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Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Zeppo Shanski, May 19, 2019.

  1. Zeppo Shanski

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    cyberpriusII Prodigyplace says I'm Super Kris

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    Thanks!

    Takes me back to my dad who used to talk about his 1957 BelAir. Apparently that was some car~something about the backseats,which he never made too clear to me. :rolleyes:

    He also loved "The End" as well as "Dead flowers" and "waiting to die" by Townes Van Zandt. Dad did have his dark side for a reformed hippie from Humboldt County, California.

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    Zeppo Shanski Active Member

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    This car of the mid-90's was about as street a 4-door you could get ... ever. Police dept's really liked these.

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    DavidA Prius owner since July 2009

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    In 1968, my dad went out to buy a new car. We didn't know this at the time. He got an Impala, fully loaded. Drove it back home for the family's look-see and approval. But he wanted mom to get in it, and drive him back to the dealership for some reason. There, waiting, was the other Impala, in a different color. Because two is better than one.

    I would try to destroy one of these (mom's) some years later in my dumbest-ever car wreck. But that proved somewhat difficult. Back then, you could hit a tree head on and damage the tree as much as a tree could damage a car. They built them heavy and tough. Still cost me a bundle paying to have it fixed up. Parents wouldn't let me have the insurance take care of it to teach me a lesson. So, lesson learned. And, because of the dumbosity of what I did, the insurance most likely wouldn't have covered it.
     
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    Makes me think of this video:



    I remember growing up with the big, heavy cars of the 60's and 70's, floating down the road in our land-yachts. Those truly were the days...
     
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    we were young and innocent...
     
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    too bad too, i kinda like the look of the latest impala
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    There was a white pearl one on the lot when we were looking at Malibus. We both agreed it was a beautiful car.
     
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    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    I wouldn't eulogize the antelope juuuuust yet.

    It's kinda hard to buy a 1988 Impala...or a 1999 model...for the some reason....or the same reason.
     
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    I helped a buddy scout for an Impala SS, he wound up buying it to use as a picture car in a movie.

    Fun car! I think he still has it. I do wonder if he ever got around to properly fixing the tiny nicks and chips in the paint. For the movie we fixed them with a sharpie.