Owners of 1960s cars check in here.

[KansDem]

I have a 1965 Chevelle 300 Deluxe.

No radio
No a/c
No clock
3-speed on the column

My kids are amazed the windshield-wipers have only one speed.

I originally bought it to restore. That was 22 years ago. I now drive it as our family "second car." It's so riddled with rust and rust-holes that I don't think it can be restored.

It looks like this (same color, too!)


I'm thinking of having two bumper stickers made for it:

The car may be old but the rust is new

My other car was made in this century

[RetroLounge]

1. Not anymore

But I used to own a 1965 Imapala SS.

:hi:

RL

[KansDem]

3. Wow!!! Those are nice cars!

I had a roommate during the mid-1970s who had a 1967 Impala.

It looked something like this:


We cruised everywhere in that auto!

[Oeditpus Rex]

2. Yo

[KansDem]

4. Nice!

You've posted this photo before, I believe. If I recall correctly, you do a lot of your own work.

That's one sweeeeeet-looking auto!

Thanks for posting! :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. You do indeed recall correctly

Here's the cab in the middle of restoring the dash a coupla summers ago:







And after:

[lizziegrace]

8. I think I'm in love...

:loveya:



:)

[Ilsa]

6. I used to own a 1965 Ford Falcon.

No radio
No a/c
No clock
3-speed on the column
If was really cold I had to place cardboard in front of the radiator so the water would get hot enough to blow hot air.

I could see the road through the floorboard in the back.

I could rotate the tires myself. And I cleaned and gapped my spark plugs regularly because I used leaded fuel. Did my own oil/filter changes.

[KansDem]

7. "I could see the road through the floorboard in the back."

This sounds familiar. My floors are so rusted-out that I use the floormats to keep things from falling out on to the roadway...:(

[lizziegrace]

9. Had..

1969 Pontiac Catalina 4-door sedan. Had the beak in the front and the drooping tail lights. I miss that car. :(

[RetroLounge]

11. Now THAT is a car to take to the Drive In Movie

:D

RL

[lizziegrace]

12. It was great

6 people? Nah, we usually had at least 8. :evilgrin:

[Critters2]

10. My dad has a 1964 Corvair Monza convertible. A one-owner.

Bought it when I was 5. It's a beauty!! This isn't his, but looks a lot like it:




He loves that car. And hates Nader!!

[montanto]

13. I've got a '63 Ford Falcon covertible

no radio
no a/c
no clock

302
3spd auto
etc

It flies, but it costs too much to drive now so it sits in the garage.