Auto lovers - what's your ride? (post pics) Part II

[Bazza]

 

[Bazza]

Assembly lines at Wilhelm Karmann GmbH in Osnabrück.

 

[Bazza]

While electric mobility is a reality at Volkswagen today, it was still a dream of the future in the seventies. In 1972, a T2 flatbed truck broke new ground as the first fully electric Volkswagen, seen here at the main Wolfsburg factory.

At this time, the Research & Development department at Volkswagen Wolfsburg had been investigating alternative drives which were more environmentally friendly to reduce emissions in cities such as electric, hybrid drive and gas turbine.

 

[Bazza]

Rows of Karmann Ghia and VW-Porsche 914 models in the new vehicle parking yard at the Karmann plant in Osnabrück, 1973.

 

[Bazza]

 

[BearFoot]

I unexpectedly lost my best friend a few months ago. This is a tribute post (with videos) that I put on Facebook about his project car that was completed just before he died.

Joel Teel

Quite a few months ago, I shared that I had unexpectedly lost my best friend Cliff Jefferson. He had come down from Birmingham and visited us here in Fairhope a week and a half before he died…and...

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[TexasBama]

I love the old muscle cars, but it's hard to get past the fact that my 2022 Subaru Outback is faster than a 1969 Chevelle SS396.

 

[Padreruf]

I unexpectedly lost my best friend a few months ago. This is a tribute post (with videos) that I put on Facebook about his project car that was completed just before he died.

Joel Teel

Quite a few months ago, I shared that I had unexpectedly lost my best friend Cliff Jefferson. He had come down from Birmingham and visited us here in Fairhope a week and a half before he died…and...

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I also had a 1972 Vega -- great fun except for the aluminum block engine that would overheat in a heartbreak. I sold it after 2 years before any trouble popped up.

 

[BamaNation]

Makes sense to me......

Repelled by high car prices, Americans are holding on to their vehicles longer than ever

Americans are keeping their cars longer than ever. The average age of a passenger vehicle on U.S. roads hit a record 12.5 years this year, according to data gathered by S&P Global Mobility. Sedans are even older, on average — 13.6 years. Blame it mainly on the pandemic, which triggered a...

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Pushing 225K miles on my wifes 2003 SUV (we've had for 16 years) and 250K on my 2012 (had for 10 yrs). Both are Lexus RX series. Wouldn't mind replacing hers this year just for the safety upgrades but her commute is like 1.8 miles and she's put <5K on it since March 2020, so no way it would be a new buy. Mine could go either way. Still looks almost new and I love the way it still drives but it has some age quirks and lacks some of the newer tech that I would like. We'll see what happens next year after 1st kid decides what school she's attending

 

[TexasBama]

I also had a 1972 Vega -- great fun except for the aluminum block engine that would overheat in a heartbreak. I sold it after 2 years before any trouble popped up.

I had a 1972 Pinto. I'm not sure which car was worse, although the Pinto engine never died.

 

[Padreruf]

Pushing 225K miles on my wifes 2003 SUV (we've had for 16 years) and 250K on my 2012 (had for 10 yrs). Both are Lexus RX series. Wouldn't mind replacing hers this year just for the safety upgrades but her commute is like 1.8 miles and she's put <5K on it since March 2020, so no way it would be a new buy. Mine could go either way. Still looks almost new and I love the way it still drives but it has some age quirks and lacks some of the newer tech that I would like. We'll see what happens next year after 1st kid decides what school she's attending

In the last 5 years we have traded in 2 SUV's -- Tahoe and Suburban -- both with almost 200,000 miles. Those were great vehicles and cost us little to drive other than gas and regular maintenance.

 

[FitToBeTide]

I also had a 1972 Vega -- great fun except for the aluminum block engine that would overheat in a heartbreak. I sold it after 2 years before any trouble popped up.

This was like mine, but in dark green. Had the same history as yours, sadly.

 

[Bazza]

I had 2 Vegas while attending college in the early 70's.

This is the first - a wagon - and those are the Lee sisters!

 

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[BamaHoHo]

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Gainesville, FL

 

[OakMtn4Bama]

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Quints??

 

[OakMtn4Bama]

New Mustang looks good.

 

[Elefantman]

Giant Bumper Car Is A Street-Legal, Chevy-Powered Version Of Your Childhood Favorite | Carscoops

We all got up to some weird stuff during the pandemic, but Pennsylvania's Dan Hryhorcoff decided to make a 200% scale bumper car out of an old Chevy Aveo and a motorcycle

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