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Topic: Detroit Iron

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Detroit Iron

Posted: 11/29/14 8:48am Message 1 of 5
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       Today's cars may be faster, safer, more luxurious and get better gas mileage -
    BUT THEY DON'T EVEN COME CLOSE ON LOOKS!
    When Detroit Was In Its Full Glory


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1956 Ford Thunderbird
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1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
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1960 Plymouth Fury
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1959 Chevrolet Impala 2 Dr hardtop
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1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria
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1958 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan
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1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V Four Door Landau
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1957 Buick Roadmaster 2 Door Hardtop
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1957 Lincoln Premiere four-door Landau
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1959 Buick 2 Door Convertible
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1959 Edsel Citation
Ford lost $350 million ($1.55 billion in 2009 dollars) on the Edsel venture.
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1958 De Soto
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1959 Mercury Colony Park Country Cruiser
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1958 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special
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1958 Dodge Custom Sierra
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1949 Oldsmobile 88
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1959 Ford Thunderbird Convertible
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1949 Kaiser Virginian
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1960 Imperial Crown Convertible
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1953 Studebaker Commander
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1949 Pontiac Four Door
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1960 Chevrolet Impala Four Door Hardtop
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1959 Mercury Four Door Hardtop
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1955 Oldsmobile Super 88 Two-Door Sedan
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1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser
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1954 Mercury Sun Valley
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1960 Chrysler Valiant
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1960 De Soto Fireflite
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1960 Chevrolet Corvair
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1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz
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1960 Mercury Colony Park Country Cruiser
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1956 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe de Ville
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1957 Dodge Royal Lancer
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1960 Dodge Dart Pioneer
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1957 Lincoln Premiere
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1960 Dodge Polara Matador
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1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
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1950 Studebaker Starlight

    A nice trip down memory lane. 

 




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Re: Detroit Iron

Posted: 11/29/14 10:04am Message 2 of 5
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Vette(s): 1982 C3 Collectors Edition 44000 miles, sat in the sun most of its life, My wife purchased it for me for Father's Day in 2007 from her girlfriend that had it for 19 years. It is on the road again. I'm retired but it is now my daily driver.
You know you are getting old when you can remember going to show rooms just to look over the new cars every year.  I do not believe people do that anymore.

I sure remember going with my dad and later by myself just to see what was new.  I guess we just did not have enough to do.   Now there is so much we just do not take the time.


Re: Detroit Iron

Posted: 12/5/14 5:34pm Message 3 of 5
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Vette(s): 1974 Coupe 358ci 4 speed Black w/Medium Saddle interior w/79 custom leather seats. . 1999 C5 Convertible, 6 speed, Atomic orange, Oak interior.
That was when you could tell one car from the other...can't do that today Angry


   

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Re: Detroit Iron

Posted: 12/5/14 6:13pm Message 4 of 5
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tb2k82ce said: You know you are getting old when you can remember going to show rooms just to look over the new cars every year. 



Yes, being a young lad in Detroit, I remember cruising the cars lots with my dad looking at the covered cars in locked lots until the day the mfg gave the dealers permission to unveil them. We were looking at a new 641/2 Mustang but dad ended up with a 64 Impala SS one year. It was first time he did not trade for another convertible.


      Only 34 years together

Re: Detroit Iron

Posted: 12/5/14 7:52pm Message 5 of 5
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Vette(s): 2005 Daytona Sunset Orange Metallic Coupe --------------------- Sold 1974 T-top, 4 spd to BillKS

Sure brings back some good memories.  My second car I owned was a 57 Chevy which I loved.  In fact, I met my wife when I had that car and still kid her by saying that 57 was why she started dating me.  Lots of nice cars... only no Corvettes. 

 

Larry




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