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Offline High_Horse

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Re: The desire to stand out...
« Reply #30 on: October 13, 2007, 09:18:04 AM »
Mason66,
    I hope you get that wagon too Thanks for the input.

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Re: The desire to stand out...
« Reply #31 on: October 14, 2007, 10:23:30 AM »
Do Studebakers count as rare cars? Or just oddball ones?
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Re: The desire to stand out...
« Reply #32 on: October 16, 2007, 09:51:52 PM »
There's an interesting thing about being in the "out crowd". I recently attended a "Good guys" car show at the Texas Motor Speedway, where there were THOUSANDS of collector cars. A buddy of mine and I went and walked for seven hours - and did not see everything.

At the end of it all, I was overwhelmed by the vast majority of 55-57 Chevies, 60's Chevelles, 60's Camaros, and MoPar products. Do I think these are cool? Sure - but my friend put it best: "After you have seen fifty '57 Chevies, does the 51st one matter"?

A resounding NO - what stood out in my mind from that visit was the '57 Safari wagon; the '66 Rambler convertible; the '67 Comet, the '72 Maverick, the 1951 C51 truck, and a countless host of other "oddities" that were, well, neat to see. There were, of course, NO Pintos there...and I gotta tell you, I REALLY want to change that....I would be proud to be seen in a really cherry example....

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Re: The desire to stand out...
« Reply #33 on: October 16, 2007, 10:32:06 PM »
Quote from: popbumper on October 16, 2007, 09:51:52 PM
There's an interesting thing about being in the "out crowd". I recently attended a "Good guys" car show at the Texas Motor Speedway, where there were THOUSANDS of collector cars. A buddy of mine and I went and walked for seven hours - and did not see everything.

At the end of it all, I was overwhelmed by the vast majority of 55-57 Chevies, 60's Chevelles, 60's Camaros, and MoPar products. Do I think these are cool? Sure - but my friend put it best: "After you have seen fifty '57 Chevies, does the 51st one matter"?

A resounding NO - what stood out in my mind from that visit was the '57 Safari wagon; the '66 Rambler convertible; the '67 Comet, the '72 Maverick, the 1951 C51 truck, and a countless host of other "oddities" that were, well, neat to see. There were, of course, NO Pintos there...and I gotta tell you, I REALLY want to change that....I would be proud to be seen in a really cherry example....

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  I went to the good guys show in Puyallup, Wa. this summer, it was the same thing. The funny thing was the guys selling hat with differ'nt cars on them said that the pinto was about the last thing he would keep in stock, "why would you wanna fix up and drive a pinto anyway" were his word,   I just smiled and walked away. ;D
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Re: The desire to stand out...
« Reply #34 on: October 16, 2007, 11:48:13 PM »
Quote from: Farmboy on October 16, 2007, 10:32:06 PM
  I went to the good guys show in Puyallup, Wa. this summer, it was the same thing. The funny thing was the guys selling hat with differ'nt cars on them said that the pinto was about the last thing he would keep in stock, "why would you wanna fix up and drive a pinto anyway" were his word,   I just smiled and walked away. ;D

 I would have said well I guess you jused missed out on a sale with that attitude

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