The rest of the trip

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux) 10/31/2020 at 18:43 • Filed to: Southern indiana

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Spent some more time wandering today, drove to Vincennes, Indiana where Abe Lincoln left his formative childhood behind and crossed the Wabash to Illinois. Sure, Illinois can claim to be the “Land of Lincoln” but we know where he actually learned his core values.

Just a few odds and ends. I saw three Roadmasters in rapid succession, only one of which appeared to be functional. No idea what the brown rusty wag on below might be. And I’m fairly confident I’ve never seen a helicopter mounted like that at a VFW before.

Homeward bound tomorrow, probably not much dirt road wandering on the way back so I can catch the end of early voting tomorrow. Indianapolis unexpectedly opened up Lucas Oil Stadium this weekend  to accommodate the demand.

This block of stylish apartments is right next to Vincennes University, and I assume they’re not usually mostly empty during the school year. 2020.

Zoom zoom

Just Jeepin' > Just Jeepin' 10/31/2020 at 18:45

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Indiana, OPEC powerhouse.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > Just Jeepin' 10/31/2020 at 19:29

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Doris 19's ride is an Aspen or Volare. I’d be shocked if another Oppo can’t identify which.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Just Jeepin' 10/31/2020 at 19:33

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Is that a Volare wagon?  just a wild ass guess...

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Dead_Elvis, Inc. 10/31/2020 at 19:43

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79 Volare

78 Kiss My Aspen...  It’s a jump ball to me..

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 10/31/2020 at 19:51

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Belt line trim says Aspen, going solely on your images. Maybe the bumper overriders on the Doris19mobile offer confirmation.

I’ve never been in one of these, even when they were fairly new, that wasn’t rusting so quickly it was damn near audible. They fared much worse than some of their contemporaries against road salt.

Just Jeepin' > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 10/31/2020 at 19:51

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Yep, when I zoom in on the original I can see what looks like the Volare badge. Good call.

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Just Jeepin' > Dead_Elvis, Inc. 10/31/2020 at 19:53

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Well, I thought it was the Volare badge, and it probably is, but the Aspen has a similar (at that crappy resolution) badge so dunno.

onlytwowheels > Dead_Elvis, Inc. 10/31/2020 at 19:53

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Aspen. Body side mo lding for Volare is different. Volare side molding goes under side marker lights, Aspen side molding encompasses side marker lights.

Volare:

Aspen:

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Just Jeepin' 10/31/2020 at 19:54

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It’s funny to compare pics and see what a badge-job the Aspen-Volare twins were.  I wonder if even the VINs can tell a Dodge from a Plymouth in that era.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Dead_Elvis, Inc. 10/31/2020 at 19:57

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It’s funny how identical the two are...

I’d be surprised if a few didn’t get out with “mixed badging”.

I once saw a new Chevrolet Yukon XL at the local GMC dealer. It was a Chebby on the left side and a GMC on the right...

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > onlytwowheels 10/31/2020 at 19:58

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Aspen. Body side molding for Volare is different.

As I said to SBA, just before you posted.

What terrible cars.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 10/31/2020 at 20:02

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I once saw a new Chevrolet Yukon XL at the local GMC dealer. It was a Chebby on the left side and a GMC on the right...

I’ve been hearing stories like that about both GM & Chrysler for years. Nice to read one that wasn’t a 5th hand anecdote, for a change.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > Just Jeepin' 10/31/2020 at 20:07

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The placement of the tailgate badges makes me think Aspen, in addition to the trim strips along the sides.

onlytwowheels > Dead_Elvis, Inc. 10/31/2020 at 20:09

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Missed it due to looking for photos of brown Volare/Aspen wagons to use for reference.

I did not hate the Volare Sport Wagon.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > onlytwowheels 10/31/2020 at 20:11

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Wow. Only here would one find this attention to detail...

I was like...

Just Jeepin' > Dead_Elvis, Inc. 10/31/2020 at 20:11

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I’ll go with that. Maybe  I should find Doris and ask her!

onlytwowheels > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 10/31/2020 at 20:18

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Bord er line OCD.  Not going to say which side of that line I am on.....

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > onlytwowheels 10/31/2020 at 20:20

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Eh, I guess that’s about as good as they got. But they shoulda ditched the roof rack on the Sportwagon! 

onlytwowheels > Dead_Elvis, Inc. 10/31/2020 at 20:44

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I believe that the manual transmission with 318 V8 was still available on the wagon, the 360 V8 was only available with an automatic.   Roof rack was an option.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Dead_Elvis, Inc. 10/31/2020 at 21:01

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Oh, it was painful for the dealer, too, since it was a highly sought option combo— he had buyers lined up to take the truck at Full Retail... but he could not sell the damn thing until they “special ordered” the right emblems and badges to make it the GMC it was supposed to be.

They even had it locked up in a service bay away from prying eyes.  Absolutely true story.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > onlytwowheels 10/31/2020 at 21:02

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Heh.  My wife’s a shrink and I always tell her not to pull that “borderline” shit on me...  “I can play either side of the line.  I’m the John McEnroe of OCD.”

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > onlytwowheels 10/31/2020 at 21:06

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Geez that shifter! They were Italian in concept even before they were I talian in ownership..

Oh, wait a minute. They were REALLY faux Italian early!

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 10/31/2020 at 21:12

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I would absolutely drive a factory mis-badged truck like that, but want a discount for doing so.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > onlytwowheels 10/31/2020 at 21:15

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I’d forgotten how terrible those dashes were!

onlytwowheels > Dead_Elvis, Inc. 10/31/2020 at 21:21

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Not much better than Dart/Valiant

old-busted-hotness-still-cant-comment > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 10/31/2020 at 21:23

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They actually had problems on the assembly line, cars getting badged as Aspen on one fender and Volare on the other. Anyone who thinks Chrysler has shit quality now would probably have had an aneurism back in the 70s.

onlytwowheels > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 10/31/2020 at 21:23

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Dead_Elvis, Inc. > onlytwowheels 10/31/2020 at 22:36

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I don’t remember those, specifically; I can only think of one guy I knew who owned a Dart. I feel like I spent more time in & around the Aspen/Volare twins.

onlytwowheels > Dead_Elvis, Inc. 10/31/2020 at 22:41

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Dead_Elvis, Inc. > onlytwowheels 10/31/2020 at 22:43

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/suppresses gag reflex