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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,470
    The red one was the original mystery car and it has the vents. The blue one was posted later to show a '68.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,217
    ab348 said:

    The red one was the original mystery car and it has the vents. The blue one was posted later to show a '68.

    Ah.. thanks.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    edited March 2018
    kyfdx said:

    Is it just me? I don't see vent windows on that car.

    The red '67 convertible I posted clearly has the vents but the blue'68 coupe posted by Gbrozen does not.

    The side markers are hard to spot because they were very cleverly integrated. The fronts are integrated into the wraparound turn signal under the bumper, the rears are disguised as Pontiac emblems on the rear fenders.



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  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    Vent windows on the red '67, yes. The blue one is a '68. I think.
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    omarman said:

    Vent windows on the red '67, yes. The blue one is a '68. I think.

    The Blue has to be a '68. The side marker is incorporated into that wraparound turn signal housing. A '69 would have a different grille shape.>



    The forward side marker light is that tiny little dot, rear one is just as small. I'm guessing the Feds required larger ones after 1969.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    We're talking about the red convertible originally posted.

    Pay attention, kyfdx! :p
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,217
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    We're talking about the red convertible originally posted.

    Pay attention, kyfdx! :p

    It’s hard, I’m old... :(

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    edited March 2018
    Apologies Shifty. looking for the side markers is almost always the best way to tell a '68 anything from a '67 as I stated but Firebirds might be an exception given that the markers are so tiny and so cleverly integrated it's easier just to look for the vent windows.

    Now that Ithink of it you were right.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,800
    Sorry. Did not mean to confuse all you old codgers. I posted the blue '68 to show the difference in the marker lights that tipped me off to the red one being a '67.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,815
    kyfdx said:

    Mr_Shiftright said:

    We're talking about the red convertible originally posted.

    Pay attention, kyfdx! :p

    It’s hard, I’m old... :(
    I think a lot of us on this thread can commiserate with you on that!

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,240
    I turn 40 this year .... I’m getting up there too! 

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,815
    yeah, well, get your party off my lawn, kid.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    edited March 2018
    Saw one of these today!>


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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    It's a Maserati Chrysler K car B) That's got to be rare on the road today.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,815
    that one of them snazzy TC by Maserati?

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    I'm just over the hill now, but I feel and act like I am about 10, so that makes up for it B)

    Yep, that's a TC by Maserati. Almost all of them I see are red, or that color.
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    I knew I was old when people with whom I was talking didn't know who Donna Reed was.
    That's the test, guys. Do you know who Donna Reed was?
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,217
    I do... but, that test will become less relevant, as time goes on. ;)

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,815
    yes, I do. Though at least her show (first run) was a bit before my time.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,470
    I remember the show name though I don't remember watching it. I was just a tyke...

    The new test might be if you know who Mike Douglas was.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    Donna Reed was still on the air in ancient reruns when I was a kid in the 80s. In those days where every show seemed to have an automotive sponsor, I think that one was Ford.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    berri said:

    It's a Maserati Chrysler K car B) That's got to be rare on the road today.

    Yup that's the Chrysler TC by Maserati (1989-91) a misbegotten marriage of K-Car and one of Italy's most storied names. I almost fell over when I saw one in traffic yesterday. The area I spend winters in, Phoenix AZ metro, is a virtual museum of 80s and 90s cars most of them in good shape (no rust). I'm always seeing Celebritys, Achievas, Luminas and the like but haven't seen one a Chryslerati in this century

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,815
    you should go browse at that huge classic car wrecking yard that they did the silly TV show about. Name escapes me, but I thought it was in Phoenix.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    andys120 said:

    Saw one of these today!>


    Oh, I'm sorry, Andys. Are you feeling better now?
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    So let's open up the classic car price guides and see what those valuable babies are worth now, for you fools who didn't hold onto them:

    (flip....flip).....OK, according to my CPI book (one of the more accurate ones IMO), I see the TC listed as:

    fair condition: $2325

    Good: $4500 (that's like a "clean driver")

    Excellent: $10,125 (that would be a nearly pristine, but not quite "show" car).

    So with an MSRP of $37,000 in 1991, that's a pretty good ROI I'd say :p
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,414
    edited March 2018
    ab348 said:

    I remember the show name though I don't remember watching it. I was just a tyke...

    The new test might be if you know who Mike Douglas was.

    I know Mike Douglas and Donna Reed. How about Marcus Welby? Ever have a Winky Dink screen for the TV?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    So let's open up the classic car price guides and see what those valuable babies are worth now, for you fools who didn't hold onto them:

    (flip....flip).....OK, according to my CPI book (one of the more accurate ones IMO), I see the TC listed as:

    fair condition: $2325

    Good: $4500 (that's like a "clean driver")

    Excellent: $10,125 (that would be a nearly pristine, but not quite "show" car).

    So with an MSRP of $37,000 in 1991, that's a pretty good ROI I'd say :p

    The one I saw was in clean driver shape. You see a lot of Intirgues/Aleros/Allantes and the like in decent driver shape. It's due to the dry climate and the low mileage on 'em (most of the drivers are in their 80s! I tell ya the place is like a museum.

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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    tmart said:

    ab348 said:

    I remember the show name though I don't remember watching it. I was just a tyke...

    The new test might be if you know who Mike Douglas was.

    I know Mike Douglas and Donna Reed. How about Marcus Welby? Ever have a Winky Dink screen for the TV?
    tmart said:

    ab348 said:

    I remember the show name though I don't remember watching it. I was just a tyke...

    The new test might be if you know who Mike Douglas was.

    tmart said:

    ab348 said:

    I remember the show name though I don't remember watching it. I was just a tyke...

    The new test might be if you know who Mike Douglas was.

    I know Mike Douglas and Donna Reed. How about Marcus Welby? Ever have a Winky Dink screen for the TV?
    I had a Winky Dink screen.
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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,728
    lostwrench1 said:

    I knew I was old when people with whom I was talking didn't know who Donna Reed was.
    That's the test, guys. Do you know who Donna Reed was?

    I used to ask if they remembered who starred in My Little Margie.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tITwcQJ6EvY



    Then it was if they remembered The Rascals.

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  • thebeanthebean Member Posts: 1,284
    tmart said:

    ab348 said:

    I remember the show name though I don't remember watching it. I was just a tyke...

    The new test might be if you know who Mike Douglas was.

    I know Mike Douglas and Donna Reed. How about Marcus Welby? Ever have a Winky Dink screen for the TV?
    "Wonky Dink"? Whoa, dude. Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?? B)
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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    I believe Donna Reed was an Iowegian ;) My Little Margie ran heavy in daytime reruns during the 50's and very early 60's. Felix Cavaliere originally called the "Young" Rascals. Some good tunes and some sappy ones I suppose. He has actually written for a number of artists. They used to wear those kind of dopey hats when they performed.
  • thebeanthebean Member Posts: 1,284
    edited March 2018
    @imidazol97, was it Eve Arden? No, maybe that was Our Miss Brooks. :@
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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    The latter is correct with Gale Gordon as the principal. He was also in shows back in the old days like the New Lucy Show and Dennis The Menace. I think (but may be wrong) that Eve Arden was pretty talented and did movies and theatre as well as TV over the years.
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,235
    berri said:

    The latter is correct with Gale Gordon as the principal. He was also in shows back in the old days like the New Lucy Show and Dennis The Menace. I think (but may be wrong) that Eve Arden was pretty talented and did movies and theatre as well as TV over the years.

    berri said:

    The latter is correct with Gale Gordon as the principal. He was also in shows back in the old days like the New Lucy Show and Dennis The Menace. I think (but may be wrong) that Eve Arden was pretty talented and did movies and theatre as well as TV over the years.

    Eve Arden was the HS Principal in the movie Grease.

    Pretty forward thinking for the 1950's ...

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  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702

    A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,728
    thebean said:

    "Wonky Dink"? Whoa, dude. Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?? B)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CLazJrMDCY

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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,414
    thebean said:

    tmart said:

    ab348 said:

    I remember the show name though I don't remember watching it. I was just a tyke...

    The new test might be if you know who Mike Douglas was.

    I know Mike Douglas and Donna Reed. How about Marcus Welby? Ever have a Winky Dink screen for the TV?
    "Wonky Dink"? Whoa, dude. Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?? B)
    It's WINKY Dink, not WONKY Dink! Was a real TV show!
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,414
    imidazol97 said:

    lostwrench1 said:

    I knew I was old when people with whom I was talking didn't know who Donna Reed was.
    That's the test, guys. Do you know who Donna Reed was?

    I used to ask if they remembered who starred in My Little Margie.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tITwcQJ6EvY



    Then it was if they remembered The Rascals.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpDZtKR1BMk
    Gayle Storm and a Charles someone. Don't remember his last name.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    I think that Dodge truck is from Lassie - I see a collie and I remember they had a Dodge.

    I also remember a 60 Ford seen in the show:

    image

    I watched these shows a bit when I was a kid, great for car spotting.
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    I'm guessing the Dodge pickup is in the 58-60 range. IIRC Dodge came out with all new, sort of ugly to my eyes, trucks in 61.
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Eve Arden was the HS Principal in the movie Grease.
    Pretty forward thinking for the 1950's ...

    Well heck Michaell, she had Sid Caesar as gym coach :D
  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    1958 Dodge D-200. And friend. B)
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  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    fintail said:

    I think that Dodge truck is from Lassie - I see a collie and I remember they had a Dodge.

    I also remember a 60 Ford seen in the show:

    image

    I watched these shows a bit when I was a kid, great for car spotting.

    I remember 2 things about Lassie. Ranger Corey always driving a pickup and the closing theme.
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    I also remember there was an old neighbor guy who had a Model T roadster pickup, I think it was set up to run on railroad tracks. I really wanted that thing when I was a kid. I also remember Lassie's trainer was a "Weatherwax", as there was a Weatherwax family in the area where I lived.
    omarman said:


    I remember 2 things about Lassie. Ranger Corey always driving a pickup and the closing theme.

  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    ..and I think Grandpa had an early 50's Ford Pickup?
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,235
    berri said:

    Eve Arden was the HS Principal in the movie Grease.
    Pretty forward thinking for the 1950's ...

    Well heck Michaell, she had Sid Caesar as gym coach :D

    True enough ....

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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    fintail said:

    I think that Dodge truck is from Lassie - I see a collie and I remember they had a Dodge.

    I also remember a 60 Ford seen in the show:

    image

    I watched these shows a bit when I was a kid, great for car spotting.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,470
    fintail said:

    I also remember Lassie's trainer was a "Weatherwax", as there was a Weatherwax family in the area where I lived.

    Yes, his name was Rudd Weatherwax. Did a lot of dog training for various productions.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675

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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    That trip down TV memory lane lost me at the first turn - out of all that lot I think I got Lucy and Lassie - not much else... We seemed to have had loads American TV back in the 60s when I was a kid but only two channels to watch it on (BBC & ITV) until the launch of BBC2 in about 1965. We only got a fourth channel - Channel 4 (imaginatively enough) in the early 80s....

    There wasn't enough airtime to watch it all I suppose.
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