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**oklawall** · 01-18-2007, 05:11 PM

Ok after AKM trip down memery lane about the TA got me to thinking what was the must fun car you have owned?

mine was in the early 90's I had a 1975 MG midget that thing was a blast to drive and I loved the looks I got when I got out (6'1" and 210 # back then) maybe some of the fun was I was stationed in Hickam AFB in HI at the time.

So what is yours

thomye · 01-18-2007, 05:17 PM

funiest? hmmm... That's a tough one. I've owned a 1955 Chrysler New Yorker. it was nice but drove that in back in 85' when i much rather have had a vw or something. 1976 Plymoth Duster with a vinyl burgandy roof was pretty bad. wish i had some pics.

i'm not complaining though, it got me to the beach and back every weekend.

03RangerXLT · 01-18-2007, 05:22 PM

I had a 84 Ford Tempo that when you put the heat or defrost on, the car would fill with smoke. My friends called it "The Smoking Dragon", because at night, the smoke that came out from under the hood looked like smoke from a dragon's nostrils lit up in the headlights.

Corey G · 01-18-2007, 05:34 PM

So far its been a car I still own 1992 Eagle talon Tsi AWD, something about AWD turbo charged cars that are super fun no matter what the weather.

01-18-2007, 05:38 PM

1965 Pontiac Bonniville, rag top. red exterior, white leather interior, 8 track, 400 CI with 4 barrel carb. Man do I miss that one!

slugger6 · 01-18-2007, 05:39 PM

Mine would have to be the '68 Volkswagen Beetle. The battery shorted out and caught fire the day my wife and I got married. (We were poor...no limo for us).

The Knight Of Light · 01-18-2007, 05:43 PM

1979 Chevy LUV.

ichy_trigger · 01-18-2007, 05:48 PM

Nothing rocks like a Chevy Chevette with an old stop sign as a floorboard!

AKM · 01-18-2007, 06:03 PM

71 Pinto that the shifter lever would come off in my hand if I didn't push down hard when I shifted.
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**DanTheEldest** · 01-18-2007, 06:04 PM

That would have to be my very first vehicle, a 1976 Toyota pickup with a four-speed stick. As I understand it, this was the one and only year with a particular type of air-control mechanism in the engine that caused it to backfire if you really got after the gas (which still didn't get you moving that fast). You were treated to everything from a faint *chuff* to a full blown *bang!* at every shift. To be fair, it had over 205,000 miles and was still going when I got rid of it.

01-18-2007, 05:11 PM	#1
oklawall XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maud, Oklahoma Posts: 10,110	funniest car you owned Ok after AKM trip down memery lane about the TA got me to thinking what was the must fun car you have owned? mine was in the early 90's I had a 1975 MG midget that thing was a blast to drive and I loved the looks I got when I got out (6'1" and 210 # back then) maybe some of the fun was I was stationed in Hickam AFB in HI at the time. So what is yours

01-18-2007, 05:17 PM	#2
thomye XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OC, California Posts: 761	funiest? hmmm... That's a tough one. I've owned a 1955 Chrysler New Yorker. it was nice but drove that in back in 85' when i much rather have had a vw or something. 1976 Plymoth Duster with a vinyl burgandy roof was pretty bad. wish i had some pics. i'm not complaining though, it got me to the beach and back every weekend. __________________ Next XD-45 SC "still waiting" STI 2011

01-18-2007, 05:22 PM	#3
03RangerXLT XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Atlanta area, Georgia Posts: 2,210	I had a 84 Ford Tempo that when you put the heat or defrost on, the car would fill with smoke. My friends called it "The Smoking Dragon", because at night, the smoke that came out from under the hood looked like smoke from a dragon's nostrils lit up in the headlights. __________________ -John WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!

01-18-2007, 05:34 PM	#4
Corey G XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 837	So far its been a car I still own 1992 Eagle talon Tsi AWD, something about AWD turbo charged cars that are super fun no matter what the weather. __________________ Corey SA XD40 Service Bi-Tone SA XD9 Sub Compact SA Black Stainless Loaded 1911 Sig Pro 2009 Custom S&W 686 Mossberg 590 Mariner Coat Benelli M1 Stag Arms AR15 M4gery Stag Arms AR15 24" SS Bull Barrel Upper AK47 Underfolder Norinco SKS Just a few of my Favorites "Guns- ain't nothing wrong with that"

01-18-2007, 05:43 PM	#7
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 8,833 Blog Entries: 12	1979 Chevy LUV. __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

01-18-2007, 05:38 PM	#5
Captain Rick Guest Posts: n/a	1965 Pontiac Bonniville, rag top. red exterior, white leather interior, 8 track, 400 CI with 4 barrel carb. Man do I miss that one!

01-18-2007, 05:39 PM	#6
slugger6 XDTalk 20K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 20,103	Mine would have to be the '68 Volkswagen Beetle. The battery shorted out and caught fire the day my wife and I got married. (We were poor...no limo for us).

01-18-2007, 05:48 PM	#8
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,525	Nothing rocks like a Chevy Chevette with an old stop sign as a floorboard! __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

01-18-2007, 06:03 PM	#9
AKM XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,511	71 Pinto that the shifter lever would come off in my hand if I didn't push down hard when I shifted. . __________________ Liviu Librescu - În veci pomenirea lui. U.S. Army/Marine Snipers - Making the World a Better Place, 175 grains at a time.

01-18-2007, 06:04 PM	#10
DanTheEldest XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,367	That would have to be my very first vehicle, a 1976 Toyota pickup with a four-speed stick. As I understand it, this was the one and only year with a particular type of air-control mechanism in the engine that caused it to backfire if you really got after the gas (which still didn't get you moving that fast). You were treated to everything from a faint chuff to a full blown bang! at every shift. To be fair, it had over 205,000 miles and was still going when I got rid of it. __________________ To make mass murder palatable to the public, one must first strip the victims of their inherent humanity. First were the native Americans ("savages"), then the black slaves (only "partly human"), then the Jews and gypsies in Hitler's Europe ("parasites on society"), and now America's unborn (also "not fully human"). Save the Americans--end abortion now. Insights and documentation on our nation's Christian heritage: www.WallBuilders.com

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