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In_The_Wind

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6. Mine was a 1973 Triumph Spitfire.
Fri Feb 27, 2015, 08:34 PM
Feb 2015


I drove it to Florida and all points along the east coast for many years.
Dark blue 1972 Ford Gran Torino arcane1 Feb 2015 #1
Mine was a 66 Convertible Mustang when I was a Senior in HS Crewleader Feb 2015 #2
My first car: Morris Minor convertible. trof Feb 2015 #3
Cute car. IrishEyes Feb 2015 #15
'53 I think? trof Feb 2015 #17
Omgeeeee! I made out in a Morris Minor once. I can't remember the guy mackerel Feb 2015 #35
Was that you? trof Mar 2015 #96
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! mackerel Mar 2015 #99
'87 Monte Carlo SS! lastlib Feb 2015 #4
Caddy? Chevy? I can't remember. trof Feb 2015 #5
Chevy lastlib Feb 2015 #7
That was a really bad car. In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #21
Mine was a 1973 Triumph Spitfire. In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #6
nice wheels! lastlib Feb 2015 #8
It was a lot of fun, except for this one time on the Belt Parkway. In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #20
My sister was BORN in a stick-shift (literally! Dad didn't quite make it to the hospital...) lastlib Feb 2015 #39
Next model after the TR-3? trof Feb 2015 #10
This body type had more of a classic look about it. In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #23
I had that same car, only yellow. callous taoboy Feb 2015 #75
I've never had a car that could be described as cool The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2015 #9
Bland could be cool. trof Feb 2015 #11
! Kali Feb 2015 #13
it looks fast Enrique Feb 2015 #26
Jaguar XKE RebelOne Feb 2015 #12
Here ya go: trof Feb 2015 #14
I came close to buying an XK-150 back in the 60s. trof Feb 2015 #16
Is it true that the way you know you have oil in your Jaguar's engine The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2015 #18
Now the joke is: Why don't the British make computers? OriginalGeek Feb 2015 #70
Same here. '70 E-Type 4.2 roadster. pinboy3niner Feb 2015 #46
1976 Chevy stepside pick-up Tobin S. Feb 2015 #19
nice, dude Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 #45
1958 Thunderbird, when I was in college. femmocrat Feb 2015 #22
My dad had a '60 convertible when he was in med school Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #64
My father had a 1964 MGB! kentauros Feb 2015 #24
That was my first new car Ron Obvious Feb 2015 #67
I thought the Fox Wagon was a cool car. kentauros Feb 2015 #81
I have owned entirely too many vehicles in my life Fastcars Feb 2015 #25
I really liked the Grand Nationals!! lastlib Feb 2015 #40
Wet streets were an adventure in the GN Fastcars Feb 2015 #59
I have never had a cool car Generic Brad Feb 2015 #27
My current car. onehandle Feb 2015 #28
I has such a jealous OriginalGeek Feb 2015 #43
Mine was a bitchin' Camaro seveneyes Feb 2015 #72
Camaro? Do you like the new... YvonneCa Mar 2015 #91
That is purty OriginalGeek Mar 2015 #105
This one GeorgeGist Feb 2015 #29
1970 Porsche 914 SeattleVet Feb 2015 #30
67 volkswagen bug Brother Buzz Feb 2015 #31
My very first car... ailsagirl Feb 2015 #32
1973 BMW 2002 PasadenaTrudy Feb 2015 #33
1995 325i BMW convertible mnhtnbb Feb 2015 #34
A baby blue MR-2. 840high Feb 2015 #36
I've had some nice looking Volvo's but I think they're more safe than cool mackerel Feb 2015 #37
i often dreamt of pimping out my 82 240 wagon fizzgig Feb 2015 #63
Here is our 1937 Ford Cabriolet Street Rod. Marie Marie Feb 2015 #38
1970 Volvo P1800E AtomicKitten Feb 2015 #41
check out my dad's pride and joy Skittles Feb 2015 #42
Nice. Bertha Venation Mar 2015 #102
WHASSUP BERTHA Skittles Mar 2015 #110
not sure ... maybe Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 #44
I'll go with our current surf wagon. denbot Feb 2015 #47
1957 ford fleetside pick-up hopemountain Feb 2015 #48
My first car Aerows Feb 2015 #49
Dasher was the worst car I ever had. trof Feb 2015 #55
I only had one: A '98 black Nissan Sentra sakabatou Feb 2015 #50
1970 Opel GT, kinda like this one... GReedDiamond Feb 2015 #51
I had a 1970 Opel GT in white ... Auggie Feb 2015 #54
Yeah, it was a fun car to drive... GReedDiamond Feb 2015 #68
My brother had a 1973 version kentauros Feb 2015 #82
OK, don't laugh... MattSh Feb 2015 #52
I drove it's sibling, the Hornet. progressoid Mar 2015 #94
our family had a hornet... ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2015 #97
I had one of these. Souped it up and drove all over Italy at 100 mph. hobbit709 Feb 2015 #53
Love your choice of favorite cars. Definitely cool ! BlueJazz Feb 2015 #56
I don't care about cars, but I think it was a '78 Datsun 280Z. valerief Feb 2015 #57
'28 Model A Ford OxQQme Feb 2015 #58
w0w ... I think, maybe, You Win this thread. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 #66
Did you go to Garfield? denbot Mar 2015 #85
Here are my two from totally different ends of the spectrum jrandom421 Feb 2015 #60
Those are both gorgeous! Throd Feb 2015 #62
Hard to choose. I have a pair of 442s and a '59 Olds Dynamic 88 Throd Feb 2015 #61
'11 Mustang GT (current) Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #65
she was cool... 'cause she was mine... 1979 Honda Prelude ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2015 #69
I had a midnight blue '82 Prelude Rob H. Mar 2015 #87
it was a great little car... ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2015 #93
1976 Fiat X1/9 Sancho Feb 2015 #71
1966 Chevelle SuperSport. GGJohn Feb 2015 #73
VW Thing 1973? hay rick Feb 2015 #74
a '79 Caprice 2 door NightWatcher Feb 2015 #76
1964 Chevrolet Impala. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2015 #77
1964 GTO madamesilverspurs Feb 2015 #78
Love the Goats (mine was a '72- see below) Still In Wisconsin Feb 2015 #80
A RollsCanHardly, GGJohn Mar 2015 #83
'72 GTO that I bought off a buddy when he went in the Marines. Still In Wisconsin Feb 2015 #79
depends on how you define cool ..... a 1941 Nash Coupe kwassa Mar 2015 #84
I had an opportunity to buy one of those. I wish I had. Throd Mar 2015 #90
the picture doesn't show it, but everything was streamlined in the design .... kwassa Mar 2015 #98
1970 Volvo 1800E PCIntern Mar 2015 #86
One of my faves also... sendero Mar 2015 #88
My husband had that MGB! But together we had a 1971 Datsun 240-Z: WinkyDink Mar 2015 #89
'76 Pontiac TransAm benld74 Mar 2015 #92
1989 Dodge Spirit shenmue Mar 2015 #95
1977 Dodge Aspen Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #100
I don't know as most folks would call it cool. Bertha Venation Mar 2015 #101
yep, this fine gas guzzling muscle baby Goat (GTO) Duppers Mar 2015 #103
88 Camaro with a 5.0 ariesgem Mar 2015 #104
1971 Monte Carlo blue with white vinyl top. Jetboy Mar 2015 #106
Porsche 912 mid 1960s grasswire Mar 2015 #107
I don't know if it was "coolest," but I had a lot of fun in a 61 VW Beetle. MADem Mar 2015 #108
Thank you for all the pictures of lovely cars IrishEyes Mar 2015 #109
'95 Camaro Z28 with a forged 383 stroker. Going to add a supercharger. MillennialDem Mar 2015 #111
1969 Plymouth Barracuda with a 340 c.i. V8 dannward Mar 2015 #112
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