You Know You Are Old When

[Jstpssng]

This is the car Dad had that got me so interested in Rambler. A 1964 Tarpon. It was a prototype and I'd pay a LOT to have it now. My Mother hated it but a small car (American platform) with Ramblers 327 mid-block, 4 speed, Holley 4bbl, overdrive, etc it was a cool car for back then. Rambler should have put them into production and the next year came out with the larger Marlin (Classic platform).View attachment 4618710

Thinking about some of the things you've said you did in that time period, maybe it's a good thing he didn't keep it!

 

[BravoXray]

This is the car Dad had that got me so interested in Rambler. A 1964 Tarpon. It was a prototype and I'd pay a LOT to have it now. My Mother hated it but a small car (American platform) with Ramblers 327 mid-block, 4 speed, Holley 4bbl, overdrive, etc it was a cool car for back then. Rambler should have put them into production and the next year came out with the larger Marlin (Classic platform).View attachment 4618710

I always thought the Marlin was a good looking car. Almost bought one way back when, but the owner wanted too much for it.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I never liked Classics or Ambassador. I had a '70 Ambassador for a while then kept the 390 and 727 Torqueflite. I put a 304 in it selling it.

 

[NoTrespassing]

My grandfather delivered mail in an early 60's rambler for years. I don't remember the model, probably an American. I do remember that it had aftermarket air conditioning under the dash. My grandmother drove it well into the 1970's after he passed.

 

[sandman2234]

Rambler brings back memories! Daddy was out mowing the yard and a neighbor from way around the block had stopped by Rambler dealership and picked up a new demo. He dropped by his house and picked up his wife, and let her drive it. She had no drivers license and was a little cramped behind the steering wheel due to her size and short legs. When she got to the corner, instead of hitting the brake pedal she nailed the gas pedal and spun around heading across our side yard. Missed Daddy and the mower by about 3 feet. The rear corner of the house/garage stopped her. When she hit the house, the rear of the car went up and sideways before landing wedged between the house and a tree. When Police arrived, the man gave the officer his drivers license. The officer asked Daddy who was driving and he told the officer that he didn't know who was driving, but that he pulled the woman out from under the steering wheel. The wrecker driver told Daddy he would have to cut the tree down in order to get the car out of his yard. Daddy politely told him that the tree was there before that car, and if anything got cut down, it wasn't going to be the tree. (and there had better not be any scratches on that tree when he gets finished!!!) The dealership wasn't happy at all with the neighbor and the neighbor wasn't happy with Daddy!
David from jax

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Dad worked at Sears and this floozie, Mrs. Nash worked in the office. After her divorce a customer asked if Mrs. Nash was there. A worker said "She was a Nash but she's a Rambler now!".

 

[MossRoad]

YKYO, when you remember hockey players not wearing a helmet!!!

I wonder if most of them don't remember not wearing a helmet?

 

[MossRoad]

You are old if you ever paid $100 for a car. Hint- I paid $50 for my 1st

I had 3-4 $500 Nova's and one free 4 door Nova.

I'm in the process of selling a Mercury Sable to a guy for $300. That's the scrap price and he wants it for parts, so win-win. It's out of my driveway and he gets something useful.

 

[WinterDeere]

$600 Malibu, here. Had the rather unusual configuration of a 3 speed on the floor with a bench seat! Classic 8-ball shifter knob, drove kinda like a manual pickup truck.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Rambler brings back memories! Daddy was out mowing the yard and a neighbor from way around the block had stopped by Rambler dealership and picked up a new demo. He dropped by his house and picked up his wife, and let her drive it. She had no drivers license and was a little cramped behind the steering wheel due to her size and short legs. When she got to the corner, instead of hitting the brake pedal she nailed the gas pedal and spun around heading across our side yard. Missed Daddy and the mower by about 3 feet. The rear corner of the house/garage stopped her. When she hit the house, the rear of the car went up and sideways before landing wedged between the house and a tree. When Police arrived, the man gave the officer his drivers license. The officer asked Daddy who was driving and he told the officer that he didn't know who was driving, but that he pulled the woman out from under the steering wheel. The wrecker driver told Daddy he would have to cut the tree down in order to get the car out of his yard. Daddy politely told him that the tree was there before that car, and if anything got cut down, it wasn't going to be the tree. (and there had better not be any scratches on that tree when he gets finished!!!) The dealership wasn't happy at all with the neighbor and the neighbor wasn't happy with Daddy!
David from jax

So she got a trail bike instead...

 

[LouNY]

Years ago my uncle had two of them - Pennsylvania rust would do them in. One was a convertible. He was a "gentleman farmer" - taught at Cornell University but had a farm in Pennsylvania where he kept a few cows. Loved these old Metropolitans - drove them home every weekend from Ithaca, New York to the Pennsylvania farm. He was the only one I ever knew that was ticketed for driving too slow - in his Metropolitan - and holding up traffic. To him, 35 or 40 mph was top speed and as fast as anyone should ever need to drive so the Metropolitan was perfect for him!

This is my uncle with his Metropolitan and some of his cows.....
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And you can see the salt cancer eating it up

 

[Alan46]

My father got a ticket for stopping on a on-ramp instead of merging, took it to court when the Judge asked him how long he stopped for, he said, maybe a minute or two, that was apparently the wrong answer!!! ( he was always a very careful driver)

 

[steve tym]

My father got a ticket for stopping on a on-ramp instead of merging, took it to court when the Judge asked him how long he stopped for, he said, maybe a minute or two, that was apparently the wrong answer!!! ( he was always a very careful driver)

And he should have gotten ticketed. Good way to kill somebody.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Dad ordered a new 1970 Fury III with a 440. Virginia State police used them and first thing Dad did was made a fake radar gun for it. Back then it looked like a 3" pipe about a foot long hung from drivers window.
I used to borrow the car pulling friends over at night with flashers. Dad said he was driving on a 4 lane somewhere when a real State trooper pulled alongside him, Dad said he looked down and he was doing 85mph!
Dad had on a suit & didn't get a ticket. Trooper must have thought he was a detective, gave Dad a thumbs up then went out of sight.

 

[mjonesnh]

Dad ordered a new 1970 Fury III with a 440. Virginia State police used them and first thing Dad did was made a fake radar gun for it. Back then it looked like a 3" pipe about a foot long hung from drivers window.
I used to borrow the car pulling friends over at night with flashers. Dad said he was driving on a 4 lane somewhere when a real State trooper pulled alongside him, Dad said he looked down and he was doing 85mph!
Dad had on a suit & didn't get a ticket. Trooper must have thought he was a detective, gave Dad a thumbs up then went out of sight.

My in-laws had one of those Furys that was an ex-Tn State trooper car. They let me drive it once while dating their daughter (now wife). Man, that thing was plumb scarry. I had a 67 Camaro with hopped up 327 that I thought was pretty fast. That Fury would smoke just about any car on road in this area.

 

[not2old]

I wonder if most of them don't remember not wearing a helmet?

I remember when goalies didn't wear a mask. I think it was Jacques Plante of the Canadians who started it.

 

[scootr]

 

[scootr]

God
Please give me Patience.
Because if you give me Strength
I'm going to need Bail Money

 

[Sigarms]

I had to text my son my contact information doing him a favor.

I explained to him via text that's the way to save people's contact information for work as it's really making business cards obsolete. Told him I don't use a rolodex anymore.

I had to explain what a rolodex was.

The only thing we were really allowed to send him for Christmas was hard candy. I included a bunch of cut out comic strips I saved for him and put in a Christmas. I took great joy in the fact that he loved reading the comics on paper. Everything is going electronic and sometimes it's just nice to open a newspaper and read the news.

 

[BackRoad]

My father briefly had a Metropolitan, which must have been early 1960's. Mom apparently refused to date him until he sold it and replaced it with something less dorky.

Now I do love my mother, but I wish he'd kept the car.

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I'm on your mother's side on this one!