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Old 03-20-11, 07:30 PM
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I would assume what my grandpa was driving at the time, a bmw sedan and a porche 914. Mainly because i was never really an american muscle type and the mercedes of the day were just a bit to plain for me
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
you'd actually be driving a VW but still deciding what mercedes to get.
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Cruel... and accurate Cold blooded s--t, that's what it is...

Maybe I should go back to my 1980 Trans Am I drove in high school??? That was in 1983, so I guess it doesn't count.... I don't know... I can't decide...
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Old 03-20-11, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by gray_es300
I would assume what my grandpa was driving at the time, a bmw sedan and a porche 914. Mainly because i was never really an american muscle type and the mercedes of the day were just a bit to plain for me
Ohhhhhh the 914 was such a sexy looking car in a 'so ugly its strangely sexy' kinda way
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I was born in '87, and don't really know much about the car era in the mid-late 70s. Other than ford was big back in the day because of the mustang.
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
In the mid-to-late 70's, I was driving this:

hahahahaha
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Old 03-21-11, 10:53 AM
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Actually, we were driving our 1966 Toyota Corona (bought new) and our 1960 Alfa Romeo Guilietta Sprint.
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Old 03-21-11, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
In the mid-to-late 70's, I was driving this:

+1 but mine was topless and only had 3 wheels! Never needed gas so it was the ultimate hybrid.
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Old 03-21-11, 01:33 PM
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I wasn't around back then, but I would probably drive what the gparents drove... a MB 450SEL. My grandfather has said this was one of the best cars he has driven to this day. If only they would have kept it...
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Originally Posted by JHStrange
Actually, we were driving our 1966 Toyota Corona (bought new) and our 1960 Alfa Romeo Guilietta Sprint.
The cars my folks had during the mid 70's: '69 Corona that lasted till ~'84 when it was stolen and stripped down. Then there was this '63 Ford Fairlane.
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Old 03-21-11, 02:19 PM
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I would be driving one of these. Still looks sexy today.
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Old 03-21-11, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Stormwind
I would be driving one of these. Still looks sexy today.
Hey! That wasn't out in the 70s.
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Old 03-21-11, 08:06 PM
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Most likely if i had the means a Mercedes, the other more likely option would be the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, Smokey and the bandit baby!!
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Old 03-21-11, 08:40 PM
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Old 03-21-11, 08:55 PM
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I stand corrected, if i had the means i would definitely be driving a ferrari 275 gts, lamborghini muira, or an alfa romeo. The italians made beautiful car in the 70's
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Old 03-21-11, 10:58 PM
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Guess again. You were swayed by a Datsun 240Z wide body on slicks.


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