The one thing you cannot buy for your car.....

[moparcanuck]

Fall of 69 with my 69 Q5 GTX. Sold it when the kids came along. A month after I bought the one I have now, I found my original one. It's about 60 miles from where I live.









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Then and now. Pics were taken 40 years apart at the same location.

 

[tallhair]

Fall of 69 with my 69 Q5 GTX. Sold it when the kids came along. A month after I bought the one I have now, I found my original one. It's about 60 miles from where I live.


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Then and now. Pics were taken 40 years apart at the same location.

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Ever think of trying to get your old one back now?

 

[Durandal25]

History!

You can buy most things for your car, but history cannot be bought. It happened once, and now it's gone.
I was talking about this with my good friend with the '65 Belvedere II convertible, and thought this would be a great thread to start. Lots of people out there have owned a car for a long time, so it would be cool to share all those old photo's.
So let's see your really old pics of your car as it was way back when.
I am trying to keep this to cars you actually own or did own, as not everyone can afford to keep all their cars together. An approximate date would be good also.

I'll start off with my '70 GTX. It spent the first 4 years of it's life in the States, and then headed off to New Zealand....

approx 1973 in Las Vegas;

fresh from the drag strip;

from our oldest Hot Rod magazine in 1975;

this is when I first saw the same car in June 1985;

It was to be another 12 years before the car became mine Now that I think back about it, this GTX has to be the coolest car I have ever owned.....and I've had a few :wtg:

So let's see what you got.

Kiwi,

What an awesome set of pics my friend. I wish I had some, but I have a million recent memories for my 67 and 69 with my kids so I'll add a few....

 

[kiwigtx]

Awesome pics guys....keep 'em coming.

Bernie, your "before and after" pics are absolute GOLD!! That is exactly what I was trying to get going here....all you need now is a photo of the original car if you can swing it - in the same location

 

[moparcanuck]

Awesome pics guys....keep 'em coming.

Bernie, your "before and after" pics are absolute GOLD!! That is exactly what I was trying to get going here....all you need now is a photo of the original car if you can swing it - in the same location

Roger, see my last set of pics. The inset pics of my original car were taken in the same location.

When I found my original car, I didn't sleep for a week. I found it a month after I bought the one I have now. The guy who has it doesn't want to sell it but gave me first refusal if he does.

 

[MarPar]

The guy who has it doesn't want to sell it but gave me first refusal if he does.

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that's so cool you know where she lives....

tell ya da truth Bernie, i probably wouldn't give it up either....lol

 

[kiwigtx]

Roger, see my last set of pics. The inset pics of my original car were taken in the same location.

When I found my original car, I didn't sleep for a week. I found it a month after I bought the one I have now. The guy who has it doesn't want to sell it but gave me first refusal if he does.

Yes I saw that and they are great. I guess what I meant was pics of yourself now with your original car in the same spot ;) maybe one day the current owner will be down your way. Great pics and again...thanks.