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For a moment it threw me off as to what it was. Even though you can tell that it used to have a Bonneville emblem glued to it, something about the color made me think mid-80s. At first I was thinking Bonneville-G, but knew that couldn't be right. The G- didn't have that little notch that stuck out in front; it was totally flat. And I also knew the Bonneville-G (and '78-81 LeMans) had sheetmetal designed so that it could use the same doors as a Malibu. So on that lower crease, it would have been reversed, with the lower part actually sticking out a bit more than the upper. And I knew full well it didn't come off of any FWD Bonneville, as they wouldn't have had that much space between the wheel opening and the back edge where it meets the door. But still, it looked too small, to be off of a bigger car.
But, when I got home, and got online, I looked up some pics, and it turns out it was an '80-81 Bonneville. Still, it just seemed like a weird thing to find back in the woods, so far away from anything.
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Note the Fairlane has both an Oz style sunvisor and blinds:
Familiar, but different:
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Though not a car per se I found these as I was searching for something else. The GM keys and fob were for dad's 95 Cutlass Ciera. The key chain says Frontier with the Olds rocket engraved. The valet key to my 98 Mazda Millenia. Not sure what of many VWs that one belonged. Parking sticker as a commuter so I could park in the north 40. Seems like yesterday.
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My '03 Regal had it, but the fob broke years ago, so I just get into it the old fashioned way.
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I sort of ran out of play money, so had to hold off on doing things like getting electric installed in the garage, and grading around it and such. But, today I discovered that the LeMans and the 5th Avenue can go out the front door in the middle, without anything scraping. I already knew the DeSoto could. I didn't want to take a chance with the Catalina, so I put down a couple boards, and it went out just fine, without anything scraping. Here they are, in front of the Desoto...
While moving the cars around, I also noticed a few little musings. For instance, here's roughly the view you'd get, if a '67 Catalina was about to rear-end a '57 DeSoto...
And this is probably a good poster child for the need for standardized bumper heights... Although looking at it again, I guess the bumpers do actually line up fairly well. It's just the the fins on the DeSoto make its rear look so much taller that it looks like a mis-match.
And speaking of things not lining up, check out how the bumper guards on the 5th Ave and the LeMans interact with each other...This last one is probably a moot point, because if you're about to rear-end a car, I doubt you're going to line up bumper-guard to bumper-guard, even if they were mounted at standard points!
Andre ,that poor desoto needs a paint job!
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2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
https://youtu.be/jdZPvVSmGqA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OAB3kpb2YM
And thank you Fintail, for reminding me that commercial is 32 years old now. I feel old now. Where's my Geritol? Get off my lawn!!
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iu8Ln48FS8
Edit: I just googled it, and it looks like Geritol's still around.
It's been replaced by adult diapers and Medicare Supplemental plans as sponsors. LOL
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
And good lord, Jimmie Walker is hawking a Medicare supplement as I type this. Where's John Amos when we need him, to keep him in line. "You better quit poppin' them chops, Junior!"
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I rented one of these once probably a decade or more ago. We commented on how the seating was like four Barcaloungers, and we meant that as a good thing, LOL. My older daughter said at the time, "Dad, I'd give up our van with VCR in the back for a car like this!".
The CT-6 seemed like a decent attempt at a return to a flagship Caddy, but alas, it just never seemed to catch on. And, while RWD cars usually have better proportions, there's still just something about the CT-6's shape that I don't like. I think part of it is not enough decklid and too long of a roof. FWD cars usually suffer from that set-back front axle, that puts the front wheels too close to the front door. That was one detail I didn't like about my 2000 Park Ave. But on that final DeVille/DTS, I think it still looks good despite that.
I'm 64 in a couple weeks, but I remember it advertised on "The Lawrence Welk Show" and "Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour".
But then, there was an episode of "All in the Family" where Archie makes a reference to "Fred Mack Amateur Hour." I think it was the Sammy Davis Jr. episode. At that point I figured out it was probably a real thing. (Ted, not Fred!)
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I remember thinking, "Wow, a Valiant with a front-seat center armrest!". Pretty certain no one but Mopar had that then.
I grew up Chevy but even then I think I knew that the Mopar compacts (Dart/Valiant) were the industry's standard-bearers in that class. Nova was not far behind IMHO, and Maverick and Hornet, IMHO only, were way-behind in what you got.
Speaking of the "...Movie of the Week", one of my favorites was "The Screaming Woman", a Ray Bradbury adaptation with Olivia deHavilland, whom I always enjoyed in "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte". She's a sweet , well-to-do grandmotherly type who was just released from a mental hospital and when she'd ride in a horse and carriage on her property, kept hearing muffled screams and moans and of course no one else heard them. She started digging on her property and let's just say, the scene where a woman grabs her hand and pulls herself out of the shallow grave startles me to this day!
RE.: Ted Mack--it was shown on early Sunday evenings where I lived. My Dad enjoyed that, and Lawrence Welk, so I was subjected to both.
RE.--Archie Bunker and his malapropisms--best I remember is, when working on a woman's car and she asks what is taking him so long: "What do I look like? Mr. Goodwench?".
And it was otherwise what you'd call a 'stripper' - 198 CID 3 speed manual, no power anything, no a/c.
I was exposed to "Duel", proper, around 1984. By that time, slasher/serial killer type movies were all the rage. "Duel" was for rent at the video club, and marketing had updated its cover to reflect those times. I remember the tagline "The Most Bizarre Murder Weapon Ever Used", which made me think it was going to be something like "The Car" or "Christine"...something with a body count. Although those two movies really don't fit the slasher type genre, either. Its cover was probably something like this...I remember watching it with my grandparents. They had seen it before, heck probably when it came out! And I remembered my grandmother kept saying "That's Chester from Gunsmoke!" Anyway, even though it wasn't what I expected, I was fascinated by it.
Funny thing about the Incredible Hulk episode. David Banner, the lady trucker, and one of the bad guys all end up driving the Valiant at some point during the episode. So, they have all three of them wearing a light blue shirt, so it would work a bit better with the stock footage, because Dennis Weaver wore a light blue shirt.
Dennis Weaver's Valiant was a nicer Signet model, but the Valiant they used in the Incredible Hulk was just a base model. It looked like they just painted the rocker panel so that it looked like it had a wide silver strip down there.
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My sister/brother in law have one of these "bullnose" or "Saab nose" (as I call them) Tribecas, he bought it nearly new and has held on to it through some kind of attachment. They've had several cars in the meantime, but always kept the Tribeca.
That year, it was all about the Duster. Plymouth sold 192,375 regular Dusters, plus another 24,817 Duster 340s. They only sold 50,810 Valiant 4-doors.
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The Subaru takes the worst of the hit, but the VW Bug actually flips, while the Pinto is mostly unharmed...
Watching it in action though, it looks obvious that something was attached to the VW Bug to make it roll over. It just doesn't look natural the way it does it.
I'd imagine that Subaru was a pretty rare model, even when new.
Remember, "scarcity" is not a synonym for "desirable".
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It's funny reading early 80s newspapers and seeing how cheap 70s rotary Mazdas were, due to their needs. Those cars are very rare and fairly valuable now.
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As much as I prefer the '78 styling details, in and out, better, the '79 was probably the better choice then, with the availability of the 4-barrel 305 and with a revised F-41 suspension that year.
But, I so-prefer the diagonal-cut taillights, the gold trim outline on the gloss black around the instruments instead of chromed, and the lack of a dash nameplate that doesn't match the one on the exterior of the car, LOL!