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Very nice ride and very comfy but not my cuppa.
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Yeah, the Hummer is not for everyone, that is for sure! You do know the history of that vehicle, yes? Started of course as a military vehicle. Then Arnold Schwarzenegger convinced GM (the manufacturer) to build a version for sale to the public. They agreed and that is what started it! Now those original ones would probably be right up your alley, especially with some fat exhaust stacks and a bunch of chrome, because there was nothing high tech/bells whistles about them! Good that you were able to check it out though, gives you some good perspective ;~))
 
Yeah, the Hummer is not for everyone, that is for sure! You do know the history of that vehicle, yes? Started of course as a military vehicle. Then Arnold Schwarzenegger convinced GM (the manufacturer) to build a version for sale to the public. They agreed and that is what started it! Now those original ones would probably be right up your alley, especially with some fat exhaust stacks and a bunch of chrome, because there was nothing high tech/bells whistles about them! Good that you were able to check it out though, gives you some good perspective ;~))
I know the history. One of our friends had a late 90’s model and it was very cool. What a gas guzzler though. Because of the novelty of this vehicle he was a star in the neighbourhood.
 
A long story short. I always thought that a Mercury Montclair was just a made up car name because the Tubes use it in their song “White Punks on Dope”. I am listening to that song again so I decided to look the name up and much to my pleasant surprise it really exists! It’s one real bad a$$ of a car. It looks gangsta! Look at that grill! All that beautiful chrome! The fat white wall tires. Gorgeous.

 
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Speaking of cars...

A few of our friends own the new Ford Bronco's. We looked at them 2 years ago (before buying our Subaru) and I was shocked at the price range variance from low to high. Base models with turbocharged 3 cyl motors :)eek:) were as low as $23,000 and some models pushed up to the $40s and one V-6 turbo model at $64K. I was shocked that one model cost almost 3 times what another model did.

Last week we were at the county fair and the Ford dealer had a display. They had a cool looking Bronco there and I went to take a look. I quickly walked away with no details or model info because I saw the bottom line and about fell over. The sticker price was over $90,000!
 
Speaking of cars...

A few of our friends own the new Ford Bronco's. We looked at them 2 years ago (before buying our Subaru) and I was shocked at the price range variance from low to high. Base models with turbocharged 3 cyl motors :)eek:) were as low as $23,000 and some models pushed up to the $40s and one V-6 turbo model at $64K. I was shocked that one model cost almost 3 times what another model did.

Last week we were at the county fair and the Ford dealer had a display. They had a cool looking Bronco there and I went to take a look. I quickly walked away with no details or model info because I saw the bottom line and about fell over. The sticker price was over $90,000!
I test drove the smaller version yesterday. I thought it was cool, but it beat me up. I’m gonna stick with a comfort SUV like my Jeep GC L. 🤷🏼‍♂️
 
I have to post this just because I have never seen so many DeLorean's in a single photo (apparently about 9,000 were produced and these few hundred are at a Santa Ana prep for delivery station):

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I dropped my trusty 2011 987S off at the dealer for a BIG service en route to full restoration. While strolling around the showroom I spied a pair of it's "Big " brothers .. the ultimate and unfortunately last of the hot rod 4.0 litre ICE Caymans .. Production has stopped and they will be all electric from now on :( A GT4RS $188K and red Spyder $255K ... I can only imagine how much that will escalate in the future . just plain sex on wheels.
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OK, here is a bit of a hodgepodge of cool rides (in chronological order) ;~))

1950 Mercury Monterey Business Coupe
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1950 Mercury Monterey "Cobra" Coupe
(4 of these customs were made for the movie "Cobra")
Notice they used the Cadillac 1959 and 1960 fins rolled into one!

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1955 Buick Special Convertible
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1955, 1956 and 1957 Chevrolet Bel Airs
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1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC Cabriolet
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1956 Austin-Healey 100M BN2
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1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
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1961 Corvette Convertible
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1971 Jaguar Series III E-Type
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oh that Jag! After 7 weeks in the shop and 2 months pay , my baby is finally ready to come home . Ironically Ferdinand Porsche was September 3 1875. Happy Bda'y and thanks for the great wheels.
No more guitars this year , but Autumn in the Appalachians is a spectacular time to go for a drive
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OK, here is a bit of a hodgepodge of cool rides (in chronological order) ;~))

1950 Mercury Monterey Business Coupe
1950_MercuryMontereyBusinessCoupe_01.jpg


1950 Mercury Monterey "Cobra" Coupe
(4 of these customs were made for the movie "Cobra")
Notice they used the Cadillac 1959 and 1960 fins rolled into one!

1950_MercuryMontereyCobraCoupe_01.jpg


1955 Buick Special Convertible
1955_BuickSpecialConvertible.jpg


1955, 1956 and 1957 Chevrolet Bel Airs
1955_1956_1957_BelAirs.jpg


1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC Cabriolet
1956_Mercedes-Benz_300SC_Cabriolet.jpg


1956 Austin-Healey 100M BN2
1956Austin-Healey_100M_BN2.jpg


1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
1958_CadillacEldoradoBrougham_Salmon.jpg


1961 Corvette Convertible
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1971 Jaguar Series III E-Type
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Now your Talking!!! Impeccable taste MDW. ❤️ I do love the Jag but the 61 corvette is making me drool!
 
If you could drive your dream car(maybe you already have it) is there any particular vehicle that you would live to drive or have a ride in?

I would love a ride in a Bugatti Veyron, on a track where speed is NO limit.
 
oh that Jag! After 7 weeks in the shop and 2 months pay , my baby is finally ready to come home . No more guitars this year , but Autumn in the Appalachians is a spectacular time to go for a drive
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You live in the Appalachian mountains you LUCKY son of a gun. That is one my most favorite place in the world.

I would love to travel in this beast through the mountains. That would be a great day if you could put up with my endless excitement.

I remember so many times going through the Carolina’s and Tennessee just to be dumb founded by the surrounding beauty and the beautiful big rigs( a lot better then a lot of rigs in Canada) on the highway. That would be my little slice of heaven away from the maddening crowds. I remember in our way to SC and I saw the most stunning big rig. It was metallic black, all decked out in beautiful shiny perfect ( no scratches) chrome to the nines. It had a California king in the sleeper. I had time to kill so I got this guy to give me a tour of his truck. My husband told me NOT to bother him but I put this way. You love to show off your vehicles maybe he does too! I was right. He gave me the grand tour. He was delighted that I went bananas over his truck. He told me I was the first ever woman to ask him for a tour of his rig. What a really nice guy.

Your sports car is a fine example of beautiful engineering. Absolutely stunning! ❤ love the colour too.
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Now your Talking!!! Impeccable taste MDW. ❤️ I do love the Jag but the 61 corvette is making me drool!
And I was thinking you were going to latch onto that Mercury Cobra number! That Vette really is a beauty!! For Vettes, I am enamored by anything from inception up to the late 60's!! Anything after that has not turned my head. Not saying they aren't still incredible cars, but like many cars, I think they lost their focus after the first gas crunch in the early 70's and never found it again (from a design perspective). Same thing with Cadillac and the rest of the US car industry IMO!
 
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