U know U have Auto Addiction when.....SHares yours!

[djais1801]

Early on in life I had to choose a path between serial killer and hotrodder.
Ya know, it's way easier to hide a 69 Charger from the cops than a dead 110 lbs. hooker.

lmao

 

[Budnicks]

You know your an addict if your single & your 1st date with a woman is to take them to the "Fox Hunt Drags" {women get in free} & when they are wearing sexy 5" pump heals, a short little black dress, they want to do something romantic & you think there's nothing wrong with that... Any single women out there ??, if interested, please reply & send a pitcher of your car, must be a Muscle Car or Race Car & you can read a map....

 

[Budnicks]

I have always said I could have a really nice 5 car garage, with a just cot/bed in the corner & a restroom/shower & be just fine with that, for a place to live... Anyone have Dr. Drews phone # ??

 

[Sonny Black]

well, ....my kids had "mac & Chese"...and peanut butter
sand' for a week!.. so I could buy headers & 850 holly for my '68 charger R/T , or was it my '68 RR?
that was about 38 years ago!!
the 2 boy's (kids) didn't care, they used to pick up my E.T. slips...:sad4:
ahh, the good old days,
oh, BTW my wife made due, she rather have me screw with cars, than...:cat:

sonny

 

[pabster]

My first word was "truck", you can ask my mom.

Nice. My first word was "car". I consider my mania relatively mild. Granted, I think about my Charger all the time, and to truly relax I take it for a spin. I own 4 cars, but 2 of them are dull daily drivers, and 2 are fun. I just fixed a minor problem on my Mopar, and it made my day.

Great thread.

 

[YY1]

I'm actually talking about these-
I went to elementary school about three blocks from the center of "downtown" in a fairly large city.
From about the third grade until the sixth, I rode the city bus.
Must have rode thousands of them.
Wouldn't trade the experience for the world, but how many of us would expect our kids to do that today?

I began noticing subtle differences, like length, window and seat style, and a/c or no a/c.
I also kept trying to make the ones with the same options fit into the number series. (IE the 100 series below).

They also had some older GMs and even some circa 1940s Pullmans.
In the late 70's they also bought Flxibles. New I think, and then some used ones.

Actually, I think the pic shows one converted to an electric trolley.

I might own one of those if it were practical.
Make a nice hauler/RV.
Just found out recently they had single speed transmissions.
I do remember the distinctive drone.

 

[Aunt Bee]

My Dad had a '60 VW bus. I was about 4 years old, and always rode in the back seat on the passenger side. (Yes, that's before we were all strapped in). There was a grab rail on the back of the seat that I would hold on to, and as Dad shifted gears, I would twist that bar and pretend I was shifting, too. My older brother and sister thought I was really weird, but I think that's where my love of 3-pedal cars began!

Cried my little girl eyes out when he traded that bus in on a new one...same grab rail was there, but this one was solid and couldn't be 'twisted'. Ah, memories...

BTW, dating guys who weren't into cars just didn't work! There was no understanding of Saturday a.m.'s spent working on, or cleaning and waxing, whatever car I owned at the time. Glad I found the hubby, who agreed that the garage space is the most important part of the house.

How come we always have one more vehicle than we have garages for, though???

 

[zdillinger]

Early on in life I had to choose a path between serial killer and hotrodder.
Ya know, it's way easier to hide a 69 Charger from the cops than a dead 110 lbs. hooker.

Ain't too many things that actually make me laugh at loud at work... this was one of them. Too damn funny.

 

[pabster]

I might own one of those if it were practical.
Make a nice hauler/RV.
Just found out recently they had single speed transmissions.
I do remember the distinctive drone.

Hey YY1, I drove transit in Seattle for 4 years. I miss driving buses- granted, the ones I drove had nowhere near the style the old ones had. But whipping the 60 foot articulated around corners, watching the trailer follow, was really cool. In case you didn't know, many transit agencies auction off their old buses. In Seattle, I saw 80's era 40 foot MAN buses sell for $1000. $500 for the bus, $500 for the tires.

 

['68 383 Charger]

When you lay on your back with a green scrubby and some mineral spirts cleaning you exhaust pipes so they look good in the picture of your new transmission.

 

[Budnicks]

When you lay on your back with a green scrubby and some mineral spirts cleaning you exhaust pipes so they look good in the picture of your new transmission.

Yep that qualifys...

 

[MoparBill]

My wife reminds me once in a while that I'm addicted- when she tells people we have a garage with an attatched house. I have a hard time not calling when I see MoPar stuff on craigslist, especially if I don't need it!

 

[sawdoff]

Its an addiction with A.D.D.

Its not the car addiction that worries me its the a.d.d. I cant seem to stay on one project. Consider the following (and keep in mind these are current):
1. 09 mustang gt(wifes car but keep tinkering with it
2. 04 2500 ram 4x4 on 35s work truck
3. 67 chevelle malibu beater/project
4. 82 scrambler 5inches lift 9000lb winch 33 mts TOY
5. 76 cj5 just bought because it had sat at my neighbors long enough
6. cj5 project because i found it cheap
7. cj5 project because it was on ton axles
8. 81 scrambler because it drove and was cheap
9. 70 el camino because it was cheap
10. j10 sitting because i havent bothered to put 360 back in
11. 56 gmc ( last of 7 trucks that body style.. Have a shed full of parts 2 frames 3 beds etc)
12. 62 chevy truck just to save it from the crusher
13. 70 satellite 4 dr because its a MOPAR
14. 96 honda passport. because at the time it was cheaper to buy my
duaghter a cherokee than fix this

15. 1970 SATELLITE my future toy if i ever finish

That is just the complete vehicles. I wont go into parts.. hell i need to go work on something

 

[Sixpack70]

I also find one part and have to figure out where the rest of the car is to assemble it. I build cars in my head all day at work, I build cars in my sleep, I am building a car right now as I sit here and read. None of these cars are what I own. I already built those in my head a long time ago! When I see a project for sale and I could go out and buy it right now I have to refrain. It's tough.

 

[Budnicks]

It sounds like we all have O-C-D {obsessive compulsive disorder}....LOL

 

[Joe mama]

My wife thinks I'm addicted to my cars because my garage has air conditioning but my house does not. I think she should spend more time in the garage with me!!

 

[WileE]

... you build a big-block in your basement, before you're old enough to drive... and you push it up the stairs with the help of your buddies, sliding it up a plywood plank over the steps... ( gee, I didn't think it would be THAT heavy when it was all put together ? )

 

[65hemi]

Woman should be happy their guys are addicted to cars; at least they know the guys are in the garage playing with the car(s) and not downtown chasing hookers.

It is a sad state of affairs though when policing becomes a method of raising revenue for the city coffers. Here, the police have been mandated to issue more traffic tickets to generate more cash, so it is probably easier now to hide the dead hooker from the cops than it is to drive my cars.

 

[YY1]

Red light cameras- "millions and millions 'served'"!

 

[Pops1967GTX]

Well, I grew up in an apartment house no garage..,You know your an addict when your charger blows his rear end, & your bring the whole assembly into your apartment to rebuild it. Can hide that as a coffee table...My dad's expression was priceless......:grin: