Ran When Parked

"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
05/17/2015 at 15:04 • Filed to: None

Sunday, no football - do you want to play a game? My favorite - go to your local craigslist, search all cars for the phrase “ran when parked,” and share what you find. You can also NP or CP it - for me, this Firebird is CP. They should be glad if someone doesn’t charge them to tow it away.

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DISCUSSION (16)

Birddog > Steve in Manhattan
05/17/2015 at 15:10

Found the perfect ad. It has it all!

Rat Rod, No Title, Ran When Parked, and ALL CAPS!

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/500599…

DrJohannVegas > Birddog
05/17/2015 at 15:12

‘76 Vette. Sweet.

cornerslide > Steve in Manhattan
05/17/2015 at 15:14

Had a 77 Grand Prix with the same engine. Heavy car not much off the line but top end forever.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > Steve in Manhattan
05/17/2015 at 15:16

1989 DODGE DAKOTA - Total Crack Pipe. $450.

1985 Nissan 200SX 5 speed Turbpcharged - Not too bad. $595.

JAGUAR MK VII SALOON 1952 - Probably CP. $4500

1969 el Camino . Close to NP. $4000

scoob > Steve in Manhattan
05/17/2015 at 15:24

http://newjersey.craigslist.org/grd/5007822654…

LOL I found something amazing:

http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/cto/4954964883…

Steve in Manhattan > Birddog
05/17/2015 at 15:33

You could probably part that thing out for three or four times the cost.

Steve in Manhattan > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
05/17/2015 at 15:38

Not sure that Jag is special enough to command a price, much less restore. I’d rather have something like Inspector Morse’s car (with wire wheels, natch).

Steve in Manhattan > scoob
05/17/2015 at 15:40

That guy has a sense of humor.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Steve in Manhattan
05/17/2015 at 16:01

Bricklin!

Steve in Manhattan > cornerslide
05/17/2015 at 16:02

For some reason one of the driver’s ed cars we had was a ‘76 Grand Am with the 455. Another was a Buick Apollo. Had the Grand Am on the highway once - asked the instructor if I could punch it just for fun. He positioned his foot over the shotgun brake and winked. Slammed the two kids in the back into their seats. Speed limit was 55 back then, and the car shot to 75 in ... 2 seconds? Then I slowed down and practiced my signaling for a lane change.

Steve in Manhattan > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
05/17/2015 at 16:12

“ ... not a shinny new sports car.”

I’ll say.

Don’t know if these will appreciate, don’t know how it drives. And an AMC engine. Still, 6 grand for something that could be a conversation started might not be crazy. Still, you’d be facing a serious restoration.

cornerslide > Steve in Manhattan
05/17/2015 at 16:22

You don’t get everyday cars with that type of engine mismatch (one in our favor anyway.) The Grand Prix had what was called a “Quadra Jet” carb. I had the feeling if you had your head over the carb with all the butterflies open you might lose ideas.

LongbowMkII > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
05/17/2015 at 16:37

A Mk2 Jag would be awesome. still not worth 4.5k

Steve in Manhattan > cornerslide
05/17/2015 at 16:56

Of course, in those days, gas was around $2.25 a gallon, and you could blast around all day for change. And yeah - the kickdown on that thing was awesome. My dad always got the smallest V8 on his Impalas - and no A/C in DC, the cheapskate - so I’d never felt anything like it. He started me driving at 14 for some reason, although in MD or DC you couldn’t get your learners until 3 months before you turned 16. That Grand Am opened my eyes.

AdverseMartyr > Steve in Manhattan
05/17/2015 at 19:11

That phrase turned up nothing in Honolulu. And one car turned up without the quotations. And it was because this sentence was there,”A trucks tire ran into the car when it was parked...”

There are a million of these cars around here though. They probably just use bad grammar in the ad.

Steve in Manhattan > AdverseMartyr
05/17/2015 at 22:34

Guessing old cars in Hawaii are in pretty good shape.