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BlueKota

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29. I had a dream I was driving a Red and White Ford Pinto.

Sat Sep 21, 2024, 04:49 PM

Sep 2024

It was right before I was supposed to take driver's education in high-school. Had it 3 times over a few weeks. The brakes wouldn't work as I was coming up to a merge with traffic sign on a busy highway. I woke up before I saw a crash, but it still scared the crap out of me. I ended up not learning to drive until my late 20's.

Hope those never come back. 🤣

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Trump: "We're gonna make cars the way we had it 40 or 50 years ago" [View all] kpete Sep 2024 OP

I'm sure all would be THRILLED to have the 1974 Ford Pinto and AMC Gremlin back... hlthe2b Sep 2024 #1

Or a Chevy Vega or one of those "Charlie's angels" version of a Ford Mustang. captain queeg Sep 2024 #6

Any modern V8 Camaro would beat that 427. Shermann Sep 2024 #18

I had a '69 blue Camaro convertible with a 327 in it Dave says Sep 2024 #44

That would have been a great car to have. captain queeg Sep 2024 #49

I was rather fond of the Gremlin, owned 3 Maeve Sep 2024 #7

I had a Gremlin too, loved it. Archae Sep 2024 #52

And I guess that leaves Musk's cars out. trump must've forgot Muck's PAC runs his ground game. brush Sep 2024 #16

I had a dream I was driving a Red and White Ford Pinto. BlueKota Sep 2024 #29

I had a 76 Ford Pinto Wagon lpbk2713 Sep 2024 #30

Not a vehichle Ford could brag about BlueKota Sep 2024 #34

Can't wait! BrianTheEVGuy Sep 2024 #57

Or how about a brand new Volare? BrianTheEVGuy Sep 2024 #58

I had a 79 Plymouth Arrow which was another trash car that got 18 mpg kimbutgar Sep 2024 #63

Good grief, I wish Diamond_Dog Sep 2024 #2

They just can't let go of that particular lie Freddie Sep 2024 #31

That was the first thing he started on about at the debate. Diamond_Dog Sep 2024 #40

The Malaise Era... OhMcNo Sep 2024 #3

Yeah. Remember how you had to trade it off before 50,000 miles and it fell apart? nature-lover Sep 2024 #4

I do not want a 1970s anything! MineralMan Sep 2024 #5

I'll take an all-original 1976 BC Rich Mockingbird. nt Shermann Sep 2024 #20

right ... Lurker Deluxe Sep 2024 #48

You could probably make an even better selection financially speaking Shermann Sep 2024 #69

The era of major market share loss to foreign cars because ours sucked BeyondGeography Sep 2024 #8

My first car was a Toyota for a reason. In all the decades since, GM & Ford have never changed my mind. Hekate Sep 2024 #13

Our last American car was a Chrysler Town & Country wagon from the early 70s BeyondGeography Sep 2024 #21

How many transmissions did you replace in that Town and Country Diamond_Dog Sep 2024 #39

Lmao...that was a major part of the torture BeyondGeography Sep 2024 #42

Ford Galaxy? No thank you!! no_hypocrisy Sep 2024 #9

I had one of those MurrayDelph Sep 2024 #47

Old guy longs for the good ole days that never were and yells at clouds. Solly Mack Sep 2024 #10

Nailed it, Solly Mack. Diamond_Dog Sep 2024 #43

Am I wrong to want a camera in his much-needed rubber room and air it worldwide? Solly Mack Sep 2024 #45

No seatbelts? No child-safety locks? Emissions so bad you can't see across the street? Hekate Sep 2024 #11

Also, they won't talk to my phone!!!111 nt Shermann Sep 2024 #22

No crumple zones? Aristus Sep 2024 #37

big and loud with 8 track tape player! sign me up! BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2024 #46

Yes, please bring back those halcyon days. Xavier Breath Sep 2024 #12

To wit . . . hatrack Sep 2024 #14

I might exclude that first AMC, from a looks standpoint anyway. Xavier Breath Sep 2024 #17

It's the "opera windows" on the Lincoln that always drove me nuts . . . hatrack Sep 2024 #19

lol...ever sit in the back seat of a car with an opera window? BeyondGeography Sep 2024 #66

So true about the 1970s Quinn Martin detective shows! Diamond_Dog Sep 2024 #41

Gimme this ... marble falls Sep 2024 #32

I had one EXACTLY like that Freddie Sep 2024 #33

Ah, leaded gasoline we barely missed you Johonny Sep 2024 #15

Lead poisoning makes people dumb and more likely to vote for Trump. The cycle continues. nt Shermann Sep 2024 #23

This discussion got me thinking, but I feel like the subject I will propose deserves its own thread. captain queeg Sep 2024 #24

You mean with real metal that last 30+ years. Cost 10-15k. Had components that the owner could repair or replace... usaf-vet Sep 2024 #25

Last 30+ years? Yeah, if you kept it in a garage the entire time. Wednesdays Sep 2024 #68

except that wan't the case 40-50 years ago. uncle ray Sep 2024 #73

The auto industry was in the shitter 40 to 50 years ago Klarkashton Sep 2024 #26

He's full of it. At least 30% of the vehicles on the roads around here are 2yrs old or less. Detroit hasn't had it ... marble falls Sep 2024 #27

Cool, we can go back to doing surgeries with sharpened stones, too. Think. Again. Sep 2024 #28

So the price will be about $2000 like in 1972 for a brand new VW bug? fierywoman Sep 2024 #35

No, we're not. One need not be a Marxist to understand the idea of... keep_left Sep 2024 #36

Thank goodness; I've missed chrome. sinkingfeeling Sep 2024 #38

40 Years Ago... ProfessorGAC Sep 2024 #50

Is that gonna be WITH or WITHOUT seat belts? 🤦‍♀️ Jmb 4 Harris-Walz Sep 2024 #51

It's hard to fact check the Niagara Falls of All Liars. Kid Berwyn Sep 2024 #53

I'd like a new Karmann Ghia or Scirocco ArkansasDemocrat1 Sep 2024 #54

"gee our old LaSalle ran great" PedroXimenez Sep 2024 #55

1974-1984 The Golden Age of Carburetors bucolic_frolic Sep 2024 #56

Cant wait for the Chevy Chevelle to come back Squaredeal Sep 2024 #59

In the 80s Detroit pumped out some real garbage. yourout Sep 2024 #60

Wave those tiny jazz hands, Mr. Say-Whatever-People-Might-Like Blue Owl Sep 2024 #61

Cars that rusted out in 18 months, 60x4 AC, 8 track eating tape players, averaged about 12 MPG, doc03 Sep 2024 #62

Pisswig don't drive ... he meant this dweller Sep 2024 #64

So, gas-guzzling, cheap-ass sh*t, built by people for low wages and almost no union protection. Okay, then. mucholderthandirt Sep 2024 #65

Hey, I'm all for no more big trucks and big SUV's... DiamondShark Sep 2024 #67

I had an old Corvair that drank more oil than gasoline. Emile Sep 2024 #70

He travels the country telling made up stories Renew Deal Sep 2024 #71

No thank you Rebl2 Sep 2024 #72