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post #16 of 27
9/21/10 at 1:10am
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Originally Posted by Redcarmoose View Post

My Father and Mother conceived me in 1961 in a Mercury Woody in a parking lot, while Dick Dale was playing guitar at the Rondavue Ballroom in Newport Beach California. A couple of years ago I told this to Dick Dale over the phone and all he could say was "Heavy". HAHA



Bet you were not the only one.

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post #17 of 27
9/21/10 at 9:58pm

Yes, well my Dad loved his Woodie. Where else can an 18 year old get a $45.oo usd car that does so much. Half surfboard carrier and half RV. We saw an old Mercury Woodie together and it had the curtains and bed in the back. Amazing how much those things are worth now!

A very romantic life style as a teen I'm sure.

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post #18 of 27
9/22/10 at 4:35am
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Update: Just saw a PT Cruiser with wood-grain decors. Looked very nice with that gunmetal-greenish paint.

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post #19 of 27
9/23/10 at 4:14am
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Update: Just saw a PT Cruiser with wood-grain decors. Looked very nice with that gunmetal-greenish paint.


I think you may have been born in the wrong decade.

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post #20 of 27
9/23/10 at 4:30am
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I think you may have been born in the wrong decade.


Yes, I wish I was living in the 70's. Things were honest and simple. Yes we didn't know about AIDS, but right now even if we know it, we can't cure it, right?
 

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post #21 of 27
9/23/10 at 6:21am
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Yes, I wish I was living in the 70's. Things were honest and simple. Yes we didn't know about AIDS, but right now even if we know it, we can't cure it, right?
 


I wouldn't call the depths of the Cold War 'honest and simple,' and let us not forget Nixon...

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post #22 of 27
9/23/10 at 7:45am
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I wouldn't call the depths of the Cold War 'honest and simple,' and let us not forget Nixon...



Alright. Let's not get into politics, per Head-Fi rules.

By 'honest and simple' I mean manufactured objects.

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post #23 of 27
9/23/10 at 3:21pm
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Update II: Saw a Buick Roadmaster wagon. Wood-grain, deep-purple paint. Took a peek inside and it actually looked very good (albeit seats are worn).

Seriously, if I ever need a car, it would either be a second-hand Ford Ranger or a second-hand wood-grain full size station wagon. Because Plymouth Superbirds are impossible to get.

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post #24 of 27
9/23/10 at 4:27pm



 

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Update II: Saw a Buick Roadmaster wagon. Wood-grain, deep-purple paint. Took a peek inside and it actually looked very good (albeit seats are worn).

Seriously, if I ever need a car, it would either be a second-hand Ford Ranger or a second-hand wood-grain full size station wagon. Because Plymouth Superbirds are impossible to get.



The Buicks style wise were absolute classics,and the mighty 455 left many a Mopar in its dust.

 

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post #25 of 27
9/23/10 at 7:41pm
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Yes, I wish I was living in the 70's. Things were honest and simple. Yes we didn't know about AIDS, but right now even if we know it, we can't cure it, right?
 


No you don't.  Record crime rate, inflation, burnt-out hippies, pollution, shortages of everything, polyester, 8-track, disco.  You didn't miss much.


Edited by batphink - 9/23/10 at 7:44pm
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post #26 of 27
9/25/10 at 12:16pm

Are those Luxmans your gear?  Looks pretty sweet.  I've got a R-1070 with wood trim that does a great job driving K1000s.


Edited by itsborken - 9/25/10 at 12:17pm
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post #27 of 27
9/27/10 at 1:26am

105925.1978.Ford.LTD.Country.Squire.4-Door.Station.Wagon.10.Pass.jpg

 

http://www.davegorman.com/projects_america_unchained.html - Remember seeing Dave Gorman (English comedian) travel from west to east coast of  America, at the start of the trip he bought a station wagon.

 

Love this watch nixon-the-rotolog-wood-watch--a028.jpg

 

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