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Re: Too many cars

To: "Flinthoof Ponypal" <Flinters@picarefy.com>, <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Too many cars
From: Laura.G@141.com (Laura Gharazeddine)
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 17:21:34 -0800
It seems that we're the only two who've owned Vegas! I loved mine-even if it
did burn up!

It was the car I learned to shift (on the floor) with. (Learned to shift on
the column in my mums old Rambler American station wagon-that was a great
old car!)

Laura G.
----- Original Message -----
From: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 5:08 PM
Subject: Too many cars


>
>
>
> I've had more than my fair share.  Some might even call it punishment. :)
>
> Year: Make/Model:
>
> 1961 Mercury Comet S-22
> 1966 Spitfire (current)
> 1969 Lincoln Continental
> 1969 Chev Pickup (current)
> 1970 Chev Vega HB
> 1971 Chev Vega HB (2 total)
> 1971 Chev Vega Wagon
> 1971 Chev Vega Sedan
> 1972 Chev Vega HB (2 total)
> 1972 Chev Vega Wagon
> 1973 Chev Vega HB
> 1973 Chev Vega Wagon
> 1974 Chev Vega HB (4 total)
> 1974 Chev Vega Wagon (2 total)
> 1975 Chev Vega HB (3 total)
> 1975 Chev Vega Wagon
> 1975 Ford Pinto HB
> 1976 Chev Vega HB
> 1976 Chev Vega Wagon
> 1976 Chev Vega Sedan (2 total)
> 1977 Chev Vega HB
> 1977 Chev Vega Wagon
> 1978 Pontiac Sunfire
> 1980 Pontiac Phoenix
> 1990 Chev Lumina (current)
>
>
> Hmm, that's 34 vehicles in 13 years for me.  Yes, that's 26 Chevrolet
> Vegas.  I was really into those little cars.  Miss them a lot nowadays.  I
> kept buying them up for $10 from folks in Bellevue, WA where it was
> embarassing to have them in driveway next to the BMW.  They were 'dead'
> when I would arrive.  A quick short of two wires on an oil pressure switch
> and the car would come to life immediately.  Spend a weekend cleaning it
> up, fixing all the problems, give it a good detailing, add stripes or
other
> nice touches and sell the car as a reliable work vehicle for around
> $500-$1000.  It kept me out of trouble in high school and really gave me
an
> appreciation for working on cars yourself.
>
> -Vegaman Dan
> -66/69 Spitui!
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