Show me a nice old car

Wow, a Chevrolet Corvair Monza of the later body style 1965-69. I had a turbocharged '65 Corsa that I refurbished, rebuilt, and lightly modified, painted it silver not a color offered in that model. Also had a yellow '66 Monza in which the previous owner had installed a 327 cubic inch Chev V8 motor where the back seat had been, an on-going project! Kinda noisy with the motor right behind the driver...
You found a really nice looking one, Mike. Some styling similarities to the Camaro introduced in 1967 but the Corvair is better looking IMO.
 
2F556A3A-952B-420D-8114-5F777B7C2275.jpegMy 1964 Studebaker Cruiser. Built especially for Studebaker President Byers Burlingame, it was the 318th to the last built, two days before final end of South Bend production. ••••••. Mr Burlingame was a “finance” man and was nicknamed “The Undertaker” as he oversaw both the end of both Packard and Studebaker. ••••. He drove home on December 20, 1963 knowing he had just shut down the longest running vehicle manufacturer in history....having begun in 1852.
 
A Toyota 2000GT tried to sneak past me using a taxi as cover​
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Toyota Sprinter 1968-2000, Domestic market only, But
this one ends up in

San Gabriel, Los Angeles County

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Ziggy Stardust and the [Alfa Romeo] Spiders from Mars is playing in my head​
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Ambro51 said:
View attachment 4816756My 1964 Studebaker Cruiser. Built especially for Studebaker President Byers Burlingame, it was the 318th to the last built, two days before final end of South Bend production. ••••••. Mr Burlingame was a “finance” man and was nicknamed “The Undertaker” as he oversaw both the end of both Packard and Studebaker. ••••. He drove home on December 20, 1963 knowing he had just shut down the longest running vehicle manufacturer in history....having begun in 1852.
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Mom and Dad had one just like that. 289 cu in, 4-bbl carb, 3-spd auto, very quick car as it had the engine that was one step down from the super charged Avanti engine. Solid lifter cam, dual exhaust, front disc brakes too. I flunked my first driver's test in it because of the throttle response it had after I'd just rebuilt the carb. Inspector said I went around corners too fast, nothing wrong with my driving. I guess he just didn't like to corner fast. My brother and I turned the air filter housing around so it faced the firewall and put an old radiator hose on the snorkle and hooked it up to the hole we'd put in the firewall to get cowl induction. We rebuilt the engine too. Great basic transportation car that could scoot too. Ours was a metallic brown color.
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Here it is undergoing the engine rebuild.
 
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Yokosuka_Mike said:
A Toyota 2000GT tried to sneak past me using a taxi as cover​
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Incredible sighting! I'm really glad the attempt to sneak past you failed. 🙂
 
Doug said:
Wow, a Chevrolet Corvair Monza of the later body style 1965-69. I had a turbocharged '65 Corsa that I refurbished, rebuilt, and lightly modified, painted it silver not a color offered in that model. Also had a yellow '66 Monza in which the previous owner had installed a 327 cubic inch Chev V8 motor where the back seat had been, an on-going project! Kinda noisy with the motor right behind the driver...
You found a really nice looking one, Mike. Some styling similarities to the Camaro introduced in 1967 but the Corvair is better looking IMO.
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When it comes to the 1967-1968 timeframe I'll admit that I prefer the looks of the Camaro. (Back in the 80's I owned a '67 convertible which I believe I posted an image of elsewhere in this thread.) But I still have plenty of love for the Corvair. I actually grew up with Corvairs as my dad owned examples of both the 1st and 2nd gen designs. I myself am partial to the looks of the 2nd gen hardtop coupe in particular with those gorgeous oh-so-thin pillars all around. The thought that the Corvair actually featured fully independent suspension before the Corvette did puts a smile on my face. By the way, when I was a kid I remember going with my dad to look at one of those mid-engined V8 2nd gen examples like the one you mentioned. I would have enjoyed seeing your Corsa.
 
Yokosuka_Mike said:
A Toyota 2000GT tried to sneak past me using a taxi as cover​
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Sony A7III, Sigma 65mm f2 DG DN "Contemporary" lens
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Such a beautiful little car...! Toyota really went all out on that one, it's sad there are so few of them anywhere to be seen. They're very small, too tight for a 6 foot tall person really. But beautiful!

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Please share some photos with us.
2nd owner, that's something special right there for a car that old.”

Will do, when it warms up here in Minnesota, then I’ll take some photos!

The car has sentimental value as I used it for our first date, our wedding, pick up our children returning home from being born st a nearby hospital.

Haven’t started it for a long time. Mechanical brakes. Different driving especially today! Everybody in a big rush with their SUV’s
 
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