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SprCForr @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:12 am
zOMG!
I hear there may not be a Powerama this year! 
Googling isn't providing much detail. This has major suckage potential.
raydan @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:30 pm
In the spirit of the times...
...necro meltdown. 
SprCForr @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:33 pm
Mostly not wanting to start a whole new thread and it isn't really of much interest outside of central Alberta.
andyt @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:49 pm
What is a 5-6-7 Chevy?
SprCForr @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:50 pm
'55, '56 or '57 Chevy.
They're also called Tri-Fives.
andyt @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:07 pm
Your wife likes to drive old Chevies? Cool. Are these daily drivers or show cars or what? Personally I think they look cool and could see having one for a hobby car, but new cars certainly drive way nicer for everyday use.
Personally I like the 62 a lot.
SprCForr @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:17 pm
Yep, she likes the old Chevys. New cars do drive nicer, but old cars have to be driven, if that makes sense.
Lot's of '62's out there, you should look at getting one and enjoying the hell out of it. No second go arounds in life and in the overall scheme of things enjoying a old car is small beer. Lots of parts, mechanically simple, and sheer fun.
andyt @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:22 pm
SprCForr SprCForr:
Yep, she likes the old Chevys. New cars do drive nicer, but old cars have to be driven, if that makes sense.
Lot's of '62's out there, you should look at getting one and enjoying the hell out of it. No second go arounds in life and in the overall scheme of things enjoying a old car is small beer. Lots of parts, mechanically simple, and sheer fun.
Lot's of '62's out there, you should look at getting one and enjoying the hell out of it. No second go arounds in life and in the overall scheme of things enjoying a old car is small beer. Lots of parts, mechanically simple, and sheer fun.
I'll leave that to you. I barely drive the car I have now. I used to do some of my own work on older cars I had when I was young, but it's not something I enjoy now. My favorite was 56 Fairlane, Thunderbird 312 V8, white over pink. A 67 Malibu was very nice too, even with just the 283.
Bikes are my thing now tho. Much nicer to work on, for the little they need. But, in a way, driving old cars is a very green thing to do.
SprCForr @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:29 pm
It's the third of the three "R's" - reuse.
Using technology from today makes them more efficient than when they were built which is a great bonus too.
PublicAnimalNo9 @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:37 pm
Coolest "oldie" I saw was a 1995 '57 Chevy. 
andyt @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:42 pm
SprCForr SprCForr:
It's the third of the three "R's" - reuse.
Using technology from today makes them more efficient than when they were built which is a great bonus too.
Using technology from today makes them more efficient than when they were built which is a great bonus too.
That's the second R. Recycle is the third one. And you're sorta missing out on the first R using an old car as a daily driver. But I shouldn't lecture.
PublicAnimalNo9 @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:44 pm
SprCForr SprCForr:
It's the third of the three "R's" - reuse.
Using technology from today makes them more efficient than when they were built which is a great bonus too.
Using technology from today makes them more efficient than when they were built which is a great bonus too.
I thought the 3 R's of cars was Revvin', Rippin', and Racin'
SprCForr @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:19 pm
andyt andyt:
That's the second R. Recycle is the third one. And you're sorta missing out on the first R using an old car as a daily driver. But I shouldn't lecture.
Whatever number "R" don't really matter. Daily driver for me is sort of a misnomer, I live 2 long blocks from work. It still uses way less than the original from back in the day, so it's still in the "reduce" part.
Well, until I light 'em up.
SprCForr @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:20 pm
PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:
I thought the 3 R's of cars was Revvin', Rippin', and Racin'
wildrosegirl @ Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:12 pm
SprCForr SprCForr:
zOMG!
I hear there may not be a Powerama this year!
Googling isn't providing much detail. This has major suckage potential.
I hear there may not be a Powerama this year!
Googling isn't providing much detail. This has major suckage potential.
Doesn't look like it. Nothing listed at Northlands, or the official Powerama site. Looks like you're gonna have to find new droolin' grounds.