Cascade Crew

flea · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:13 am Post subject:

You never know, guy could be sitting there right now saying 'man I miss that car'

I sometimes wonder what happened to my first car. 1978 Subaru wagon. I'm sure it got crushed long ago, but I still wonder.

IROCDave · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:49 pm Post subject:

I am old enough to remember when the mid eighties 3rd gens came out. I didnt care for them all that much, 70 - 73 camaros where what I was planning to buy when I turned 16. That year was 1986. I wanted to put an independant rear end out of a Jag in my dream 2nd gen along with a Muncie 4 speed, 12 bolt diff, wide BBS wheels, side dump exhaust, cage and 4 wheel disc brakes. Think pro touring. Alas, never did get their but did have a couple of cars of that vintage.

3rd gens shook things up when they came out. What is ironic is that the Taurus came about around the same time along with the Caravan. All were sales hits, yet the styling was so different.

GM was really into the wedge shape back then, think C4 corvette. Rubix cube and gellie beans influenced ford during the early - mid eighties and Dodge was rebadging Mitsubishis as muscle cars.

My first wifes dad bought her an 87 IROC when she was a sophmore in highschool. He paid 22K for it, black with tan interior, 305, AT and loaded cloth interior. The dealers couldnt keep them on the lots and were getting sticker prices. At the same time you could buy a stripped LX 5.0 Mustang with a 5 speed. It was quicker, but handled like a dump truck and the interior was garbage even for that time.

3rd gens were not cheap cars back in the day. I meet alot of people that are closer to 50 than me at car shows. They always say the same thing, they had a similar car when they were in their early 20's and wish they still had it.

Enjoy your car. Great cars are the ones that you enjoy driving. They are also the same car that you will hate also Very Happy

aaron_sK · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:44 pm Post subject:

RoosterC · Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:56 am Post subject:

My car was owned by an old lady who never shifted the car out of D or OD. When I shifted it into 1st during my test drive she almost had a heart attack and the car died Laughing

I bought the car from her the following week and drove away while she watched me go like I was taking her child away. It's been over a year now and she still contacts me to see how the Camaro and I are doing. I love my car to death even though it's got 2.7 liters of fury underneath the hood that barely break loose when it's wet outside Very Happy