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44. '56 Chevy hardtop..

Thu May 1, 2025, 08:45 PM

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265 V8 with 2 four barrels and 225 horsepower. Driving out to Multnomah Falls on I 84 with a car full of friends and all the windows down. Summer of '64, radio turned up, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction".

Good times.

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What was your all time favorite car? Mine was the Jeep Liberty. And yours? [View all] debm55 Thursday OP

Hey deb, glad you are back. Mine is 1967 Corvette Stingray. LoisB Thursday #1

Thank you LoisB. Corvette Stringray was a neat car. debm55 Thursday #5

Best Corvette ever. Permanut Thursday #30

I agree. LoisB Thursday #40

Mine was a Honda CRX..a 2 seater with enough room for my beach chair and my bicycle Deuxcents Thursday #2

1957 Chevrolet Belair and Nomad station wagon Glorfindel Thursday #3

I have several indigoth Thursday #4

Thank you very much , Indigoth. debm55 Thursday #8

I bought a new Toyota Celica in 1986. Jeebo Thursday #6

Jeebo. thank you very much. My girlfriend had one and I love driving around in it. debm55 Thursday #9

I learned to drive on my dad's 1972 super beetle that became my first car and I loved it. Basso8vb Thursday #7

Thank you very much Basso8vb. My first car was an Impala 1965, I enjoyed it. I currently have a Subaru. debm55 Thursday #12

Hi, debm55! PJMcK Thursday #10

I had a '63 Austin Healey 3000, and a 1957 Chevy Bel.air convertible. brush Thursday #11

Two classics. Permanut Thursday #35

So many, for so many reasons. dem4decades Thursday #13

The "Who Mobile"- my 1978 Buick Skylark Redleg Thursday #14

Don't laugh . . . madamesilverspurs Thursday #15

1991 Saab 900 Turbo Convertible Bok_Tukalo Thursday #16

Mine: saab 9000 Aero Bobstandard Thursday #33

I used to have a Saab 900 SE turbo convertible. Bristlecone Thursday #41

Old Red Topomi Thursday #17

As far as reliability goes Toyota Sequoia Ritabert Thursday #18

My two favorites were my '66 Chevy Chevelle SS 396... Harker Thursday #19

1988 Toyota Celica Supra. In-line 6 cyl Turbo Onthefly Thursday #20

VW bug liz1950 Thursday #21

My beautifully maintained Datsun 240-Z (with modified Holly 4-barrel carburetor)... hlthe2b Thursday #22

I had a 1965 Malibu SS yellow convertible. Emile Thursday #23

1990 Camry wagon. I tried and tried to find a new one for me when hubby's old car hit 24... Hekate Thursday #24

Mazda 929 arkielib Thursday #25

My first car Katcat Thursday #26

Jeep Liberty? ILikePie92 Thursday #27

55 Chevy 2dr hardtop - my first car. Worked in a Hagar pants factory walkingman Thursday #28

1969 Chevelle SS May boyfriend at the time when I was young had one and I've loved the styling and the zoom zoom kimbutgar Thursday #29

Ditto to you being back and hope all is well. ❤️ a kennedy Thursday #31

My '75 Honda cvcc. Wish I still had that car. Clouds Passing Thursday #32

Welcome back! You had us worried. I never could never even afford the upkeep on one, but it was the Jaguar XKE. surfered Thursday #34

Three favorites: FuzzyRabbit Thursday #36

1966 1275cc Austin Mini Cooper S... Enter stage left Thursday #37

"04 Acura RSX, 335,000 miles and.... JoeOtterbein Thursday #38

RABBIT!!!! elleng Thursday #39

Anything That Drops Its Top ProfessorGAC Thursday #42

Best car is a 2015 Subaru Legacy we still have CanonRay Thursday #43

'56 Chevy hardtop.. Permanut Thursday #44

Mine was a 1968 GTO convertible Desert grandma Thursday #45

1973 Jaguar XJ6 Turbineguy Thursday #46

Mine was my first car, grumpyduck Thursday #47

Mu current car, a 2007 Honda CR-V LogDog75 Thursday #48

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lets try that again. had a neat nash metropoliitin sedan. AllaN01Bear Yesterday #50

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hard to choose between my 72 delta 88 + my 73 delta. i did prefer the icky green better....73 then. pansypoo53219 Yesterday #52

the car I learned to drive in Skittles Yesterday #53

A 1988 Datsun 280 ZX turbo with T-Top roof. Man, it could go. catbyte Yesterday #54

'01 Acura 3.2 CL Type S. boonecreek Yesterday #55

1996 red convertible BMW 328 mnhtnbb Yesterday #56

My dad taught me to drive a three speed on the column. Emile Yesterday #58

I learned to drive a manual transmission mnhtnbb Yesterday #60

1959 red and white corvette SARose Yesterday #57

My 1999 Honda Civic EX, bought new and reluctantly parted with 2 years ago. ariadne0614 Yesterday #59

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1982 Saab 900 Cairycat 13 hrs ago #64

The one I have right now, a Toyota Camry Hybrid. I had another one, but it was wrecked in an accident, so really... NNadir 12 hrs ago #65