Whats your ride ?

[RKnarr01]

i know how it feels,
in baseball i was playing catcher had a kid slide into my left ankle which resulted in a shattered left ankle, dislocated foot, broken fibula, broken tibia, and about 1/8 of an inch away from the bone going thru the skin. then i was playing baseball last year and tripped on a bat coming across homeplate and tore 2 ligaments in my right ankle, then about 2 months ago my left ankle gave out which it does frequently on me now and i ended up tearing a ligament in my left ankle.

[slotter]

Toys, toys, and more toys...

[Tulsa]

Okay, a spin luck and a batman pachinko for the bike. I'll deliver.

[MrGneiss]

I've been skateboarding for 30 years and this is the first time I've ever broken anything. Now the wife wants me to retire from skateboarding altogether.

Kevin

Retire from skateboarding, Nooooooo!
Us skate shop owners need your business.
Just promise your wife you won't fall again.

[photos8484]

Slotter: '49 or '51? A friend of mine had a '50 (either the '49 or the '51 had the half-moon cut out in the front of the hood- I just can't remember which year it was.) Nice!
I had a '51 Merc & a whole bunch of other weird & unusual cars throughout the years (usually P.O.S): Crosley Station Wagon, BMW Isetta, '47 Ford w/chopped Carson top & flames, '58 Jag XK150 coupe, among others.
Now I drive a '92 Tercel & have a '94 4-door Sidekick (P.O.S- but it's paid for & it's great in the Winter & when the wheels fall off and/or the fenders & doors fall off from the rust I'll get rid of it).
I also have a Bradley GT II that I've been in the process of restoring for the last several years.

[slotter]

Nope, Josephine above is a '50. The 1949s had the letters F O R D across the hood front and the '51s had an airplane instead of the clear half moon for the hood ornament. Other differences as well.

[logicprobe]

Ahhh... the good ol' days...

When you could just LOOK at a car, and tell the year.
There was always something that changed.

[PachiFool]

Retire from skateboarding, Nooooooo!
Us skate shop owners need your business.
Just promise your wife you won't fall again.

So, as a vendor, do you give a discount to Pachitalk members?
I already told my wife that I have another 30 years to skate before my next broken bone. She didn't buy it. But don't worry, I'll be back out there after I've healed from the next (and last) operation.

Kevin

[Tony Junior]

Great picture of your rides, slotter! Almost makes me wish I was young again.

[photos8484]

Slotter: I stand corrected on the year= it's been a looooooong time ago. All I remember is that the hoods without the half-moon were in demand for customizing, and I didn't have a '49, '50 or '51. Later I had a '53 with '59 Caddy bullets fitted into the taillights (too many idiots liked to snap them off, however).

[scooby_doo_m2002]

As for me, I have a 98 Ford Ranger that everyother day it makes a new noise and has a different shake/vibration 144,000 miles, 8 new belts, 4 alternators, 2 sets of back brakes and 8 sets of front brakes (yes 8 sets of pads for the front) but I'm not too worried about it as after the 4th set in less than 70,000miles I got the "lifetime warranty brakes" So when they need replacing, it just costs me a funny look and a shake of the head from the parts store owner and a lil dirt on the clothes. 95 Ford contour that has caught fire twice!!!!!!!! But I am not gonna complain. Paid around 16000 for it new and with the settlements from ford on the recalls and never recieving them because of their over sight. I ended up getting a total of 9000 back. Still looks good after 10years, 2 fires, and 139000 miles. Only thing is, On really hot days if it sits out in the sun for about 5+ hours it has a slight burnt smell. But around my neck of the woods that is concidered a poor man's car so no one touches it. I just leave the windows down when its parked and don't have to worry about the smell.

[scooby_doo_m2002]

and the wife has a 2005 mustang with all the bells and whistles. have only gotten to drive it once and that was to the gas station 3 blocks away and she was in the passanger seat.... She won't dare let me take it by myself.... "hmmm, I wander why...." vrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroooom vrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooooom!!!!!!!!!!

[johntofva]

My favorite car I have ever owned was a Mercury LN7. A nice little two seater. I bought it new as a kid. It was all I could do to afford it. But man, did I love it. Solid black with sports everything.

[at-slots]

Ok.......i Had To Jump On This.....what I Drive And What I Own......2001 Dodge Off Road 4x4 Ram 1500 Quad Cab Pick-up(bought It New And Its One Year Only),1996 Nissan Sentra,2000 Dodge Caravan,2 1981 Corvettes (one Runs And Drives The Other One Under Restoration ?),1989 Chevy Pick Up 4x4(plow Truck),1977 Soft Top Dodge Power Wagon 4x4,1987 Fiat X/19(a Real Curve Hugger),1993 Plymouth Acclaim Flex Fuel Vechile,v/w Powered Dune Buggy,1979 International 20 Foot Box Truck(hopefully A Machine Mover ?)1963 Fiat 600d(a Blast To Drive),1994 Saab 900s(waiting For Me To Repair It) 2 Go Karts (one I Had Since I Was 9 Restored It About 5 Years Ago) 2 Pocket Rockets,1996 Yz-250 (bought It New And Dont Even Look Like It Hit The Dirt Yet But It Does)1988 23 Foot Century Powered By A 454 Gas Sucker Of An Engine,1994 See-do Sp Pwc,1987 Chevy 4x4 Wrecker,85 Chevy 2 Car Roll Back..........i Just Sold In The Last 3 Years 1976 Fiat Spider,1983 Fiat Spider,1960 Fiat 600,1962 Fiat 600,59 Triumph Tr-3,1978 Fiat 128 Rally Coupe,1963 Fiat 1500,1971 Bmw 2000,1967 Amc 660 Classic,1971 Honda 750-4 (what A Bike)...........the Most Fun Vechile To Drive Out Of The Bunch Is The 1963 Fiat 6ood..................ones That I Miss And Should Have Kept Was The 1970 Pontiac Lemas Sport Convt.455(baby Blue ,white Top, White Interior ),1970 340 Plymouth Cuda (black On Black),1969 Pontiac Gran Prix Ssj 455 (what A Ride That Was All Red With Black Interior),1968 Dodge R/t Coronet 426 Hemi 4 Speed 500lb Dana Rear(what A Neck Breaker,white With Black Interior),1983 Honda Matic(great City Bike(my Brother Wrecked It)..............the In And Out List Of Vechiles Is Always Changing.........but Iam Old Now And It Seems To Be Slowing Down A Bit.......i Guess It Comes With Age ???????

[dattia]

My favorite car was my first...a 1974 Chevy Vega (does anyone remember them) I bought it about 3 months before I turned 16 for $400 hard earned dollars. I had to wait months to drive it and then when I did, it only ever took me one way. Had to call my dad to pick me up all the time...he taught me how to start it with a very long screwdriver making contact between the solenoid(?)and the starter.....but I loved it, small, sporty and red, what more could a 16 year old girl want?....except maybe a car that actually ran........

[at-slots]

Dawn..... I Had A 1974 Yellow Vega Many Years Ago.......the Only Cars That Rusted Out On The Dealer Show Room Floor They Said.......and They Were Right !!!

[dattia]

Gee John, it looks like your not much into cars I missed that '74 Vega on your list...too embarassed? You're right about that rust thing, come to think of it, I don't remember what ever happened to my Vega...perhaps it just disintegrated.

[slotter]

Ok.......i Had To Jump On This.....what I Drive And What I Own......2001 Dodge Off Road 4x4 Ram 1500 Quad Cab Pick-up(bought It New And Its One Year Only),1996 Nissan Sentra,2000 Dodge Caravan,2 1981 Corvettes (one Runs And Drives The Other One Under Restoration ?),1989 Chevy Pick Up 4x4(plow Truck),1977 Soft Top Dodge Power Wagon 4x4,1987 Fiat X/19(a Real Curve Hugger),1993 Plymouth Acclaim Flex Fuel Vechile,v/w Powered Dune Buggy,1979 International 20 Foot Box Truck(hopefully A Machine Mover ?)1963 Fiat 600d(a Blast To Drive),1994 Saab 900s(waiting For Me To Repair It) 2 Go Karts (one I Had Since I Was 9 Restored It About 5 Years Ago) 2 Pocket Rockets,1996 Yz-250 (bought It New And Dont Even Look Like It Hit The Dirt Yet But It Does)1988 23 Foot Century Powered By A 454 Gas Sucker Of An Engine,1994 See-do Sp Pwc,1987 Chevy 4x4 Wrecker,85 Chevy 2 Car Roll Back..........i Just Sold In The Last 3 Years 1976 Fiat Spider,1983 Fiat Spider,1960 Fiat 600,1962 Fiat 600,59 Triumph Tr-3,1978 Fiat 128 Rally Coupe,1963 Fiat 1500,1971 Bmw 2000,1967 Amc 660 Classic,1971 Honda 750-4 (what A Bike)...........the Most Fun Vechile To Drive Out Of The Bunch Is The 1963 Fiat 6ood..................ones That I Miss And Should Have Kept Was The 1970 Pontiac Lemas Sport Convt.455(baby Blue ,white Top, White Interior ),1970 340 Plymouth Cuda (black On Black),1969 Pontiac Gran Prix Ssj 455 (what A Ride That Was All Red With Black Interior),1968 Dodge R/t Coronet 426 Hemi 4 Speed 500lb Dana Rear(what A Neck Breaker,white With Black Interior),1983 Honda Matic(great City Bike(my Brother Wrecked It)..............the In And Out List Of Vechiles Is Always Changing.........but Iam Old Now And It Seems To Be Slowing Down A Bit.......i Guess It Comes With Age ???????

ARGHHHHHHHH!!!!

[at-slots]

Dawn.....if I Listed The All Vechiles That I Did Own In My Life The List Would Be Much Much Longer......i Liked The Vega.....i Almost Got A 1975 Cosworth Vega A Few Years Back

[birdbrain]

had 66, 67, 69 lemans converts at various times!! NO!! they were separate cars..not a johnny cash mobile!