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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 113308" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Chevelles <u><em>CAN TOO</em></u> be other colors besides blue! My son has a '69 Chevelle (his "baby!") :laugh: that still has the original <u>burgundy</u> paint and still has it's original upholstery! He's had this car for 10 of his 27 years and would start selling off his vital organs before he would ever part with that car! The more chrome dooies he puts under the hood, the less mpg it gets. It gets a whopping SEVEN miles per gallon now and is one of those that rumbles the pavement when he starts it up! He's re-doing it now to take to the drag strip.</p><p></p><p>My all-time favorite car was the 1967 butter-yellow Mustang that I bought new when I started my first real job. OMG, I loved that car! It was my "wings" when I was in my running-around stage. THEN I got married in 1968 :frown: ... he had a 1967 Camaro ... it was the "Marina" blue with the white racing stripes on the hood. We could only afford to keep one car, so of course my Mustang became history. In retrospect, I should have kept the car and got rid of HIM! Live and learn ...</p><p></p><p>This thread isn't what I expected when I read the title! But it got me to thinking about how the car I drive now and I are quite a bit alike! I have a 2001 Olds Alero that I bought new 6-1/2 years ago. We've <em>both</em> got a lot of mileage on us and we've <em>both</em> seen better days and are past our prime!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 113308, member: 1883"] Chevelles <u>[i]CAN TOO[/i]</u> be other colors besides blue! My son has a '69 Chevelle (his "baby!") [img]:laugh:[/img] that still has the original <u>burgundy</u> paint and still has it's original upholstery! He's had this car for 10 of his 27 years and would start selling off his vital organs before he would ever part with that car! The more chrome dooies he puts under the hood, the less mpg it gets. It gets a whopping SEVEN miles per gallon now and is one of those that rumbles the pavement when he starts it up! He's re-doing it now to take to the drag strip. My all-time favorite car was the 1967 butter-yellow Mustang that I bought new when I started my first real job. OMG, I loved that car! It was my "wings" when I was in my running-around stage. THEN I got married in 1968 [img]:frown:[/img] ... he had a 1967 Camaro ... it was the "Marina" blue with the white racing stripes on the hood. We could only afford to keep one car, so of course my Mustang became history. In retrospect, I should have kept the car and got rid of HIM! Live and learn ... This thread isn't what I expected when I read the title! But it got me to thinking about how the car I drive now and I are quite a bit alike! I have a 2001 Olds Alero that I bought new 6-1/2 years ago. We've [i]both[/i] got a lot of mileage on us and we've [i]both[/i] seen better days and are past our prime! [/QUOTE]
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