Really ?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 992
Likes: 28
From: Sutton MA
Make fun all you want, sometimes a guy has to do what a guy has to do.
My winter car when I was a youngster was a 73 Barracuda. Nice one too, red with white stripes, white interior, bucket seats shifter on the floor. wish I had that beast now.
My winter car when I was a youngster was a 73 Barracuda. Nice one too, red with white stripes, white interior, bucket seats shifter on the floor. wish I had that beast now.
Administrator
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 53,982
Likes: 6,209
From: About 1100 miles from where I call home.
You do what you do.
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 14,395
Likes: 8,203
From: Napa Valley California
When I grew up in So Cal in the 60's and 70's every car I owned had surfboard racks on top in the summer and snow ski racks in the winter. In the mid 70's I got into drag boats and water skiing. I towed my Sanger flat bottom behind everything. Camping gear, water skis, food and my girlfriend got stuffed in the car and off we went. Nothing went into the boat. I wish I had photos.
Racer
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 434
Likes: 47
From: Lake in the Hills IL
My mom eventually gave the Malibu to her brother around 1980 shortly after I was born because it was a bear to drive in the snow in Chicago. She used to describe that car down to the n'th detail and what they used to do to it, etc (gold w/ white vinyl top, ivory interior, etc)... almost like she was re-living those days. Hopefully she's up there somewhere driving that sucker around on a phone talking off peoples ears.
Guessing that car has either been trashed or turned into an SS clone. Hopefully not because it was pretty rare, but that's the fate of most unfortunately.
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 81,241
Likes: 3,063
From: altered state
St. Jude Donor '05
cant help but wonder how many now pristine perfect history cars back in the day were actually used as...cars. Bet more than we will ever know
in the 70s seemed many old cars had trailer hitches on them;travelling was a big deal, if you didnt have a car that could fit one of those big plastic carryall things you used a trunk rack and spend the summer hitting different sites/states that was the thing to do
in the 70s seemed many old cars had trailer hitches on them;travelling was a big deal, if you didnt have a car that could fit one of those big plastic carryall things you used a trunk rack and spend the summer hitting different sites/states that was the thing to do
Last edited by cv67; Oct 19, 2017 at 06:29 PM.
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Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 23,375
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From: Virginia USA
At least get a good bike rack.
When I was in the Air Force a buddy used to tow his ski boat with a 1980 Corvette. To launch the boat the back wheels were entirely submerged. Hate to see those rear wheel bearings today.
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Is my vette stock?? HAHA
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i put a trailer hitch on my 69 GTO to haul my jet ski around while i was in the Navy
