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Post by philmco on Nov 27, 2005 13:47:54 GMT -5
They don't make them like this anymore!   Phil |
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Post by jack on Nov 27, 2005 16:52:06 GMT -5
Phil,
1957 Desoto fireflight if I am not mistaken. Had a two tone green one when I was 19.
Not only did it have fins but a large Hemi engine, dual points and weighted 4000 lbs. Rode nice ride and was fast.
Jack
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Post by Randy on Nov 27, 2005 19:19:22 GMT -5
Those fins are what it's all about Phil. Great angle. Got a picture of the whole car?
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Post by philmco on Nov 27, 2005 22:31:21 GMT -5
Randy
I think that was the only shot I took of the car. Very impressive and so huge by today's standards.
Phil
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Post by herron on Nov 27, 2005 23:01:55 GMT -5
Phil: I love the old cars, too. My father worked for Chrysler for 34 years, and I remember those Chryslers, Desotos, Plymouths and Dodges from the late 50's with the fins.  My favorite personal shots tend to be of a particular type of car without fins, however...   and my all time favorite...  |
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Post by philmco on Nov 27, 2005 23:16:48 GMT -5
Yes, I am pretty partial to the old 'vettes too. but no recent pictures.
Phil
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Post by kamera on Nov 28, 2005 20:45:44 GMT -5
Phil,
Those fins on the DeSota and dual antennas, one on top each fin. My paternal grandfather had one...a grey with white roof, 4 door hardtop, those translucent steering wheels, big V8.
And at times he let me use it when I was a teenager.
Ron,
Love the old Vettes, but am not attracted to the newest ones at all. Old...particularly the early ones like in the TV show...Route 66...!
Ron Head
Kalamazoo, MI
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Post by philmco on Nov 28, 2005 21:26:37 GMT -5
I was thinking about taking the antenna out with PS. I feel it is a distraction, but they were an important styling issue at the time. The closest I ever came to owning one was a '79 Chrysler with a 383ci engine (only a 2bbl carb IIRC) in it. It had fairly good sized fins too. We didn't talk about gas mileage back then.
Phil
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Post by herron on Nov 29, 2005 0:43:46 GMT -5
I was thinking about taking the antenna out with PS. I feel it is a distraction, but they were an important styling issue at the time. The closest I ever came to owning one was a '79 Chrysler with a 383ci engine (only a 2bbl carb IIRC) in it. It had fairly good sized fins too. We didn't talk about gas mileage back then. I wouldn't take out the antenna. Any car purist would know something was amiss, and think the car was a not-to-well-done restoration, when it obviously looks top drawer! We never thought about gas mileage when it was only 20-cents a gallon (I remember price wars at 18.9)! Ron: That last shot should appeal to you then!  It's a beautifully restored old Vette, 1959 or 60...wish it were mine..but it's another one of those adult toys that is just a bit beyond my price range! |
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Post by kamera on Nov 29, 2005 8:58:43 GMT -5
Ron,
Yep...I noted that and it was what made me think of the ol' TV show.
Your pic of the Vette that I really like is the first one that shows the tail-lights and their detailed reflection in the chrome bumper! Partial shots like that are neat to have as well as the overview of a oldie.
Say...didn't you post a pic of you driving a 2003 Vette?Were you test driving it for GM?
Ron Head
Kalamazoo, MI
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Post by philmco on Nov 29, 2005 13:25:04 GMT -5
That 'Vette shot with the taillights reflected in the bumper - I wish I had taken it. Great composition!
Phil
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Post by herron on Nov 29, 2005 14:49:46 GMT -5
That 'Vette shot with the taillights reflected in the bumper - I wish I had taken it. Great composition! Thanks, Phil. Although I was wishing the car was mine, instead of the picture. It was a "company car" (they are not usually that nice - no, that's not right...they are hardly ever that nice)...I got lucky and happened to have it during the summer (good timing), and drove it in the Woodward Dream Cruise. I didn't think I liked the new ones as much as the older ones either...until I drove it. It is one sweet machine!  My brother-in-law bought an old '79 Vette last fall...and it has fueled my interest in one all over again! Found a '72 in really great shape early this summer...and was on my way over to buy it ( wife's permission and everything!) ;D and decided to call, to let them know I was on my way....they said they had just sold it! My fault for not letting them know how serious I was!  |
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It's a beautifully restored old Vette, 1959 or 60...wish it were mine..but it's another one of those adult toys that is just a bit beyond my price range!
