steppenwolf
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Way back when I had an Austin Healy Sprite bug eye.
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brianinpa
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Some day I need to get a convertible, but for now I'll just ride a bike!
aliensatemybuick
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My '73 Stag arrived today. Its got a few issues, as all all cars will. Maybe not quite as nice as the seller implied, but overall I am happy with it. Before you say it looks great, just remember, they always look great...in the pictures Its not that bad, just some bubbling body work here and there that will probably fall away in huge chunks once you start disturbing it, haw haw! Other thing I will have to live with (knew about it before hand), is some dumb previous owner fitted what appear to be fender-top mounted turn signal indicators from an early 70s Dart!
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Kynan C.
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It has come to the point in our lives where we are restoring 1994 classic vehicles.
Nice find on the pickup! To bad the Triumph didn't go through.
Kynan C.
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Man that thing looks fun! Condition seems good to me. Still so many cars I am not familiar with, never heard of a Stag till now.
aliensatemybuick
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My parents had one in the 70s when I was a kid, bought it used in 1975 at Reedman in Langhorne, PA. I've been looking for one off and one for over 20 years. Finding my Dad's old Wing last year kind inspired me to be more serious about my search. My family's Stag was stolen and destroyed by arson circa 1977, so finding the actual one is not an option this time, haw haw!. The joke in the family was it was a put up job, as the car had its share of mechanical problems. Owning one should be...interesting.
BeachedSquirrel
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What I'm hoping to do is find a 1965/1966 Ford F100/250 and swap the cab/bed onto the 1994 chassis. Wheelbase difference is 2" and the width difference is a little more significant, but I think it could still be achieved. For the price of the 94 F350, I couldn't pass it up.
Kynan C.
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Even living in the Bakersfield California area, I can pass up every pickup! I just borrow my friends when I need to move (again). 
brianinpa
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Nice looking car. One day I will get a small convertible just to toy around with: a 1969 Corvair is the top of my list - mostly just to tell Nader to take a long walk off of a short pier!
aliensatemybuick
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My Dad had a '65 Corvair coupe, was his first new car, and i just about can remember it (my parents sold it in the early 70s). Thing about Nader and the 'vair is despite what "conventional wisdom" says, he didn't really kill the car. It had a 10 model year run, not bad for such an unconventional car. The model was made for 4 years after "unsafe at any speed" came out, and the book even acknowledges the suspension fixes made by '65. The book also lambasted the then new Mustang, too, didn't hurt sales of that car!mailto:aoldfie121@gmail.com
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Larry Fine
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My first car was a '65 Corvair, too! It was a Corsa hard-top with the 140HP engine (4 1bbl carbs) and 4-speed transmission.
I got it for $25 and a couple of hours spent replacing a melted 2-foot section of wiring harness over the left-rear half-axle.
I got it for $25 and a couple of hours spent replacing a melted 2-foot section of wiring harness over the left-rear half-axle.
Saxonplace
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Good looking British sports car
steppenwolf
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I had a Corvair van,fill it up with oil and check the gas.It leaked and burned it.Always smelt like burnt oil if I had to use the heater..ahhh to be young again.
Kynan C.
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One of my first cars I had to turn the heater on when going uphill. I called it the auxiliary radiator.
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