tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post2555480726426296225..comments2023-12-12T15:24:23.409+01:00Comments on BeyondThePale: ClassicsDvorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16677105625085234763noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-40065759905135217412013-07-19T22:13:51.051+02:002013-07-19T22:13:51.051+02:00Jill, I think your dad's Rolls Silver Cloud wi...Jill, I think your dad's Rolls Silver Cloud wins the prize!Dvorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677105625085234763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-64868497356613631062013-07-19T21:24:42.132+02:002013-07-19T21:24:42.132+02:00Ok, this is too fun. Dad was a car fan too, as am...Ok, this is too fun. Dad was a car fan too, as am I. <br /><br />But here’s the fun part: Mom's car for years was a '58 220 S convertible (2-door). It had an electric clutch--no clutch pedal, when you moved the gear shift on the steering column a little, the electric clutch would go in. It was very cool. Dad found it in the parking lot of a small garage in about '64, and brought it home for Mom. It was black with a white top when we got it, but the original color was pea soup green. When they got it restored yrs later it ended up navy blue with a tan top. Lovely birdseye maple dash. I loved that car! <br /><br />And I drove a '61 baby blue MGA for years...I loved that one too! Dad bought it in ‘63 from Mom’s short-lived step-father. I mean they weren’t married all that long. Dad drove it for a bit, sold it to his cousin a few yrs later for his cousin’s kids to use, then bought it back in ‘72 so I could drive it when I got my license. All us kids drove it for yrs, it was totalled 2x and rebuilt, and finally it was sold about 3 yrs ago, it was too low to gracefully get in and out of, and needed work. Someone bought it to restore it. Again. <br /><br />Finally, for awhile Dad drove a Rolls Silver Cloud—74 I think? British racing green. Smooth ride. Expensive to maintain. That was a spectacular car to drive around in, and watch peoples’ reactions: That effing GIRL is driving a Rolls!--you could see it on their faces. We kept a jar of Grey Poupon in the glove box just in case. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-89196735180803343062013-07-13T15:49:48.876+02:002013-07-13T15:49:48.876+02:00I love hearing about people's old cars, the on...I love hearing about people's old cars, the ones they loved. Some Facebook friends posted photos of theirs. Good fun.Dvorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677105625085234763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-73896522992300464722013-07-13T14:24:00.526+02:002013-07-13T14:24:00.526+02:00I don't go to car shows etc but a nice car on ...I don't go to car shows etc but a nice car on the road will always turn my head. My family had one nice car once too - a Triumph 2000 Mk II I think. Early 70s, also bought second hand and much loved.Whispering Gumshttp://whisperinggums.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-70155886018800598292013-07-12T19:31:21.744+02:002013-07-12T19:31:21.744+02:00If you're going to drive cross-country in thre...If you're going to drive cross-country in three days and three nights, you might as well do it in style.Dvorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677105625085234763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-67735016631746888482013-07-12T18:39:23.728+02:002013-07-12T18:39:23.728+02:00Drove cross country in that Mercedes with you and ...Drove cross country in that Mercedes with you and Irene. Great car...... Oh and great company ;)<br /><br />Fond memories!!Avihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465377067836734868noreply@blogger.com