Joining the ranks of the old farts

Jamie · 2012-09-09T22:17:27+00:00

My wife's uncle, next door to me, has finally agreed to sell me his 1986 Z28 camero. It has been a garaged car ~ 90% of it's life andhas only 64k miles on it. It does have a little exhaust leak some where and the paint is a littlefaded, but I'll get that repainted. Canary yellow with black strips + T-Top. All I need to do now is get one of those english caps and take upsmoking a pipe to look the part!Jamie.

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Jim Thompson 13 years ago

Silver cars have cooler interiors here in the desert, but are treacherous... they become invisible in the bright sun. ...Jim Thompson

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| 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

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rickman 13 years ago

Yeah, like that really works... At that age there is *always* a way. That's why the human race still exists, teenagers are better at getting alone together than parents are at keeping them apart.

Rick

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Michael A. Terrell 13 years ago

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langwadt 13 years ago

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in something with a suspension roughly based on the design from a roman ox cart, a couple of bottle caps for brakes and handling like a boat, I wouldn't try :)

-Lasse

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krw 13 years ago

Really? No children are born to those in their 20s, 30s, 40s... You know about as much about life as you do politics and economics.

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josephkk 13 years ago

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No pipe for a Z28, maybe a cigar. The pipe goes with 1960s MGA, MGB, Triumph Spitfires and the like. "bout 20 years earlier?

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josephkk 13 years ago

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No where that sad, the suspension was 1970s harness racing, tamed a bit. Still not good at cornering. And full soda cans for brakes.

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josephkk 13 years ago

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=46ollowed by drive 2000 miles in two weeks, then replace all the rubber (belts, hoses, tires, mounts, and more) and all the fluids again.

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Michael A. Terrell 13 years ago

Or just jack up the rust, and put a good car under it. :)

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robertbaer 13 years ago

Don't forget Fibber McGee & Mollie, One Man's Family, Digger O'Dell the friendly Undertaker, (some tavern i forget) where the elite meet to eat, Red Ryder, Tom Mix, The Shadow,,,,and most of all, those fantastic sound effects done by hand!!

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Spehro Pefhany 13 years ago

Sounds like a lot of hassle. Maybe it would be easier to sell it (to me) and try to recoup the purchase price...

Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com

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Steve Moulding 13 years ago

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josephkk 13 years ago

But then that proven useful maintenance onus would fall on you. The question then, Mr. Pefhany, is "Do you accept the mission?"

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Michael A. Terrell 13 years ago

Don't igonre the warning that it will self destruct in seven seconds...

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Spehro Pefhany 13 years ago

A heavy onus is no great problem, but could you stand the thought of it with snow tires?

Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com

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Phil Hobbs 13 years ago

And then see-through fenders in a couple of years. ;)

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics 160 North State Road #203 Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 845-480-2058 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net

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josephkk 13 years ago

rubber

Snow tires on:=20

Is not all that appealing. But i can stomach it if you can.

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josephkk 13 years ago

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Perhaps, Speff could have it properly cleaned and "Z-barted", it would only be several k$.

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Michael A. Terrell 13 years ago

Download or listen to them here:

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Joerg 13 years ago

For those currently in "semi-geezer" status there's also Wolfman Jack:

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When he aired on AFN, thems were the good old days ...

Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/

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