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    Two Doors And A Fastback Can't Save This Once-Sporty 1968 Mercury Monterey From The Crusher!

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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    07/12/09

    In reply to Two Doors And A Fastback Can't Save This Once-Sporty 1968 Mercury Monterey From The Crusher!
    Makes a proper post-apocalyptic ride for the wide-open spaces of the NA continent.



    Should be able to tuck a solid 300 liters of fuel without having to remove the trunk lid.
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    that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
    Image of Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
    07/12/09

    In reply to Two Doors And A Fastback Can't Save This Once-Sporty 1968 Mercury Monterey From The Crusher!
    So big, just because that was the way of things back then. Who needs a coupe with a backlight on the scale of a ski slope...? Even as a kid, I'd bang my head on the window when I was in the backseat of the neighbor's fastback Galaxie...
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    07/12/09

    In reply to Two Doors And A Fastback Can't Save This Once-Sporty 1968 Mercury Monterey From The Crusher!
    Just like a larger Fairlane/Torino/Cyclone, but with a usable trunk opening!
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    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of jdoubleh jdoubleh
    07/12/09

    @FP - pass the stars, please: pass the stars, please:I'm not going to ask you for clarification of the term "usable trunk opening", for fear of dredging up a stale meme. But the massive length of the rear end is so compelling. I mean just look at how far it is from the door opening to the rear chrome capped corner!
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    07/12/09

    @FP - pass the stars, please: Having owned a few fastback Torinos and Cyclones, I can say that the tiny trunk opening (coupled with an incredibly deep trunk) was a major headache. If some object in the trunk gets loose and rolls all the way up to the back seat, you have to get inside the trunk and crawl forward to retrieve it. This was particularly annoying when a grocery bag got loose and cans of frozen orange juice did this, because you can't just say "hell with it" and leave them there to melt. Eventually I started carrying a long pole with a hook to fish stuff out of the far reaches of the trunk.
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    Image of LostAmerica LostAmerica
    07/12/09

    In reply to Two Doors And A Fastback Can't Save This Once-Sporty 1968 Mercury Monterey From The Crusher!
    Yeah, the fastback Fords for 1968 were sweet. Blocky and swoopy at the same time. This Torino's at Pearsonville.
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    LostAmerica was starred LostAmerica was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    07/12/09

    In reply to Two Doors And A Fastback Can't Save This Once-Sporty 1968 Mercury Monterey From The Crusher!
    OK, this one hits too close to home. My old man traded our 65 Country Sedan for a 68 Monterey--it cost all of $3,000--just your average 4 door family sedan--except for the 428 4-bbl under the hood. I was still in high school, barely had my permit, but I hooned it every weekend. I recall my old man pointing out that we were going through tires at an alarming rate. There were several extremely deserted long straight roads in the country; there was also a well know entry ramp to the interstate that, from the merge sign to the next road sign was exactly a quarter mile.



    "Have you been racing?"



    Well, obviously. "Yeah. A little."



    Long pause. Me, increasingly nervous.



    "Well, I have a question."



    I was braced for "Who's going to pay for those tires? How would you like to not use that car anymore?"



    Instead I heard, "Do you win?"



    Goodbye, old Merc. I know you were hooned, too. Thanks for the memories and the introduction to big muscle.
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    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of skitter skitter
    07/12/09

    @Novaload Misses Murilee: It was truly a different world when people looked at a Monterey and thought 'racecar'. In my mind it takes the shape of desolate, beautiful sci-fi illustrations, before the darkness of the malaise swept over the land. The '90s brought the import revolution, where people look at a Civic and think 'racecar'; the world only changes to a different form of strangeness.
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    skitter was starred skitter was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    07/12/09

    @skitter: Please allow me to buy you a drink. Also, you appear to have a star! Congratulations!
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    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of turkeyspam turkeyspam
    05/08/09

    In reply to BMW Driver Misinterprets Term "Carpooling"
    As soon as I saw the picture, I knew it was a woman driver. If she was my wife, her next car would be a Ford Tempo with red interior. Stupid bizzo.
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    turkeyspam was starred turkeyspam was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    05/09/09

    @turkeyspam: Better not let FTF hear that!
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    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    05/08/09

    In reply to BMW Driver Misinterprets Term "Carpooling"
    "Honey? You know how you told me to wash the car? Well I did, but it's going to take FOREVER to dry. And there's a policeman here who wants to talk to you."
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    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of ƒß✓ ƒß✓
    05/08/09

    In reply to BMW Driver Misinterprets Term "Carpooling"
    You'd think airbag deployment would prevent this sort of thing. Well, at least I would.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    05/08/09

    @FBJ: "Don't worry, I've got ABS!"
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    Mobius was starred Mobius was unstarred
    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    05/08/09

    In reply to BMW Driver Misinterprets Term "Carpooling"
    Now now. Flipping a car into a pool upside down implies some talent right?
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    Image of yakbenyak yakbenyak
    05/08/09

    In reply to BMW Driver Misinterprets Term "Carpooling"
    I wish it hadn't been a twin turbo.
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    Image of Ellomdian Ellomdian
    05/08/09

    @yakbenyak: Still trying to figure out what model, and it bugs me - I pride myself on knowing the underside of most of those cars...
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    Image of Steve Neill Steve Neill
    05/08/09

    @Ellomdian:


    It's a 335i Coupe:


    [www.caradvice.com.au]

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    Steve Neill was starred Steve Neill was unstarred
    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    05/08/09

    @Steve Neill: Yep, 335i. You can tell because of the twin exhaust, as well as those particular wheels.
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    Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . was starred Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . was unstarred
    Image of Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness
    05/08/09

    In reply to BMW Driver Misinterprets Term "Carpooling"
    Are the doing more location filming for "Sorcerer's Apprentice"? Was Nic Cage seen anywhere in the vicinity?
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    Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness was starred Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness was unstarred
    Image of .357 .357
    05/08/09

    In reply to BMW Driver Misinterprets Term "Carpooling"
    How fucking stupid do you have to be?
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    05/08/09

    @.threefiveseven: To buy a BMW? Very.
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    Mobius was starred Mobius was unstarred
    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    05/08/09

    In reply to BMW Driver Misinterprets Term "Carpooling"
    Let's see the judges' scores:


    France: 5
    Italy: 3
    Spain: 4
    Germany: 10
    USA: 1


    "I think that entry is what hurt her, Bob. The execution off the embankment was flawless, but the splash and form upon entering the water terribly affected her score."

     Reply
    Scandinavian Flick was starred Scandinavian Flick was unstarred
    Image of BradMW BradMW
    05/08/09

    In reply to BMW Driver Misinterprets Term "Carpooling"
    Worst part? It was a convertible.
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    BradMW was starred BradMW was unstarred
    Image of Mobius Mobius
    05/08/09

    @BradMW: Worst part? She didn't become eligible for the Darwin Awards.
     Reply
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    Image of Pew Pew BOOM Pew Pew BOOM
    05/08/09

    In reply to BMW Driver Misinterprets Term "Carpooling"
    With her car, hmmmmm, interesting.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    05/08/09

    @I have a cat that can beat me up: She probably got it in exchange for a hummer.
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    Mobius was starred Mobius was unstarred
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