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> OT: What did your parents drive?, Not to work - for fun?
Pat Garvey
post Mar 19 2007, 08:40 PM
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Do I or don't I...........?
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Just spent a nostalgic week with my parents/in-laws. Guess i know where I get my moto-DNA.

My father-in-law, who dies last week once had, as his premier car, a first-run Cobra! I never knew it! '64 289. kept it for 3 years, before deciding it wasn't a "family" car. Traded it for a Cadillac.

My father had 2 hemi-Dodges. A '55 and and a '56. Two-tone paint on both (black & red). Bought my Mom a deuce coupe in '60. She hated that car! Traded it for a '66 VW, which she still misses at age 93.

My 2nd car (after the beer wagon hand-me-down '60 Dodge) was a '66 Dodge Dart GT (I'd KILL to have it back). 273 cid, 4 speed, balanced blueprinted & dyno'd at 304 hp, Edelbrock, dual carter AFB's w/postive linkage. 6 mpg.

So....why have I spent 35 years with a 1.7 914/4?
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Pat Garvey   OT: What did your parents drive?   Mar 19 2007, 08:40 PM
iamchappy   My Dad had some nice early Tbirds and a bought a n...   Mar 19 2007, 08:48 PM
Michael N   Cars in the family growning up were 1964 T-bird co...   Mar 19 2007, 08:52 PM
Crazyhippy   Dad had a 76 corvette... Sold it the DAY i turned ...   Mar 19 2007, 08:58 PM
orthobiz   Back in the day, my dad was an Oldsmobile guy. We ...   Mar 19 2007, 09:05 PM
ws91420   Sunday go to church car and family vaction car 72 ...   Mar 19 2007, 09:03 PM
Eric_Shea   Fun was a 1968 Galaxy XL-500 GT. Yes... all the g...   Mar 19 2007, 09:04 PM
Eric_Shea   Very cool...   Mar 19 2007, 09:05 PM
swood   Each other...crazy.   Mar 19 2007, 09:07 PM
Jeffs9146   67 Mustang Convertable V8 289. Dad gave it to me w...   Mar 19 2007, 09:08 PM
kpex914   my dad had a '64 T-Bird Hardtop and two 914...   Mar 19 2007, 09:11 PM
drewvw   my pop was always a british car man. He had a ...   Mar 19 2007, 09:20 PM
Aaron Cox   dad had an Jag E type... v12 :) has his eyes on ...   Mar 19 2007, 09:22 PM
jd74914   dad had an Jag E type... v12 :) has his eyes on...   Mar 19 2007, 10:20 PM
skline   My dad liked little cars and sporty cars, I rememb...   Mar 19 2007, 10:12 PM
LowGT   My father-in-law had a bug and a bus, but was neve...   Mar 19 2007, 10:19 PM
effutuo101   Dad had a 64 Futura coupe (my first car) and my mo...   Mar 19 2007, 10:47 PM
Midtowner   My father had a Karmann Ghia but bought a 1973 914...   Mar 19 2007, 10:48 PM
jhadler   Austin Heally's, MG's, Alfa's and Fiat...   Mar 19 2007, 11:03 PM
Porcharu   My dad had a 59' Ford Ranchero that he swapped...   Mar 20 2007, 12:04 AM
highways   Dad had a WWII Williy's Jeep when he was 14. T...   Mar 20 2007, 12:15 AM
faux916   Dads still has '62 Galaxie XL500 convertable ...   Mar 20 2007, 07:51 AM
SGB   64 Olds Rocket 88 67 Olds Vista Cruiser 67 Austin ...   Mar 20 2007, 08:11 AM
rick 918-S   My real dad was just like me. He had several hundr...   Mar 20 2007, 08:27 AM
Headrage   My Dad had a '55 Corvette convertable. Snap i...   Mar 20 2007, 09:15 AM
johannes   In the early sixties my father owned a Simca Plein...   Mar 20 2007, 09:23 AM
Ferg   My Dad owns a Fleet Leasing company, so his toys a...   Mar 20 2007, 09:35 AM
Tobra   TR-3, XKE series 2(silver), XKE series 3(baby blue...   Mar 20 2007, 09:40 AM
sk8kat1   my first car 1966 T-bird white w/ the landau top a...   Mar 20 2007, 11:36 AM
faux916   [quote name='sk8kat1' date='Mar 20 200...   Mar 20 2007, 07:39 PM
Scott Schroeder   We had some fun cars. Mom drove a VW square back t...   Mar 20 2007, 05:30 PM
914wizard   Lots of 40's and 50's era hot rod cars bef...   Mar 20 2007, 06:24 PM
mattp   Dad had some cool cars, money was tight but: 68 GT...   Mar 20 2007, 07:41 PM
Luke   Up until I was in High School Mom drove a '64...   Mar 20 2007, 08:01 PM
jim912928   My Dad taught me how to drive in his 72 GTO...what...   Mar 20 2007, 08:32 PM
dflesburg   When I was a little boy, Mom had a 69 Merc Montego...   Mar 20 2007, 08:33 PM
914forme   Dad had a 64.5 Mustang Conv, A 67 Lotus Elan A Lot...   Mar 20 2007, 08:38 PM
bernbomb914   my Dads coolest car was a Bristol 401 Solon witha ...   Mar 20 2007, 09:20 PM
Dan (Almaden Valley)   Dad had 41 Ford Convertible with flat head V8 55 c...   Mar 20 2007, 09:33 PM
Vacca Rabite   Mom had an early Barracuda in the late 70's. ...   Mar 20 2007, 09:49 PM
LarryR   My Dad has always been almost as much of a gear he...   Mar 20 2007, 11:33 PM
John   My dad drove/still drives the 914 he bought new in...   Mar 20 2007, 11:52 PM
scruz914   My Dad was practical during the time I lived at ho...   Mar 21 2007, 12:36 AM
KELTY360   My dad had a series of comapany cars; '52 Plym...   Mar 21 2007, 01:48 AM
dflesburg   John, That was a 69 montego, and dad beetle was ...   Mar 21 2007, 08:33 AM
John   John, That was a 69 montego, and dad beetle was...   Mar 21 2007, 12:43 PM
Brew   My dad had some cool cars before I was around, inc...   Mar 21 2007, 09:09 AM
rhcb914   :lol: You guys all lucked out with parents drivi...   Mar 21 2007, 11:55 AM
SirAndy   What did you parents drive? you tell me ... tha...   Mar 21 2007, 12:53 PM
Travis Neff   61 356B roadster 67 Camaro 6 cyl 70 Chevelle 2dr 3...   Mar 21 2007, 02:19 PM
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merrill   My dad's fun cars were 1926 Ford depot hack, 1...   Mar 21 2007, 05:28 PM
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Pat Garvey   Great responses - all of them! Looks like a m...   Mar 21 2007, 09:53 PM
sww914   VW powered sandrail, motorcycles in the desert. Do...   Mar 21 2007, 10:04 PM
jwalters   :D Ma and pa drove the venerable 1971 Oldsmobile ...   Mar 21 2007, 10:33 PM


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