all this talk has got me fondly remembering my 'vette. I had a '79 baby blue, 4 door hatchback 'vette with a nice 8-track player and a cassette adapter to boot. I remember that thing would do 0 to 80 in .... well.... somewhere around 5 minutes.
On 4/7/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Trans Am was a compromise. Her dad wanted to get her a corvette, the > mother didn't want anything that fast :) She didn't realize how fast the > Trans Am was until she had to borrow it one day to go to work. When she got > back that afternoon, there were some fireworks! > > > > > On 4/7/06, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > So wait....Dad finds sweet old Trans-Am, gets it fixed up....and gives > > it to a girl in high school? That's a brave man. :) > > > > My sister totaled two cars and blew the engine on one K car while > > _still_ in high school. Granted, the K cars blew head gaskets like > > crazy anyways (yay Chrysler!), but still, that girl was the worst > > driver, and ignored any and all lights - be it traffic or dashboard. :) > > > > Now she lives in Boston and is the craziest driver I've ever seen in my > > life. She should be a cabby. > > > > Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > > > My wife has never been bothered by those red lights. When she was in > > high > > > school, her dad found a 70's model Trans Am with the hood scoop and a > > 454 > > > engine. Had it repainted a gorgeous metallic blue, ordered all new > > decals > > > for it including the full size hood eagle. Beautiful car that go from > > 0 to > > > ludicrous speed in nothing flat. One day it died on her going down > > the > > > highway. Her Dad couldn't figure out what was wrong with it until she > > told > > > him "That little tea kettle thing has been on for a few weeks, does > > that > > > mean anything" > > > > > > > > > On 4/7/06, Ray Champagne < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Heh - reminds me of the old '78 Ford Bronco I had in high school. > > >> > > >> > > > -- > > > America spells competition, join us in our blind ambition > > > get yourself a brand new motor car. > > > And someday soon we'll stop to ponder > > > what on earth's this spell we're under > > > we made the grade and still we wonder > > > Who the hell we are!, "The Grand Illusion", Styx > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:203309 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
