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Monday, February 4. 2013

Car brochures


If you are of a certain age, you can find your first car, or your parents' first car, or your grandparents' car, here.


 

Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 12:57 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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That is a great link, so many brochures and ads of cars I recognized so well. Thanks Bird Dog, that is the quality of shared fun that keeps me coming back to Maggies Farm.
#1 Dan D on 2013-02-04 13:52 (Reply)
This is so cool..really takes me back..thanks!
#1.1 Mike (Link) on 2013-02-05 04:17 (Reply)
You're right. 1934 Plymouth Business Coupe Deluxe, midnight blue, bought used in 1949 in mint condition.
#2 BillH on 2013-02-04 17:04 (Reply)
Yep - this was my very first car - 1946 Chevy Fleetmaster Coupe. I bought it for $50 from a little old lady who only drove it from her home near Fort Sewall to Star of The Sea Church and back- a distance of two miles. She walked everywhere else.

My second car I kept right up to a week before we moved to South Carolina - a 1970 Plymouth GTX that I bought when I returned from my second tour in 'Nam. Black with 440 CUI, twin 950 cfm Holleys, Hearst shifter, four speed, limited slip differential, fat tires and heavy duty suspension. Only had 16,000 original miles on it. I miss that car.
#3 Tom Francis on 2013-02-05 06:00 (Reply)
Hurst shifter, Tom, you should have held on to that car
#3.1 Ed on 2013-02-05 10:13 (Reply)
I can't believe they have something for the AMC Pacer - an oddball blob of 70s design that my contrarian father loved tooling around in...
#4 Ben David on 2013-02-05 12:59 (Reply)
While it wasn't their first car, they bought it just after I was born. The majestic 1958 Plymouth Belvedere. Mint Green with a white top. Mom drove it for 16 years. Push button transmission and a 440 Hemi I believe. Could fit a small family in the trunk. Thanks for the memories.
#5 Hank on 2013-02-05 14:06 (Reply)

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