by "arl" (arl1968)
Published 05/27/2017 at 17:26
by "arl" (arl1968)
Published 05/27/2017 at 17:26
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You have to pick one car from each friend. I’ll go first (note - pics are off the interwebz, and sadly, not the original pictures of the original cars).
1. Friend # 1, Car #1
1967 Pontiac GTO convertible, blue. 400ci 4bb with 360HP & 438lbs. You have to understand we were 18 in 1986 and my friend had come into some money. This is not a good thing for car-crazy 18 year olds. It’s a miracle we made it 19. Jesus we flogged this car. Much speeding. Many burnouts.
2. Friend #2, Car #2 -
1972 Mustang Mach 1. I don’t think they let cars like this on the road any more. It had no mufflers and sounded like NASCAR every time you started it up (which holds a certain charm for young men). It was rusty everywhere. Various things would work, then stop working, then work again. It set up to drag race before my friend bought it, and it the PO had put in some ridiculous gear set in it, 4:55's or 5:10's, or something else stupid. It was a stupid, stupid, car. I loved it. My friend got many tickets in that crusty beast.
3. Friend #3, Car #3 -
1986 Nissan 300ZX turbo, red. T-tops. The Z was a crazy car. Red exterior, red interior, red, red, red! The gauges were digital, and the whole thing felt like piloting a fighter ship out of a science fiction movie. The girls liked it too! A few tickets were also garnered in this magnificent steed. I think the shifter was red, the carpet, the headliner, everything. Was. Red.
"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
05/27/2017 at 17:33, STARS: 2
Best Friend Number One: ...
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*cries* I’m sooo alooooone, waaahhhhhahahahhhhh!!!
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
05/27/2017 at 17:36, STARS: 1
The downside of spending so much of my life in cities is that none of my closest friends can drive.
"arl" (arl1968)
05/27/2017 at 17:44, STARS: 1
It’s alright man, it’s alright. I own a GTI, you can put me down.
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
05/27/2017 at 17:47, STARS: 2
Never really been a “close friends” guy, and most aren’t really car people. But I will of my close childhood friends restored a Cougar in high school that he still owns today, over a decade later.
"arl" (arl1968)
05/27/2017 at 17:59, STARS: 0
I like that he’s has driven into a conference room. That would certainly make any boring conference I’ve been to much better.
Cougars are cool.
"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
07/21/2017 at 06:00, STARS: 1
1. Jimmy’s ‘87 Ram. Kinda like the Mustang without the gears. Loud as fuck (no other way to put it), and didn’t work right, covered in rust. Almost bought it for $300 ‘til Dad stepped in.
2. Justin’s 2001 Ranger. Apart from some light rust (Yes, that’s light to me), it’s just a very nice truck. Can’t say I’m not just a little envious.
3. Brandon’s Sierra. Subject to change if he ever finds a toy. (Currently have his permission to nag him about a 1970 Skylark on Craigslist, since it’s pretty much exactly what he’s looking for.) He just put dual exhaust with Flowmasters on it.
The Ram’s my personal favorite, but it was the junkiest of the 3. The GMC has almost as many miles as my truck (260,000 vs. 267,000), which I guess leaves Justin’s truck as the overall nicest.
"arl" (arl1968)
07/21/2017 at 07:19, STARS: 1
From the pics I like the Ram. It has a funky-truck vibe to it; the orange lights across the top of the roof, the wide white strips. It just looks loud sitting there.
"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
07/21/2017 at 07:21, STARS: 1
Well, the Cherry Bomb under the door is why. That was the entirety of the exhaust system. I’ve been aching for one since.
"RT" (rt-p)
10/18/2017 at 20:29, STARS: 0
Uhhh...
^Autotragic.
^Autotragic, broken mirror and not even bought - just a rental.
The last guy doesn’t even have a car.