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Posted: 2/14/2014 3:52:29 AM EST
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Still own my first car I bought in 1991. 1978 Buick Regal. I can cruise around in a 70's land yacht any time I want. Granted, this land yacht runs 10's..........
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Posted: 2/14/2014 3:53:25 AM EST
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Pretty sharp looking! can do without the wood
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We also had the family wagon....a 1971 Olds Vista cruiser with the funky windows in the top. I remember many family trips falling asleep besides my older brother looking up and out at the stars. Good times! 
http://ericpetersautos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Vista-JPEG.jpg
I think all cars back then had the fake wood sides. It was a law or something.
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Posted: 2/14/2014 3:54:13 AM EST
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1972 Olds 98 Regency
Looked a lot like this: 
Buddies moms car... Him and I took that thing to Lansing, MI and back... Plush ride!
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Posted: 2/14/2014 3:55:01 AM EST
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1977 Chrysler New Yorker from Chicago to New York in 1996 or so.
440 and a Torqueflite, plus two girls. |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 3:56:45 AM EST
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'76 Olds Cutlass. Me and some high school friends.
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Posted: 2/14/2014 3:57:48 AM EST
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last big car for me was this at 16, i was way too much of an asshole for this car...im lucky to be here today. Mama'n'deddy had a '76 Cor-d-d-d-d-doba. Took my driver's test in it. Before that they had a triple-green, '73 Crysler New Yorker--green top, green interior and green paint. I liked lay on the hat rack at night when traveling. Both cars were unmitigated junk. |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 3:58:04 AM EST
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My first car was a 78 Lemans.
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Posted: 2/14/2014 4:01:11 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 1973 Grand Prix - I got it from my mom in 1979 after my 69 Mustang Mach 1 fastback crackdd the inner subframe. |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 4:04:56 AM EST
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my first car was a 1986 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency Brougham. while maybe not a land yacht, it was definitely a big comfy couch on wheels.
looked almost exactly like this one. 
the first car I remember my parents having was an early 80's oldsmobile station wagon. dont remember the exact year but pretty sure it was a cutlass cruiser. kinda like this but it was all brown 
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Posted: 2/14/2014 4:10:59 AM EST
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1973 Ford LTD Country Squire wagon...
I was playing bass in a band at the time. That car went everywhere. A few years later I traded it for an International Scout SS II 4WD. |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 4:11:53 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yes, '73 Travelall. The thing had seating for like 9 people and was bigger than a Surburban. I remember when the tires were out of balance, you'd get a shimmy that would at times want to throw you off the road. never knew when it was going to happen. We had a few close ones Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Growing up, this was our "family ride". I think it got 8 miles per gallon. It was awesome! Lots of good family trips in this bad boy. http://media.collectorcarpricetracker.com/auction_data/2012/11/21/130803520907/1.jpg Travelall? I love teh International "SUVs" Yes, '73 Travelall. The thing had seating for like 9 people and was bigger than a Surburban. I remember when the tires were out of balance, you'd get a shimmy that would at times want to throw you off the road. never knew when it was going to happen. We had a few close ones My VW van would get "Death Wobble" every now and then for no reason. "73" party Microbus, had it off the ground more times than I care to think about. |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 4:12:44 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We also had the family wagon....a 1971 Olds Vista cruiser with the funky windows in the top. I remember many family trips falling asleep besides my older brother looking up and out at the stars. Good times! http://ericpetersautos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Vista-JPEG.jpg I would give both left nuts for one of those.  |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 4:13:48 AM EST
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I never owned a land yacht. but I did sport one of these back in the
late 80's that I took a road trip or two in..Not my car but it is it's twin down to year,the colors and AC .  |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 4:15:02 AM EST
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1995. Took a trip to Indy for work in my 220D, four people in the car and it was great. Same car that my father bought 4 months before I was born. Worst thing I have ever done in my life was to sell that car. ETA: Stock photo, not my 220D |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 4:16:31 AM EST
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my first car was a 1986 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency Brougham. while maybe not a land yacht, it was definitely a big comfy couch on wheels. looked almost exactly like this one. http://images1.americanlisted.com/nlarge/1986-oldsmobile-ninety-eight-regency-brougham-americanlisted_24220897.jpg the first car I remember my parents having was an early 80's oldsmobile station wagon. dont remember the exact year but pretty sure it was a cutlass cruiser. kinda like this but it was all brown http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/2nd-Oldsmobile-Custom-Cruiser.jpg These are not 1970's land yachts. 
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Posted: 2/14/2014 4:19:29 AM EST
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These are not 1970's land yachts. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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my first car was a 1986 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency Brougham. while maybe not a land yacht, it was definitely a big comfy couch on wheels. looked almost exactly like this one. http://images1.americanlisted.com/nlarge/1986-oldsmobile-ninety-eight-regency-brougham-americanlisted_24220897.jpg the first car I remember my parents having was an early 80's oldsmobile station wagon. dont remember the exact year but pretty sure it was a cutlass cruiser. kinda like this but it was all brown http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/2nd-Oldsmobile-Custom-Cruiser.jpg These are not 1970's land yachts. Suck it, Trebeck! |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 4:36:43 AM EST
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Typical GD thread people posting cars that are not land yachts. The old man had a 70 Chrysler Newport Convertible that he replaced his 57 Coupe DeVille with. He had thought about buying the Eldorado ( a convertible) which he actually did in 1976. I remember many sunday drives in those cars.
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Posted: 2/14/2014 4:41:19 AM EST
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I don't know if it counts as a land yacht, but my parents had a 4-door '75 Chevelle Malibu. It was a nice ride.
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Posted: 2/14/2014 4:44:27 AM EST
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1969 Lincoln MKIII, pimpin ain't easy
Loved that tank!
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Posted: 2/14/2014 4:48:32 AM EST
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last big car for me was this http://americandreamcars.com/1978chryslercordoba072411.jpg at 16, i was way too much of an asshole for this car...im lucky to be here today. Mine was charcoal gray. 360 under the hood, 16 yo behind the wheel. What could possibly go wrong? The back seat was big too. 
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Posted: 2/14/2014 4:49:19 AM EST
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I don't know if it counts as a land yacht, but my parents had a 4-door '75 Chevelle Malibu. It was a nice ride. Not a land yacht. |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 4:50:53 AM EST
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1969 Lincoln MKIII, pimpin ain't easy Loved that tank!
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u266/poorman_photo/lincoln_zps8d26e70a.jpg That's the one in 4 door that has suicide doors, right? Totally badass. |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 4:53:44 AM EST
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I used to own a 1967 Bel-Air . . . (not mine, but similar) . . .
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Posted: 2/14/2014 5:04:46 AM EST
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I cruise in one every time I head home...
1985 Buick LeSabre 4 Door. Hood and trunk are long enough to serve as picnic tables. interior can seat 4 normal Americans in Lazy-boy seat comfort. This was my first car, and I haven't let my parents get rid of it. Just got her running good about a year ago. really needed tires and rims so went up a bit on size (rim size went to 17" instead of 15", slightly wider too), but I found tires that kept the overall diameter the same as OEM. Next restoration steps are redo interior and paint. I'm having problems finding a replacement dashboard (just old and beaten down by the sun). Best part is that I got Texas classic car plates now, so no more state inspections! Car has the old reliable Olds 307 motor. Not to big on horsepower but pretty good on torque. Back in the day my dad and I had the motor rebuilt and we told them to bore it out as much as they can so its a little peppier. Dual exhaust with old school glass packs, bigger 4 barrel carb...fun times! Dream car of the era is still a 1987 Buick Regal GNX Grand National....or I'd like to mod my Buick to perform like this one! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdYDqt7q32g |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 5:09:13 AM EST
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It was 1989 and 1990 when I owned this car (pic similar):
 1978 LeSaber in White. 2-Door. A year or so before that I had this:  1971 Dodge Cornet. Mine was Blue. |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 5:55:02 AM EST
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We had several in a 1973 Cadillac Eldorado and a 1979 Old Toronado.
350 V-8 
500 CI V-8 |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 6:00:05 AM EST
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We had several in a 1973 Cadillac Eldorado and a 1979 Old Toronado. While I think that's 3rd gen, the First gen toronado's are so ugly they're beautiful. 
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Posted: 2/14/2014 6:02:01 AM EST
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Daily driver, 3K a month.
80's car, bodystyle came out in '79.  |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 6:02:30 AM EST
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About 15 years ago, I bought a 1979 Bonneville Safari station wagon for $400. It was running OK but with the typical problems of a 20-year-old GM land yacht. I painted it black, put on a new set of wheels and tinted the windows. I used it as a beater and to make trips to the lake towing my ski boat. The A/C finally gave out and that heralded the beginning of the end for the Virgin Killer. In the end I sold it for salvage and got $150 out of it.
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Posted: 2/14/2014 6:05:36 AM EST
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The gang (6 of us) drove a 1978 Olds Omega from Sault Ste. Marie, MI to Iron Mountian, MI to see ski flying in 1990:
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Posted: 2/14/2014 6:07:08 AM EST
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That's the one in 4 door that has suicide doors, right? Totally badass. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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1969 Lincoln MKIII, pimpin ain't easy Loved that tank!
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u266/poorman_photo/lincoln_zps8d26e70a.jpg That's the one in 4 door that has suicide doors, right? Totally badass. No, the MKIII is the top of the line two door, pure pimp! |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 6:31:22 AM EST
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77 T-Bird. Last really fun car I had.
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Posted: 2/14/2014 6:31:38 AM EST
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Closest I had was one of these, mine was grey. 1978 Plymouth Fury I got in 1987 with 32k miles on it. Couldn't tell ya how many times my friends and I piled in it to go where ever we felt like. I got rear ended one day. The car that hit me was pretty messed up, whole front end was wrecked. My rear bumper had a dent in it about the size of a fifty cent coin and was pushed in about an inch on one side.
 Rust killed it long before the drivetrain was ready to give up.
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Posted: 2/14/2014 6:31:55 AM EST
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1982, we borrowed my Grandma's 1980 Olds Delta 88 because the AC wasn't working in our car. We went to Disneyworld over Thanksgiving break.
http://p2.storage.canalblog.com/22/77/568981/82381343_o.jpg It looked almost exactly like this one, except it didn't have amber lenses in the taillights. |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 7:04:39 AM EST
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My go to Pussy Mobile in the late 70's was a 1966 Buick LeSabre 4 door.It was about 40 feet long,had a giant ass trunk for the coolers,a huge back seat for the 3 or 4 skanks we'd pile in (hell,me and my buddies weren't exactly prizes,either) and a 340 V-8.The old man I bought it from had painted it with surplus Navy gray paint,with a big paint brush.It would routinely throw hubcaps off for no reason at all.It was fast,and handled like a beached whale in curves.It was great.I sold it for 250 dollars,the same price I paid for it.It had no hubcaps left on it.
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Posted: 2/14/2014 7:11:25 AM EST
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My father bought one just like this new in 1977. I recall many road trips in the rear facing last row of seats or riding the front seat arm rest.
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Posted: 2/14/2014 7:16:02 AM EST
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My parents logged over 200,000 miles with my sister and me in the back of one of these:
How we ever survived such abuse is mind-boggling. 
Believe it or not, my dad sold it a few years ago, and it's still on the road... 
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Posted: 2/14/2014 7:24:12 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We also had the family wagon....a 1971 Olds Vista cruiser with the funky windows in the top. I remember many family trips falling asleep besides my older brother looking up and out at the stars. Good times! http://ericpetersautos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Vista-JPEG.jpg My wife has her grandmothers "1968 Ford Galaxy 500 four door hardtop" in our garage. My brother has a 67 Mercury Parklane Breezeway, looks like this:  It has a big block 410 Marauder in it, power bench seat, power rear glass, the interior is green paisley. |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 7:26:27 AM EST
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I would give both left nuts for one of those.
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We also had the family wagon....a 1971 Olds Vista cruiser with the funky windows in the top. I remember many family trips falling asleep besides my older brother looking up and out at the stars. Good times!
http://ericpetersautos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Vista-JPEG.jpg I would give both left nuts for one of those.
I saw one this color, which happened to be the one we had also at a car show about three years ago. It was mint! It brought back some great memories. I never realized how cool they were. Yes.......I want one also.
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Posted: 2/14/2014 7:44:05 AM EST
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We also had the family wagon....a 1971 Olds Vista cruiser with the funky windows in the top. I remember many family trips falling asleep besides my older brother looking up and out at the stars. Good times!
http://ericpetersautos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Vista-JPEG.jpg In 1975, My parents took Myself and my two brothers on a six week tour of the Western United States in a 1973 Olds 98 Delta Cruiser Wagon. St Louis, the Mississippi, The Dakotas, Yellow Stone, the Grand Tetons, Reno, Kings Canyon, LA ( to See Pops Sister), Yosemite, The Grand Canyon, The Painted Desert, Texas, The Ozarks, Louisiana, and home to Florida. Living in the 455 Oldsmobile powered Monstrosity and sleeping in the Pop-up camper we towed behind us.
I ended up Driving it for a few years in my late teens until the Timing chain let go at 135,000. Tough to go on dates in, but plenty of room for action if you got them talked into it......
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Posted: 2/14/2014 7:47:04 AM EST
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http://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/1973_Oldsmobile_Catalina_Safari_Woody_Wagon_For_Sale_Front_1.jpg Oldsmobile lol - we went to a cabin by a lake for a week. There it is! Six weeks in the back seat! |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 7:49:48 AM EST
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1977 Gran Prix.
(I should have bought it from my mom when I had the chance.) Edit: This is a stock photo. 
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Posted: 2/14/2014 8:00:32 AM EST
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I owned a 890's Mercury Marquis wagon . what a sled . Upgraded the sway bars and tires it helped a ton
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Posted: 2/14/2014 8:06:06 AM EST
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My parents logged over 200,000 miles with my sister and me in the back of one of these: http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dual-facing-rear-seats.jpg How we ever survived such abuse is mind-boggling.
Believe it or not, my dad sold it a few years ago, and it's still on the road... We had a blue one sans wood, brand new in 1974. My dad traded in his 67 Camaro. I'm sure he died a little inside. |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 8:10:40 AM EST
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not this exact car, but same color scheme... '69 Ford Galaxie 500 (almost a 70s land yacht)
390, 2 barrel carb, open rear axle... would light one tire for as long as I kept my foot in it
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Posted: 2/14/2014 8:19:35 AM EST
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Somewhere around 2002-2003, my cousin purchased a 1972 Sedan Deville with a 472 big block. We (along with my brother and other cousin) all lived in an apartment in Bowling Green at the time, and took this yacht on a couple road trips into Michigan and Indiana. At 8 miles to the gallon, though, he didn't keep it long. Man, talk about a smooth and comfortable car.
It looked like this: 
I miss that car. 
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Posted: 2/14/2014 8:20:47 AM EST
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Somewhere around 2002-2003, my cousin purchased a 1972 Sedan Deville with a 472 big block. We (along with my brother and other cousin) all lived in an apartment in Bowling Green at the time, and took this yacht on a couple road trips into Michigan and Indiana. At 8 miles to the gallon, though, he didn't keep it long. Man, talk about a smooth and comfortable car. It looked like this: http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-1970-1979/1971-Cadillac-Sedan-DeVille-Front-Angle-PO.jpg I miss that car. The only way they're worth it is if they're a convertible. |
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Posted: 2/14/2014 8:26:51 AM EST
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I lived a sheltered childhood. Many short trips, but nothing over 3hrs with my family. I did plenty of long buss rides though.
So my answer is none, yet. I think their is a fairly good chance, however, that I will yet buy a definitive 70's era land yacht and do some epic road trips with it. 
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Posted: 2/14/2014 8:31:34 AM EST
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I went camping with my grandparents quite a bit when I was a kid. Imagine this thing pulling a 26' camper all up and down the East Coast. 73 Chrysler.
This was the car (exactly like) I learned to drive on, when I was 11. My sister jumped this car all the time and got a solid 6+ FEET of air under the tires. It hit the ground, scooping up chunks of asphalt w/ the frame. The engine began leaking oil really bad the last few years we had it. One day my mother was on her way to work when a firetruck turned in behind her & hit the lights/sirens. She floored it thinking she could beat it to work. Well, it kept up with her and pulled into her parking lot. Turns out, "The Grenade" as we called it, was on fire from leaking oil. They put it out and we continued to drive it for a few years after. It was the last of the Detroit steel. 81 Ford Grenada.
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Posted: 2/14/2014 8:35:13 AM EST
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Took a cross country trip in the early 80's in my folks '76 Ford LTD. That thing was a tank!
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