Comments on: All my rides http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/ Same old blog, brand new place Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:54:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: carnuted http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/comment-page-1/#comment-222378 carnuted Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:47:11 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/#comment-222378 learned to drive on a 1976 datsun 710 station wagon bought a 1969 opel GT that I never did get running got a 1971 Opel GT for parts 1985 Ford Thunderbird was first daily driver at 14 1967 Pontiac Tempest, blew engine day after I got it (still have this one) 1977 Trans Am SE, t-top 4-speed car, wish I still had it 1988 pontiac lemans and sooooooo many others. learned to drive on a 1976 datsun 710 station wagon
bought a 1969 opel GT that I never did get running
got a 1971 Opel GT for parts
1985 Ford Thunderbird was first daily driver at 14
1967 Pontiac Tempest, blew engine day after I got it (still have this one)
1977 Trans Am SE, t-top 4-speed car, wish I still had it
1988 pontiac lemans and sooooooo many others.

]]> By: Vintage Men http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/comment-page-1/#comment-182545 Vintage Men Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:23:48 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/#comment-182545 That is quite the list! I've not had near as many rides, but I can relate to a few of the good, bad and ugly. That is quite the list! I’ve not had near as many rides, but I can relate to a few of the good, bad and ugly.

]]> By: Solar Power Homes http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/comment-page-1/#comment-119878 Solar Power Homes Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:38:17 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/#comment-119878 Nostalgia post :-) Reminded me of my first car purchase, a 1992 Porsche S2 with 16000 kms on it. What a beauty, and the look on those BMW drivers' faces when I left them in the dust on autobahns! I still have some old pics from the site I built to sell it when I moved from France to USA http://rlal.online.fr/car Nostalgia post :-) Reminded me of my first car purchase, a 1992 Porsche S2 with 16000 kms on it. What a beauty, and the look on those BMW drivers’ faces when I left them in the dust on autobahns!

I still have some old pics from the site I built to sell it when I moved from France to USA http://rlal.online.fr/car

]]> By: Savoy http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/comment-page-1/#comment-87503 Savoy Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:57:22 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/#comment-87503 Lots of cars. Do you have any pictures of your rides. I must say my favorite from your list is the 1958 Mercedes 220S I was looking to buy one off of craigslist Cheers, Savoy Lots of cars. Do you have any pictures of your rides. I must say my favorite from your list is the 1958 Mercedes 220S

I was looking to buy one off of craigslist

Cheers,
Savoy

]]> By: JTH http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/comment-page-1/#comment-3019 JTH Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:32:09 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/#comment-3019 How about oldest driven? Mine would be mid 30's model A Ford Used to pull stumps in northwoods After that, ex-Army "6-by" truck, likely 5 ton, 6-by referred to 6 wheel drive, two front four back. Drove while day-laborer doing highway construction while attending night school. Vintage WWII (truck, not quite me) Also still own mid 50's Velocette motorcycle, when new, the castings were mid-30's vintage. From road to water - just put up my 1948 ChrisCraft (delivered July '47) for season. Thanks for the fun Keep up good work(s) Ciao How about oldest driven?

Mine would be mid 30’s model A Ford
Used to pull stumps in northwoods

After that, ex-Army “6-by” truck, likely 5 ton, 6-by referred to 6 wheel drive, two front four back. Drove while day-laborer doing highway construction while attending night school. Vintage WWII (truck, not quite me)

Also still own mid 50’s Velocette motorcycle, when new, the castings were mid-30’s vintage.

From road to water – just put up my 1948 ChrisCraft (delivered July ‘47) for season.

Thanks for the fun
Keep up good work(s)

Ciao

]]> By: Jan Searls http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/comment-page-1/#comment-2904 Jan Searls Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:48:59 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/#comment-2904 In 1971, for a brief time before I bought the later-owned-by-Doc Austin America, I bought my parents' 15-yr old car: a 1956 Pontiac Super Chief Station Wagon. It was a two-door, two-toned red and white tank, an automatic with full leather interior. It had enough chrome on it - including an interior Pontiac bird on the seat back that would brand you if you parked in the sun - to qualify as a solar flare. It eventually burst into flames on Route 4 in NJ as I was driving it home from Rutgers one night, an exciting event that cleaned out the wiring but left the car intact. Sold it to a collector - the only thing missing was the "N" in Pontiac on the tail and the wiring. I suspect the 1995 Camry I drive now will far exceed that car in age and mileage. At 190,000 miles it still gets 30 mpg and looks like new. In 1971, for a brief time before I bought the later-owned-by-Doc Austin America, I bought my parents’ 15-yr old car: a 1956 Pontiac Super Chief Station Wagon. It was a two-door, two-toned red and white tank, an automatic with full leather interior. It had enough chrome on it – including an interior Pontiac bird on the seat back that would brand you if you parked in the sun – to qualify as a solar flare. It eventually burst into flames on Route 4 in NJ as I was driving it home from Rutgers one night, an exciting event that cleaned out the wiring but left the car intact. Sold it to a collector – the only thing missing was the “N” in Pontiac on the tail and the wiring.

I suspect the 1995 Camry I drive now will far exceed that car in age and mileage. At 190,000 miles it still gets 30 mpg and looks like new.

]]> By: alan herrell - the head lemur http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/comment-page-1/#comment-2882 alan herrell - the head lemur Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:35:23 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/#comment-2882 My first car is older than yours... http://www.ravinglunacy.org/index.php/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/ My first car is older than yours…
http://www.ravinglunacy.org/index.php/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/

]]> By: Joe Crawford http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/comment-page-1/#comment-2880 Joe Crawford Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:38:00 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/#comment-2880 Fun list Doc! Long time reader, seldom commenter. The only notable car I owned was a 1972 Volvo. Burned oil until it caught fire. Then fixed, then I rear ended some guy. I was 18 and that sucked. Fun to reminisce. Fun list Doc! Long time reader, seldom commenter. The only notable car I owned was a 1972 Volvo. Burned oil until it caught fire. Then fixed, then I rear ended some guy. I was 18 and that sucked.

Fun to reminisce.

]]> By: Cathy Kirkman http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/comment-page-1/#comment-2879 Cathy Kirkman Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:25:24 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/#comment-2879 Cars in our family, Cali native style: 68 Cadillac De Ville Convertible, 65 Chevy Impala, 72 Olds Cutlass Convertible (my teenage son's). Not every car in Palo Alto is a Porsche! Cars in our family, Cali native style: 68 Cadillac De Ville Convertible, 65 Chevy Impala, 72 Olds Cutlass Convertible (my teenage son’s). Not every car in Palo Alto is a Porsche!

]]> By: Doc Searls http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/comment-page-1/#comment-2877 Doc Searls Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:29:20 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2007/10/07/all-my-rides/#comment-2877 The Mercedes was a fabulous car. You could lay down the front seats and make the whole car into a bed, which we often did. The Mercedes was a fabulous car. You could lay down the front seats and make the whole car into a bed, which we often did.

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