You Won't Believe What I Found In My Parent's Attic...

"Andrew T. Maness" (theroadlessdriven) 11/04/2014 at 17:00 • Filed to: For Sweden, Found, SAAB, Volvo, Wagons, Artifacts, Andrew Maness, The Road Less Driven, TRLD, This Nice Life

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Before attending the JFF this week I decided to head up to my parents house to see my mom since it's her birthday tomorrow(I know, I'm so sweet) and while I'm here I decided to go a bit of digging. I know there are a number of Hot Wheels/Matchbox cars on the premises and I figured the place to start looking was the attic which no one had entered in over 10 years.

My parents house will be 170 years old come this winter, so I figured it would be a good idea to prepare myself to enter a space built when cocaine was prescribed to children for toothaches. Armed with Febreeze(for the dust) and an Electrolux(for the spider webs/mountains of mouse shit) I cracked open the door and entered the void. What I found completely surprised me and may have a profound effect on the known universe.

Do you know what that is?! That right there is proof that my parents at the very least set foot in Volvo and Saab dealership and maybe even considered getting one. All these years I thought that the decision to follow the Subaru GL with a Taurus wagon was cut and dry but no, my childhood was nearly one of a Swedeish nature.

It's going to take some time for me to come to grips with this information. Here I thought that my mom and dad were truly anti SAAB/Volvo but as it turns out, they actually thought about owning one. It's a lot to process, I'll likely have to discuss it at length with my therapist bartender when I get back to Los Angeles. For now I'll just keep thumbing through these perfectly preserved pamphlets, wondering what life would have been like growing up in a 940 or 960 wagon instead of a Taurus.

*If any of you Jalops that are SAAB/Volvo fans would like these brochures I'm willing to part with them for the price of shipping. Would rather have someone enjoy them than they be thrown out. If interested shoot me an email theroadlessdriven@gmail.com

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505Turbeaux > Andrew T. Maness 11/04/2014 at 13:42

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oh hell yeah. Though even that draw wouldn't have gotten me over my fear of spiders...

Andrew T. Maness > 505Turbeaux 11/04/2014 at 13:45

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Yeah I went hard with the vacuum before ascending the stairs. My dad was surprised I didn't encounter the house bat...

Boxer_4 > Andrew T. Maness 11/04/2014 at 13:46

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That's awesome! If these were Subaru brochures, I'd be all over them!

$kaycog > Andrew T. Maness 11/04/2014 at 13:47

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What an awesome find!

505Turbeaux > Andrew T. Maness 11/04/2014 at 13:47

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ha is that a pet? Electrolux is the way to go for spider clearing duties though . I have several!

Andrew T. Maness > 505Turbeaux 11/04/2014 at 13:48

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unofficial attic mascot is more like it. I can't believe my parent's still works. Damn thing pre-dates me by a few years!

505Turbeaux > Andrew T. Maness 11/04/2014 at 13:54

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the one I use most is a 1966 and it is still a champ. Like this one exactly (I thought I took some pics when I restored it a few weekends ago but of course not)

ttyymmnn > 505Turbeaux 11/04/2014 at 14:04

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I was born in 1966, and I remember having that exact same vacuum. Even the same color. I remember being fascinated with the handle on the top and the huge on/off switch. I think our accessories may have been dark blue, though. But the canister was the same. Wow.

505Turbeaux > ttyymmnn 11/04/2014 at 14:08

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in THAT case, here is a pic I found of my daughter playing electrolux cowgirl 2 years ago, pre restoration

! Cool story! And my accessories match the canister like yours did

ttyymmnn > 505Turbeaux 11/04/2014 at 14:12

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That's awesome!

505Turbeaux > ttyymmnn 11/04/2014 at 14:14

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haha thought you would enjoy that!

NevynPA > Andrew T. Maness 11/04/2014 at 14:36

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If they're not claimed yet, I'd love to have the Saab ones.

Andrew T. Maness > 505Turbeaux 11/04/2014 at 16:48

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I did the same thing according to my parents!

505Turbeaux > Andrew T. Maness 11/04/2014 at 16:49

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haha nice! My mom was too cheap to get a decent vacuum, so no story there!

Andrew T. Maness > Boxer_4 11/04/2014 at 16:49

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If they were Subaru brochures they'd be framed. It's actually pretty crazy that there aren't any in the family seeing as that was the first car my parents had and grandparents had a few. Guess that's what happens when ya always buy used.

Andrew T. Maness > NevynPA 11/04/2014 at 16:50

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Not claimed yet, shoot me an email with your details.

GhostZ > Andrew T. Maness 11/04/2014 at 17:02

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FP. FPFPFPFP

GhostZ > 505Turbeaux 11/04/2014 at 17:02

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Too bad napalm would ruin the books too.

505Turbeaux > GhostZ 11/04/2014 at 17:03

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haha yup. And the house likely

MonkeePuzzle > Andrew T. Maness 11/04/2014 at 17:03

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umm... this is the thing of nightmares! I would never have gone up there without a crowd

Boxer_4 > Andrew T. Maness 11/04/2014 at 17:26

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I don't think I'd have enough wall space if I framed the Subaru brochures I have. Most of mine are from 2009 and later, but I have a few older ones mixed in. It should be fun to look back at these in a decade or two.

I have some of the brochures for cars we've had in the past (1999 Camry, 1990 Geo Prizm), but I'm missing others (94 Taurus, 01 Passat). I guess I'll have to track those down eventually.

Andrew T. Maness > MonkeePuzzle 11/04/2014 at 17:36

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Not nearly as bad as the dirt/stone basement.

Andrew T. Maness > Boxer_4 11/04/2014 at 17:37

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That's a pretty solid collection ya got there.

MonkeePuzzle > Andrew T. Maness 11/04/2014 at 17:44

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just spend the afternoon perusing Jezebel's yearly scary stories, then saw your pic, dirt/stone basement would equally be in my nope list

http://jezebel.com/tag/scary-stor…

Boxer_4 > Andrew T. Maness 11/04/2014 at 18:02

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Thanks! That's only a small subset, too.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Andrew T. Maness 11/04/2014 at 20:59

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Cat loaf

pip bip - choose Corrour > Andrew T. Maness 11/10/2014 at 05:12

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how much you want for them? no joke!