who was very adept at bodywork). He grafter the bumper onto a VW Bus and smoothed/shaved/lowered the Caddy as a custom.

Cool bus history you've got there.

Are you a member of TheSamba?

Yes, but not active any longer. That is where I advertised the Bus. I was a founder of our local VW club (G.R.O.O.V.E) in the early 1990s and was the local NEATO rep.
 
My new truck. 2019 Chevy High Country Dually. And my incoming plate cleared by DMV for my incoming 1935 motorcycle.

Congrats on both counts! The truck looks great.

This is my new-to-me 2016 GMC 2500HD. Only 29,000 on it. $20K off sticker and $10K under book. This is its natural state as long as I'm at "the farm". I asked my kids to get me a car wash membership for my birthday later this month.

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AbbaDatDeHat

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8,872
Congrats on both counts! The truck looks great.

This is my new-to-me 2016 GMC 2500HD. Only 29,000 on it. $20K off sticker and $10K under book. This is its natural state as long as I'm at "the farm". I asked my kids to get me a car wash membership for my birthday later this month.

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Great idea for a Papa birthday present. So much for “i never know what to buy you”!
Ha ha
^^^^great trucks
B
 

vitanola

I'll Lock Up
Messages
4,254
Location
Gopher Prairie, MI
Beautiful style!
What engine is under the hood?
Will you be modifying the engine for today
s highway speeds
or it won't be necessary?
The 85HP straight six in this machine
can properly the car at 80, though it us much happier at 50 or 55. If I was planning to regularly drive it on the interstate I'd want to put in a Miller or Borg Warner overdrive.
 

GHT

I'll Lock Up
Messages
9,846
Location
New Forest
British licence plates changed in the year 2000, they now have two letters, two digits and three letters. The first two letters denote which part of the country the vehicle is registered to, the rest is simply permutations. This driver contrived to make the number eleven into a double 'L' with amusing effect:
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