67 Mercury Cougar.
Coolest Car your Dad had when you were a kid
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We had a 1957 4 door belair with the 283 and powerslide trans. That was a neat car that later became "mine." my folks weren't really car folks. They drove hand-me-downs and generally saw them as appliances. When everyone was buying japanese sedans with power windows and cloth upholstery, we had a 76 rabbit and 77 corona both with plastic seats. When the family got big and everyone else was buying gm conversion vans, or at least the new chrysler T&C, my folks rolled in a stick-shift vanagon.
Admittedly, the vanagon was fun to drive and had much more usable power than any 82hp engine could be believed. It was not cool, and was not reliable. But I enjoyed driving it as a kid until we sold it. there was a lot of driver involvment, manual steering, and a loooong shifter. In its final days, me getting it started was the day it would be traded in. Literally. After days of trying, I got it started, mom ran out of the house, said, DON'T TURN IT OFF, WE'RE SELLING IT NOW THAT ITS RUNNING. and off we went to the honda dealer.
He did buy a 89 crx si which was a sport-purist's car, a great vehicle but not very comfortable for me.
We had a b210 that was a hand-me-down and not something to be seen in. I preferred walking...
Of all of his cars, he later owned a 4-door frontier pickup that I really, really liked.
He now owns a dodge sprinter with a did-it-himself camper interior. It's actually pretty neat for what it is, but he's getting too old to drill holes in expensive sheetmetal and has a hard time implementing fixes/repairs/installs.
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Admittedly, the vanagon was fun to drive and had much more usable power than any 82hp engine could be believed. It was not cool, and was not reliable. But I enjoyed driving it as a kid until we sold it. there was a lot of driver involvment, manual steering, and a loooong shifter. In its final days, me getting it started was the day it would be traded in. Literally. After days of trying, I got it started, mom ran out of the house, said, DON'T TURN IT OFF, WE'RE SELLING IT NOW THAT ITS RUNNING. and off we went to the honda dealer.
He did buy a 89 crx si which was a sport-purist's car, a great vehicle but not very comfortable for me.
We had a b210 that was a hand-me-down and not something to be seen in. I preferred walking...
Of all of his cars, he later owned a 4-door frontier pickup that I really, really liked.
He now owns a dodge sprinter with a did-it-himself camper interior. It's actually pretty neat for what it is, but he's getting too old to drill holes in expensive sheetmetal and has a hard time implementing fixes/repairs/installs.
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I never saw this car in person but saw pictures of it. It was my dad's 66 GTO, red in color.
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The coolest car my dad owned was a 1988 BMW 325is, he bought that brand new in 1988, and I got to drive it all the time (I was 18 when he bought it) It didn't have a lot of horsepower compared to the BMWs of today (164hp if I recall correctly) but it felt a lot faster and it had a 5 speed manual and that 6 cylinder engine really loved to be flogged right to the rev limiter (which I did many times!)
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Originally Posted By: Spazdog
When my dad returned from Vietnam, he bought one of the first 1967 Camaros at Friendly Chevrolet in Dallas.
That`s where I bought my Z! SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!
When my dad returned from Vietnam, he bought one of the first 1967 Camaros at Friendly Chevrolet in Dallas.
That`s where I bought my Z! SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!
My dad had a 69 charger r/t, he some other neats ones but that would be the best by far. He now has an 87 TC which we are going to have some fun with next spring, those are cool cars too lol.
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My dad had a '65 Mustang fastback with a 289.
My grandfather had a '60-something Thunderbird with a 427 SOHC
and a 4spd. My mom learned to drive on it....
My grandfather had a '60-something Thunderbird with a 427 SOHC
My dad never owned a cool car but one day in upstate NY one of his friends brought around a brand new '65 red Mustang for us to have a ride in. At 10 years old and sitting in the back seat all I could do is ask what the center console was for since I had never seen one before. Dad just said it was a "thingamajig", probably because he had no idea either.
1984 Plymouth Turismo not the greatest but most rememberable
1972 Olds 442 / Hurst. it was copper colored as I recall. He sold it for the first 1974 Chevy Blazer 4x4 (full-time 4WD)
I loved both, but boy I wish I had that 442 today!
Looked pretty much like this one:
I loved both, but boy I wish I had that 442 today!
Looked pretty much like this one:
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My dad had a hard-top Fiat when I was a little kid. I didn't know anything about cars but I knew that when he took the top down, it was pretty cool.
Other than that, my dad bought almost exclusively used cars he found on the cheap.
Other than that, my dad bought almost exclusively used cars he found on the cheap.
The car pictured above is not a Z28!
My dad had a new car regularly, my favorite was his 68 Impala SS 2 door hardtop. Yellow with black interior and rally stripes and just gorgeous!
My dad had a new car regularly, my favorite was his 68 Impala SS 2 door hardtop. Yellow with black interior and rally stripes and just gorgeous!
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