1940 Buick.
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KTJohnson wrote:
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Folks who remember these are in their 80s, now. My great uncle had one of those during the war.
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Amazing how much that 40 Buick looks like my 41 Chevy.
Paid $30 for the 41. It was tan with a green left front fender and no second gear. My first car. Actually my older brother Tom and I partnered on it ($15 each). That was in 1956. Thanks for the memories.
Paid $30 for the 41. It was tan with a green left front fender and no second gear. My first car. Actually my older brother Tom and I partnered on it ($15 each). That was in 1956. Thanks for the memories.
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StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
Fotoartist wrote:
The cars of the 40s all looked pretty much alike to me.
History repeats itself - all the cars (SUVs) of today look alike as well. Stubby, boxy, and too tall for a proper automobile. An SUV can’t figure out if it wants to be a truck or a car. It is called a sport utility vehicle but it is neither sporty nor utilitarian. I can get more stuff in my Impala’s trunk than you can stuff behind the rear seat of an SUV, and I don’t have to lower the rear seat backs and I can still see out the back window.
Stan
Nov 22, 2022 10:24:22 #
Stan, you nailed it.
I only owned one Cadillac in my life, a 1981 Sedan De Ville.
When I decided to get divorced in 1983, it was amazing how much I could get in that trunk.
Much more room in that trunk than anything they call an SUV these days.
The design of the vehicles of 2022 are why I still drive a crew cab 2014 F250.
Of what I would give for a new full size gasoline Excursion. Put 300,000 plus miles on a 2000 and then a 2005 Excursion. Best vehicles I have ever owned.
I only owned one Cadillac in my life, a 1981 Sedan De Ville.
When I decided to get divorced in 1983, it was amazing how much I could get in that trunk.
Much more room in that trunk than anything they call an SUV these days.
The design of the vehicles of 2022 are why I still drive a crew cab 2014 F250.
Of what I would give for a new full size gasoline Excursion. Put 300,000 plus miles on a 2000 and then a 2005 Excursion. Best vehicles I have ever owned.
Nov 22, 2022 13:28:22 #
My parents had that car. I can remember many a visit to my grandparents sitting in back with my brother. I can remember also, the gas ration stickers on the windshield: C, A, and B.
Nov 22, 2022 13:30:43 #
StanMac wrote:
History repeats itself - all the cars (SUVs) of today look alike as well. Stubby, boxy, and too tall for a proper automobile. An SUV can’t figure out if it wants to be a truck or a car. It is called a sport utility vehicle but it is neither sporty nor utilitarian. I can get more stuff in my Impala’s trunk than you can stuff behind the rear seat of an SUV, and I don’t have to lower the rear seat backs and I can still see out the back window.
Stan
Stan
Well, you are right about the trunk feature.
Nov 22, 2022 14:01:47 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Well, you are right about the trunk feature.
The SUV is the perfect "camel" of a vehicle (a horse designed by a committee). It drives like a truck so hubby likes it. It hauls kids like a minivan, so wifey likes it. Except... No one can afford to buy it, repair it, insure it, or fill it up with gas! Hubby can't fit everything into it for a trip. Wifey hates the harsh ride, and can't park it. The kids just trash it. Depreciation is extreme, as a result. When gas hits six bucks a gallon, there's a glut of used ones on the market and used Priuses are impossible to find.
Nov 22, 2022 14:11:13 #
KTJohnson wrote:
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Nice capture, and I like to see something older than me that still functions
Nov 22, 2022 14:15:06 #
I grew up in a 1939 that looked just like this except it had what I'm guessing were turn signal lights on the fenders. They were separate from the head lights, and just outboard of them. Dad kept it for 18 years until I was old enough to learn how to drive and then sold it or traded it for a Dodge. It was powered by a straight eight engine. And the color was ------ BLACK.
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