"IWouldAddai4U" (brian-lamar-horne)
08/28/2015 at 22:36 • Filed to: None
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"IWouldAddai4U" (brian-lamar-horne)
08/28/2015 at 22:36 • Filed to: None | 4
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Stopped by Back in the Day Classics in Carson, CA today. I’m new to my love of older cars, but some of this stuff was so cool. I hate I didn’t take more photos, as I spent most of the time just ogling, but these are some of my favorites.
Really sweet BMW 2002.
Prop from a Flinstones movie.
TONS of neon.
This Crosley thing. Supposedly the first roadster made in the US.
More neon. Needs more dinosaur.
I think this was a Chevy, but I forget. This truck was absolutely amazing, and I would drive it 10/10 times. That wood in the bed...mmmmm.
I LOVED this Jensen Interceptor.
There was also a 1970 Beetle that was unrestored and absolutely beautiful. I’d have given them the $12k for it if I had it. It was perfect and tan and beautiful. But that truck...
Jonee
> IWouldAddai4U
08/28/2015 at 23:09 |
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Cool bus, too. This place seems great. That Crosley is the Hot Shot and was indeed America’s first roadster. A really slow one, but a cool car nonetheless. Powered by a .75 liter motor made not from cast steel or aluminum, but brazed together tin sheets, if you can believe it.
NotRichBMWOwner
> IWouldAddai4U
08/28/2015 at 23:09 |
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Every time I go into Korman to get my 335i fixed there garage is filled with 2002’s in various stages of restoration. One day I am worried I will drive one home.
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IWouldAddai4U
> NotRichBMWOwner
08/28/2015 at 23:52 |
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You have to ask yourself if that would really be the worst thing in the world.
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NotRichBMWOwner
> IWouldAddai4U
08/29/2015 at 02:43 |
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Need a garage first... Someday.
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IWouldAddai4U
> Jonee
08/29/2015 at 12:17 |
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Cool! Thanks for the history!
CaptDale - is secretly British
> IWouldAddai4U
08/29/2015 at 13:57 |
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Oh god yes!!!!
BaconSandwich is tasty.
> Jonee
08/29/2015 at 14:06 |
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That’s crazy. Somehow I get the feeling engine longevity wasn’t a strong point...
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IWouldAddai4U
> NotRichBMWOwner
08/29/2015 at 14:06 |
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Story of my life.
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Jonee
> BaconSandwich is tasty.
08/29/2015 at 15:16 |
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No, they completely fell apart and it was a disaster. The heat would melt the brazing. They went to cast aluminum fairly soon, I believe, but the damage was done and that was pretty much the end of Crosley.
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IWouldAddai4U
> CaptDale - is secretly British
08/29/2015 at 15:31 |
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I absolutely loved the interior of that thing. The seats were furry, so I’d have ‘em recovered, but the dash/center stack was incredible. As someone who doesn’t know much about them, did they make this thing in a manual?
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CaptDale - is secretly British
> IWouldAddai4U
08/29/2015 at 15:36 |
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Those were the options according to wiki . I think they are so good looking and an interesting car over all.
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IWouldAddai4U
> CaptDale - is secretly British
08/29/2015 at 15:41 |
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Yep. Need one. I think this one was going for $17.5 or something. They also had this:
http://www.backinthedayclassics.com/store_inventor…
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CaptDale - is secretly British
> IWouldAddai4U
08/29/2015 at 15:43 |
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That 911 or this 1993 Dodge Viper would be my picks.
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IWouldAddai4U
> CaptDale - is secretly British
08/29/2015 at 20:23 |
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I didn’t see this! And the Interceptor wasn’t on the lot today. I think it was sold...
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CaptDale - is secretly British
> IWouldAddai4U
08/29/2015 at 21:03 |
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Hopefully it went to a good home
Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
> IWouldAddai4U
12/07/2015 at 15:00 |
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I love old cars too, but I am from the era of “1990s? That’s old.”
The commitment to give new life to an old car really demands commitment. I always get questions like, “Isn’t that a lot of work?” It is, and it’s part of the experience.