What's the most Jalop car someone in your family had?

"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish) 03/07/2014 at 01:14 • Filed to: None

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I was reminded of my dad's old cars, and it got me wondering who here has some interesting cars in their family's past.

Best I've got is probably what my dad has owned. His first car was a '65 Beetle

Which was followed by a '76 FJ40 LandCruiser that he bought new.

Later on, he had a Plymouth Valiant convertible, with Commando V8 and 4 speed, he did some suspension and engine work on it, I'm not sure what, but I'm assured it was very fast. I can't find any pictures that match what his was like.

He also had a Datsun 210, I don't care how crappy it was, I still want one

And then there was the Fairlane wagon.....oh how I wish he still had that thing. He got it from his Mom after my parents were married and it was run until I was born and the old Ford finally died.

After that they stuck with Ford wagons, but an LTD and Tauri aren't as cool....

EDIT: I forgot he had an MGB as well. Before the Datsun. His best friend drove it, first time he ever let someone else drive the car, and he totalled it :(

Anyways. What've you guys got?

Leadbull > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:17

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My grandfather owned a couple of Renault 10s.

I imagine rear engined French cars score high on the Jalopmeter.

Singhjr96 > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:17

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E30, 3 series.

gmctavish needs more space > Leadbull 03/07/2014 at 01:18

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I would hope so, considering how high front engined french cars rank

Leadbull > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:20

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He also had a Datsun 210, which my dad and aunt learned to drive in.

syaieya > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:20

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66 Beetle, 79 240D, 92 300E 2.8, and a Galaxie 500

Milky > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:21

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NOTHING.

Mom has ONLY ever had Camaros or Silverados. Dad has some cool cars like a Buick GS, Fiero and now a A8L ('04). My siblings currently drive a S10 and a HHR. Some cool cars in there but certainly not jalop.

It's hard to like cars around these people.

/rant.

gmctavish needs more space > Leadbull 03/07/2014 at 01:22

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I don't know if they're jalopy, I just like crappy Datsuns :p But that's cool, my grandpa has had his fair share of cool cars, including a Westfalia VW bus, and I believe a 72 Mercedes....don't know which model

gmctavish needs more space > syaieya 03/07/2014 at 01:23

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That is a varied and wonderful list

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:23

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My godfather had a '98 Volvo V70 wagon, that was diesel, and manual, but FWD. no SR20, since I only saw it once, and that was when I was like 5, but I remember it being the golden brown color

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:23

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My dad:

Triumph TR4 (1963?)

Baja Bug (year?)

Dodge Dart Coupe (1969)

Plymouth Satellite Sebring (1971)

Ford Pinto (1972)

And yes, I left non-jalop cars off the list, and YES, I consider the Pinto to be jalop.

gmctavish needs more space > Milky 03/07/2014 at 01:24

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I know what you mean, even though my dad had cool cars, it's like it wore off or something.....he just has his Taurus wagon now that he's done some work on, but he doesn't like cars nearly as much as me. He's always interested in my Volvo though, he likes working on it because it makes sense, unlike the taurus haha

Leadbull > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:25

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It's funny how nostalgia makes crappy cars cool. The Renaults weren't really considered nice then, either.

These were just normal cars that people back then drove.

Your boy, BJR > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:25

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My dad currently owns a viggen, previously an '89 900, manual focus wagon, t-bird, buick sky hawk turbo. My mom had a '87 toyota 2wd 1-ton pickup in tan, with a manual, along with a dart GTS, and currently has a rwd cts coupe. My grandma (mom's side) had a corsair monza convertible, super beetle, fiat spider, and gran torino. My grandpa (same side) had a chevy II wagon, a '74 corolla, and a hillman imp. My grandpa (dad's side) had a '78 pontiac firebird formula, a diesel nova, a lincoln mark 4, triumph tr3, '58 fury, and a brown '49 chevy panel van. I've had a saab 900, big block bronco, and a bmw 2002.

feather-throttle-not-hair > Milky 03/07/2014 at 01:26

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Ha, i hear that. Growing up it was Camry Camry Camry Camry. No seriously. Four Camrys. Luckily i'm old enough to predate the Camry. What did my parents drive before that? Corolla. Its only now that i'm all grown up and out of the house that they have decided to buy non-camrys.

gmctavish needs more space > Leadbull 03/07/2014 at 01:27

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Same with the Beetle. He just bought it because it was $200 or something, and he needed a cheap first car. Never woulda guessed they'd have such a huge following now

gmctavish needs more space > Your boy, BJR 03/07/2014 at 01:28

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Holy shit that is one cool family you got there. My grandpa actually had a Hillman Imp....he still complains about how terrible it was haha

Leadbull > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username 03/07/2014 at 01:29

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So you and Arch Duke are like this:

gmctavish needs more space > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username 03/07/2014 at 01:29

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Wow I love all of those. Except the Pinto, I'm still undecided on those....but I agree that it's Jalop

feather-throttle-not-hair > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:30

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By far the most Jalop car to ever be owned by someone in my family was my old Celica

But my dad also had a BMW 320i when i was a little kid. Nothing else anyone has owned is even remotely jalop. There have been four Camrys and a Carolla.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > Leadbull 03/07/2014 at 01:31

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Shhh... He's sleeping right now.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:32

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Grandfather owned a Dodge charger like this one.

Milky > feather-throttle-not-hair 03/07/2014 at 01:32

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Holy damn that sounds terrible. My parents got rid of their fun when they had kids & its only been full-size 'murican trucks & SUVS since. My dad even wanted to get a used 'slade until I got him to test drive a A8. Anyways, at least when I was 16 before I got my first car I could go do donuts in my mom's truck.

How did you ever get through your youth?!

Your boy, BJR > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:32

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My grandpa straight pipe'd and chop topped his, along with a single fat black racing stripe (car was white) and maglite wheels. My family has owned more than their REALLY bland cars, but I've listed the noteworthy ones.

gmctavish needs more space > feather-throttle-not-hair 03/07/2014 at 01:33

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a Celica and 320i is better than nothing. Was it an E21 or E30?

That Guy > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:33

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My dad has had (all of them with a manual trans):

Honda Prelude

E30 318

C6 Corvette

997 911 Base

F10 M5

My uncle had a Boxster and another relative of mine had an old Alfa (can't remember which one).

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:33

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there is a sad looking 210 hatch on ebay right now. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Datsun-Oth…

Your boy, BJR > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:33

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Also, my uncle currently DDs a '43 Willys MB with a buick regal t-type motor and 4 speed manual.

gmctavish needs more space > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 03/07/2014 at 01:33

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Strong pornography

gmctavish needs more space > Your boy, BJR 03/07/2014 at 01:35

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That's....confusing, I'd never think of that haha

gmctavish needs more space > Your boy, BJR 03/07/2014 at 01:35

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Jesus that's cool

gmctavish needs more space > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/07/2014 at 01:36

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Man.....I would DD the shit out of that

Milky > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:37

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I understand the whole "wore off" thing completely. Both my parents used to have fun cars, and I even remember my dad working on his old Yukon when I was younger, but none of that anymore.

At least your dad is interested in your Volvo though. I obviously talked to my dad about the last 2 cars I bought before hand and all he said was some thing like "not practical and bad for snow". All I can think is - 'dammit dad, you used to DD a Fiero in Wisconsin!'.

Your boy, BJR > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:38

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I am so unbelievably jelly. He'll never sell though. He's wanted a flat fender jeep since he was like 5.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:41

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The story goes he rolled the TR4 back when he was in the Air Force in '65-'66, shenanigans may have been involved. He doesn't talk about it but lessons learned all around: NO SHENANIGANS WHILE DRIVING. All the others have sold long ago, but I sure wish he had held onto the Satellite long enough for me to drive it. He sold it and replaced it with a sensible 1981 4-door Buick Skylark Limited. Every car since that list has been very non-jalop. He converted from a string of GMs to Toyotas in the late '90s and has been all Toyota since then. Currently rocks a RAV.

gmctavish needs more space > Your boy, BJR 03/07/2014 at 01:41

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Just busy comprehending that he DD's that...

gmctavish needs more space > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username 03/07/2014 at 01:43

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All of this is making me worry about buying boring cars when I get older...I mean it makes sense, but I'd want my kid to grow up with an interesting car. At least something sitting in the garage to make them wanna put up Countach posters

Your boy, BJR > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:44

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Well he's in charge of all the boy scout camps in north jersey (including the one where the original friday the 13th was filmed!), so he is off road most of the time, but still………Yeah, me too.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:46

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it just needs some love, and sheet metal.

gmctavish needs more space > Milky 03/07/2014 at 01:46

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Yeah there's that, but it took some convincing with each of my cars, I was always so frustrated for the same reason: "Oh come on, you had a 15 yeah old British roadster in a place nicknamed Raincouver for gods sake, but I shouldn't buy a German car because parts are more expensive?"

gmctavish needs more space > Your boy, BJR 03/07/2014 at 01:47

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Yeah my dad used to DD that 'Cruiser, but that was when he was a foreman on the BCR (British Columbia Railroad) and spent 90% of his time in the middle of nowhere

Your boy, BJR > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:50

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my uncle also had an FJ40 (shit now i'm gonna have to get into his vehicles. There's literally nothing that he's owned that's not cool) but anyway, yeah he drove the thing until the wheels fell off. Like, literally. He was driving down the road and saw one of his wheels roll by him.

lonestranger > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:52

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My dad had a '69 Mustang Shelby when he was a young 'un.

Traded it in for a Plymouth Volare wagon.

So, he had a cool car and a wagon, but not both at the same time. In '74, he got a new Hilux which he still owns .

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That's as Jalop as he got. No brown cars or diesels, either.

After that, as far as I know, it was an '83 Grand Prix, an '85 Cutlass Supreme, an '88 Cutlass Supreme, a '91 Eighty Eight, a '95 Eighty Eight, an '89 Tercel, a '92 Camry, a '96 Camry, and now an '07 Tacoma. He had a '51 Chevy truck for a few years, but never,ever got it on the road. It just taunted me from the carport, so I'm not counting it.

Mom had a couple of big ol' '70s Fords (LTDs?) named Gerald and Betty, then a 70's Corolla, 80's Pontiac Acadian, '86 Hyundai Pony, '81 Olds Omega, then Dad's hand-me-downs of Tercel, Camry, Camry, and now a '10 Yaris. Pretty meh.

Grandparents always had sensible cars like an '85 Accord, '84 Chevette, '72 Valiant, a '60s Austin sedan... the '58 Plymouth might score cool points.

PRBot II > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:52

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Not the actual cars pictured, but my dad used to drive...

TIL my dad is way more Jalop than me.

Your boy, BJR > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:53

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Ok, uncle's cars: '70 charger that he swapped a 440 and 4 speed into, it was a legendary sleeper in the area and was featured in a few magazines, fj40, lifted nissan hardbody with a light bar, yj on big fuckoff tires, '01 power wagon dually with a cummins, and now he has an '05 power wagon as a tow rig/road trip vehicle. along with, of course, his Willys.

gmctavish needs more space > Your boy, BJR 03/07/2014 at 01:54

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That's awkward. My dad has good stories about that rig...he was driving in the snow once, and pulled out to pass someone because 4x4, and quickly found himself sliding perpendicular to the car he was passing, staring directly down in the drivers window, because SWB. Says he kept on the gas, full lock to the left and feathered the clutch and throttle to use the front wheels to pull him back around. Another time was crawling up a super steep hill, the truck was full of people, and the front wheels started to lift. He got two of the guys to get out and stand on the front bumper haha, and then they were fine

Your boy, BJR > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 01:56

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ugh. sounds so fun. an FJ40 is in my top 10 of all time wants.

gmctavish needs more space > lonestranger 03/07/2014 at 01:56

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Holy hell that is a clean Hilux. And it's a shame he traded the Shelby, especially with how much it would be worth...reminds me how my dad decided to not buy Apple stock back when it was $10/share.....I like to not think about that too much....

gmctavish needs more space > PRBot II 03/07/2014 at 01:57

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Good lord I need one of those Saabs. I like your dad.

gmctavish needs more space > Your boy, BJR 03/07/2014 at 01:58

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Yeah me too. I've always wanted to get one and do it up the same way he did his

PRBot II > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 02:00

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His wasn't set up for rallying, but still. I have a long way to go before I can out-Jalop him.

Your boy, BJR > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 02:00

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this is all I want. Just a nice, happy little inoffensive convertible.

gmctavish needs more space > Your boy, BJR 03/07/2014 at 02:07

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Ones like that are the hardest to find. They're always either rusted out shells, or fully built

JustWaitingForAMate > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 02:25

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My uncle had a Holden Sandman, with shagpile interior.

My grandfather a Chrysler Valiant.

Father had a HQ Monaro and a Torana SL5000.

gmctavish needs more space > JustWaitingForAMate 03/07/2014 at 02:35

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Had to look those up haha, well not the Valiant....those are all really cool!

Spasoje > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 02:51

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ERMAHGERD! 6H!

Dann > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 03:13

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Probably more Jalop now than it was then, my Dad's first car was a '64 Ford Consul Cortina Mk I, similar in colour and mods to below:

Following that he had several older Holden Kingswoods, with various modifications on them from Celica 5-speed gearboxes, to 308s and 350s with exhausts you could hear from a suburb away, similar to below:

A Holden HQ Statesman DeVille on wide mags and a twin straight through exhaust, similar to below but midnight blue:

A '78 Ford XC Fairmont GXL with 351 V8, similar to below but gunmetal grey. The one car he truly regrets selling. He later bought a 6 cylinder version but paled in comparison):

An olive green '76 Nissan 260C Coupe, similar to below. By this time he was going through his divorce so he had to drop the V8s for financial reasons, but he always managed to find something interesting:

An ochre '78 Nissan C210 Skyline coupe:

Several early 80s Holden VB-VH Commodores, mostly 4.2L V8s and mostly red, plus a blue 6-cylinder which was the first car I learnt to drive in:

A jap-import '88 Nissan R31 Skyline Passage GT, Fj20 manual, similar to below without the wheels:

A '00 Holden VT SS Commodore (LS1 & 6-speed) similar to below, same colour but different wheels:

And currently, a '02 Holden VX SS Ute with LS1 & 6-speed manual:

There were many less memorable vehicles he owned/drove, such as a Proton Savvy, Toyoya MX62 Cressida, Nissan 280C, Nissan Bluebird Series 3 wagon, plus a few others.

wizkashifa > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 03:14

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Kinja!!!

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 04:07

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Toyota Van/Previa, Toyota Land Cruiser.... And a busted-up Dodge. Couldn't tell me what model but it had the slant-6. And it only worked in Reverse.

Father also hinted about owning a 280Z once...

Dunnik > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 04:59

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My late father's 1966 Austin Healey 3000. Unfortunately for me, he sold it in 1972, before I was born, to help pay for a mortgage on our house. Oh well.

Krieger (@FSKrieger22) > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 06:00

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One of my maternal uncles owns a Prelude of this vintage:

I don't have high hopes of being allowed to drive it, though...

jkm7680 > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 06:33

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Volvo 200 Wagon, owned by my Mother in the 90's.

Old-Busted-Hotness > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 07:01

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Split-window Beetle, Saab 96, Opel Kadett, Rambler and AMC wagons, Pinto, Gremlin.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 07:52

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My grandfather owned a 1960 corvair spyder and said Ralph Nader was wrong

JACU - I've got bonifides. > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 08:15

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My uncle had a beautiful black '66 Impala. It got rear-ended though and instead of fixing the damage, he very professionally cut most of the rear end off, sealed it with a large cross-sectioned piece of chromed diamond-plate, put some truck tail lights on it and stuck on a trailer hitch so he could tow his dune buggy.

N/A POWAAAHH > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 08:17

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My dad owned a 1993 M5, bought new. Now he only drives 300Cs, had 3 of them so far.

quarterlifecrisis > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 08:35

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No pictures...because the government doesn't like photobucket/uploading things. Damn work.

Anyway, dad's Charger falls under the Jalop category, 68 Charger R/T (Hemi/Torqueflight) that he's had since 72, it spent most of the 70s at drag strips. He's had 2 68 Super Bees, the one he has now was bought about 3 years ago because he had an identical one in the 70s.

And then the most jalop may be his 56 Dodge pickup. Before the Lil Red Express trucks came out in 78, he was already planning a 440 swap, torqueflight, and stacks. Unfortunately, the 440 didn't happen and it got a 318. Truck actually served as an occasional DD all the way until the mid 90's when it got traded for a LeBaron. :puke:

buford-t-justice > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 09:11

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Dad has a V70R, 72' bug (red), and a Nissan Figaro

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 09:13

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Related:

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Big Bubba Ray > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 09:18

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I don't have pictures, unfortunately, but my dad for an extremely short time drove a Dodge Dart. His uncle willed it to him and after his death, my dad took ownership but couldn't afford the gas so he got rid of it :( He still regrets letting that car go. He was young and ignorant, I suppose.

My mom used to have a GTI with a plaid interior that she absolutely loved. Her parents gave it to her after finishing college but some jackass ran a stop sign and totaled it just two years into her owning the car. She says that was the most fun car she has ever owned.

My grandpa has a 91 Jaguar XJS that he bought the year my sister and I were born. British Racing Green and he only takes it out on the most special occasions. He adores that car.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 09:24

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My dad: Datsun roadster, Renault Dauphine, '67 Land Rover diesel LWB pickup - my mom: Plymouth Cricket. My grand-dad: a CJ-3A, numerous Land-Rovers, '64 Falcon wagon, '57 Chevy wagon.

infl8abletoast > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 09:35

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Now that I think about it my family is pretty Jalop.
Dad had a MG B and Porsche 914 (before I was born)
Then they both had a string of Saab 99 and 900s and finally a '89 9000 turbo.
Mom traded her last 900 for a '89 Peugeot 505 sw8 wagon. (RWD and handled embarrassingly better than the 9000 turbo)
They currently have a first gen Audi TT (awd, conv) and an early 2000s Passat awd v6 wagon.
I currently drive a NC Miata (when it's not snowing) and a Contour SVT (when it's not broken). I've been walking a lot this winter.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Milky 03/07/2014 at 09:54

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i'd say the Fiero is pretty jalop.

Also I know what you mean my parents had some cool foreign cars when they were younger, Datsun's Volvos, VWs, but when I was a kid (i'm 23 so i still am a kid lol) my parents have had boring Fords, Mercurys, Dodges, and a Buick. FWD Family sedans, Vans, and 1/2 ton pick ups. Now my mom just bought a Hyundai Sonata 2.0t which is almost cool, better than the Prius she had before it, and waaay better than the 4 cylinder Ford Escape she had before that. My aslo Dad just bought a Dodge Ram 1500 instead of a Tacoma with a manual, which is what he should have bought. He had a 97 Taco and loved it, but like most ppl he is convinced that he needs a 1/2 ton.

I honestly think the domestic cars my parents had when I was a kid are the reason it's so hard for me to love American cars. In the back of my mind I'll always think that are "for my parents". For 30-40 year olds with four kids and a mortgage. Where as Japanese and European cars still seem cooler just because they are different. That's why I have never owned an American car. I'm not saying that will never change though.

Although my Mom had an green 03 Focus Wagon with a manual transmission . Which was pretty cool, and I guess kinda of counts.

feather-throttle-not-hair > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 09:56

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It was an E21 and it was brown, which now that I think about it is extra jalop points. 4 speed manual. I just remember hating sitting in the back seat of that thing.

The Celica was my first car and attempt at rebellion from the world of Camrys. It was an alltrac so it was 4wd and had a turbocharger, good for 190hp.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 09:57

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I need to buy and old Volvo for me and my Dad to work on together. that would seriously be the coolest thing ever. All i need to do is buy a Volvo and live in the same state as my Dad, cus right now we're a two day drive apart.

feather-throttle-not-hair > Milky 03/07/2014 at 09:57

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I'm really good at gran turismo.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > JustWaitingForAMate 03/07/2014 at 10:00

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reminds me of this

offyatindy > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 10:34

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Dad's cars: (60's - 70s Don't remember most of the years they were built.)

Harry Potter Anglia (worst car ever made).

Simca 1204 - early 70's model. First car I drove and / or smoked a cigar in....Dad left the cigars on the dashboard on my first solo drive. I also autocrossed it.

Volkswagen microbus.

Fiat 124D station wagon. (Not a diesel. May not have been a 124, but it was a wagon in same era as the 850/124 Spyders, both of which were in the store when he bought it.) Bought new sometime in the late 60s. Beautiful red leather seats. Car lasted about a year, but maybe the best car he ever owned in a Jalop sort of way.

AMC Pacer Wagon (My fault. It was pristine when he bought it used so I suggested he buy it. Not a bad car actually.)

Pre-Offyatindy, dad was a Studebaker man !

revrseat70 > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 10:36

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My dad had a 64 and 67 GTO, and a 69 Chevelle among other Awesome machines..

However, the most Jalop car owner in my family has to be my grandfather (mom's dad): He had a '57 Chevy, Volvo P1800, and a Diesel VW Rabbit including a number of wagons

gmctavish needs more space > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/07/2014 at 13:22

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Yes! Sorry I meant to link to that but I couldn't figure out how

EuroJosh > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 14:28

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No sr20 but my uncle has had several VW busses. Still has one.

Also, not family, but my high school wood shop teacher has a Triumph TR6 that he's had since he was in high school and he's an old dude.

JustWaitingForAMate > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/07/2014 at 15:52

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Same car, different year model.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > JustWaitingForAMate 03/07/2014 at 15:56

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honesly this is my favorite car in Mad Max lol well this or the flame jobbed chevy.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2014 at 21:52

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No worries - I love these Opponaut heritage threads.

gmctavish needs more space > JACU - I've got bonifides. 03/07/2014 at 22:56

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Haha that is all kinds of awesome

Clown Shoe Pilot > gmctavish needs more space 03/08/2014 at 09:03

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Dad is pretty Jalop - he had a Bug before I was born, then a 74 Fiat 124 Spyder that pretty much never ran but was fantastic when it did, then a series of crap cars, and then a 79 BMW 320i, 81 BMW 633csi, 88 e30 M3, 98 e36 M3. He built a Caterham 7 in there somewhere too, but it got stolen with about 10 miles on it.

Normalaatsra > Krieger (@FSKrieger22) 03/08/2014 at 11:05

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We once had a Mercedes Benz C 230 Kompressor. That supercharger is amazing, but apparently it's timing got affected real badly that we sometimes get unintended supercharger acceleration. Dad played around with the accelerator and damaged the surpercharger that way, so it was deemed unsafe and we sold it.

Because-Racecar > gmctavish needs more space 03/09/2014 at 03:44

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Dad: '64 1/2 Mustang convertible. Restored. Hooned lots. I was 9. Best car EVER to be seen in, in my eyes, at the time.

Mum: Mazda RX7. Red. Manual. Way before I was born. Now she drives an automatic Rav4... oh well.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > gmctavish needs more space 03/10/2014 at 20:36

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I think it's me and my Sedicivalvole actually...

McMike > gmctavish needs more space 03/10/2014 at 21:55

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Here's what dad had ('58-84) Everything since has been smart, reliable, and not very Jaloppo.

32 Plymouth with v8 swap

TR3

Austin Healey 3000 with a V8 swap

E-Type

MGB

3 door suburban

VW Squareback

Model A

C2 Corvette convertible

Mazda Rotary Wagon

E-Type

First Gen Accord CVCC

First gen Dodge Caravan

There were a few 70s Civics, another Suburban, and a couple of beetles in there, but they were were the filler cars.