33 Plymouth coup cabriolet rough shell, 65 Cutlass, 66 Caddy and still enjoying the 80 TA. The 33 and two 65 Lemans rags are still waiting to be restored. Maybe retirement projects. Miss the Caddy. Barry
Barry, the first time I remember meeting you, you were driving the Caddy - you came to my parents place for my brother - I remember thinking the license plate was somehow personalized because you seemed to be so 'happy' and to this day - big smile and happy
Wow! That has to be one of the nicest 55 Chevy convertibles I've ever seen!
X2! A Canadian-built car as well. I have never seen a solid Shadow Grey 55 before, it has always been in the 2-tone Coral / Shadow Grey (which is a dynamite combo!). It appears the interior has the grey / coral tones in it already.
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
"So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think... The good outnumber you, and we always will." Patton Oswalt
There's an owner of a dealership in Edmonton who has a little Austin rag that has been modified. I'll see if I can find a pic... it's pretty cool. (I also have a pic of my cousin in an Austin covertible pedal car at the Austin dealership.)
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"So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think... The good outnumber you, and we always will." Patton Oswalt
If you look in the background of this 1963 family photo you will see a little Austin of that same vintage. I am the baby in his mothers arms in that photo. I have been a car spotter since not long after that photo was taken. I could take a walk back in time and describe what most of my neighbors drove; in fact if you were able to go to the right of the photo just outside the frame you would see in the distance a 1956 Buick convertible. It was replaced by a new car in 1969, a 1969 Laurentian in Crystal Turquoise.
Dad would never own a convertible, in fact any hardtop was an extravagance in his book. His brother would show up in his Oldsmobile 98 and say, Why dont you get a decent car you cheapskate! Dad bought 3-in-the-tree Biscaynes sans radio.
My grand father (Carl) had a lot of "little cars" back in the day... Being from the era of "sit down and be quiet" I never asked him why?
He had a Black Austin 4dr and a green Austin 4 dr with sunroof and a Karmen Ghia VW conv. and a Cortina, and a Mini wagon, and thats the last I remember
My dad had a Austin 4 door and the Austin convertible probably pretty cheap cars in the day
I dam near froze in the conv. (in the summer) lol
here a photo of my Uncle on a horse in the back ground is the convertible of my Dads
I'm going through my Mothers old photos She passed Nov 12-13 (the day I was painting the chassis and putting rims on the CTC Ice truck :(
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1964 Chevy Impala SS. Red, white top and interior, 283 with a PG. Originally posi but cooked when I bought it. Put in an open 3.36 to get going.. Bought in Swan River, Mb in 1971. Great old cruiser and chick magnet.
The trunk lid open from the top! Does it have a ''rumble seat'' ?
If my old memory still serves me, I believe all those old units opened from the top and were not rumble seats. Very inconvenient when trying to get the spare out.
My one and only, '71 lemans sport convertible. Chocolate brown with white interior. Man, how I loved that car!
Don't blame you. I had a 70 GTO convert for twelve or thirteen years. Loved it greatly. Very similar to your old 71 Lemans.
Just realized I lied on the first box. My avatar car is tied for oldest. I had a 62 Starfire convertible back in the mid eighties and had forgotten about it. It was a very cool car, but I'm not real keen on those Roto_Hydramatic transmissions. They seem to shift really slowly, compared to the mid-sixties and newer. My experience, anyway.
Never owned a rag top but i came so close to buying a 1965 Impala rag in the late 1980's. Factory blue exterior and interior, 283, Power glide on floor, P.S, P.B and all stock original. I am so glad that i crawled under that car because it was a cancerous mess with a very soft frame. The guy went to a lot of trouble to make the car above look perfect. I am glad i never fell for the deception.
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1957 Pontiac Pathfinder Deluxe sedan restored 261 six
1974 Chevrolet Caprice Estate wagon low mileage original 400 V-8
I'll look it up 
