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It's that time of year again

posted 10 months ago by MaximRecoil (4836)
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60 degrees and sunny.

I fired up my 1969 Dodge today for the first time since last fall. I expected I'd need my jumper cables but it started up without them, probably because of the relatively mild winter we had.

I took it to my mechanic friend Dave's to put it on his big battery charger for a couple of hours like I always do on its first day out each spring, and then I went to the gas station to wash its windows. When I pulled in a girl who looked to be in her mid to late 20s leaned out her window and asked, "Is that a Camaro?"

[–] Kowalski (78804) 10 months ago

MENTOS...THE FRESH MAKER!

[–] strntz (12773) 10 months ago

What model?

[–] MaximRecoil (4836) 10 months ago

Charger, which looks nothing like any Camaro ever made. If it were a 1970-74 Challenger or Barracuda it would make more sense, because those do sort of resemble first-generation Camaros.

On the other hand, the teller at the drive-up window at the bank today had the right idea. "That looks like the General Lee," she said.

[–] strntz (12773) 10 months ago

Phew.. I thought you were going to say Polara...

My buddy has a Hemi Challenger that he bought in the late 70s for literally a few hundred bucks - back then it was just another gas guzzler.

[–] MaximRecoil (4836) 10 months ago

I'd take a '69 Polara. I like those '60s and '70s Mopar C-barges.

"My buddy has a Hemi Challenger that he bought in the late 70s for literally a few hundred bucks - back then it was just another gas guzzler."

That's worth hundreds of thousands of dollars if it is in fact an original Hemi car, especially if it's a 1971. They only made 356 Hemi Challengers in 1970, and only 70 of them in 1971 (which was the last year for the 426 Hemi). It was a rare option because it was so expensive; it nearly doubled the base price of the car.

Most people who were around back then never even saw a 426 Hemi in anything in real life. My mechanic friend Dave was born in '57; has been working on cars since he was a kid; has owned hundreds of cars; has worked on thousands of them, and he's never seen a 426 Hemi in real life (except at modern car shows), let alone worked on one.

[–] nyctc7 (44099) 10 months ago

For a little spring cleaning 🧹

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7969) 10 months ago

It's like that where I live too. Might not get to enjoy it that much as I am planning to get some overtime at work. I started work at 8am here at my local Kroger and may work as late as 6:30pm. A latenight bagger left and I want to help out.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78491) 10 months ago

It's yard work season here.
The weather has been slightly off though.

[–] samoanjoes (58533) 10 months ago

Here too. Not enough snow.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78491) 10 months ago

Snow is awful, you stop that!

[–] samoanjoes (58533) 10 months ago

Shoveling is a great time to just think about random stuff.

[–] GlenEllyn (21653) 10 months ago

And hey, it's exercise!

[–] samoanjoes (58533) 10 months ago

Yep. It also gets you out of the house during the Winter months.

[–] chilidoggg (14575) 10 months ago

The Dead Milkmen "Bitchin' Camaro" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v3CzvQ9e_w