The Dorks have gone next level!

[eldubb440]

It’s legit!

there appears to be no cure

and how has this thread gotten this far without a picture of the crown?

 

[devinism]

And furthermore.... The 1969 Swinger 340 that I bought in 1973 from a Shove-it-or-leave-it-let dealer, Y2 yellow with black vinyl top, black tail stripe, had whitewalls (spare was red wall) with red stripe poverty caps on yellow wheels. And like most of us, by the time my wallet recovered from the $1800 hit it had 14x6 Cragar SS wheels and F60s.

 

[68BabyBlue]

And furthermore.... The 1969 Swinger 340 that I bought in 1973 from a Shove-it-or-leave-it-let dealer, Y2 yellow with black vinyl top, black tail stripe, had whitewalls (spare was red wall) with red stripe poverty caps on yellow wheels. And like most of us, by the time my wallet recovered from the $1800 hit it had 14x6 Cragar SS wheels and F60s.

I know for sure that at least two of my former GTXs wore white walls and full wheel covers when they were in the hands of the original owners, middle aged guys who didn't want to come across as teenagers. Both cars ended up with Magnum 500s and black walls on my watch. This was in the 80s and early 90s, before I could afford reproduction red lines. In that era, I bought the most well preserved cars I could afford, not surprising that they were originally owned by older guys with older tastes.

 

[eldubb440]

I know for sure that at least two of my former GTXs wore white walls and full wheel covers when they were in the hands of the original owners, middle aged guys who didn't want to come across as teenagers. Both cars ended up with Magnum 500s and black walls on my watch. This was in the 80s and early 90s, before I could afford reproduction red lines. In that era, I bought the most well preserved cars I could afford, not surprising that they were originally owned by older guys with older tastes.

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now we all want to be teenagers

 

[cosgig]

My car has a typical history……Jerry came home from Vietnam, he wanted a Roadrunner after seeing them in print overseas. Got his dad to co-sign for a loan, he had a job at the Chevy spring plant, the car was his daily driver. There was no money for fancy wheels and tires, he had a young family to support. By 1978 the car was no longer being driven so in the garage it went, just the way he bought it. Then Geof comes along and buys it and returns it to the road, only as a hobby car. Does it need better wheels? Maybe. Can I drive and enjoy it with the wheels and forks it has? I do, every chance I get. If it wasn’t for the fact that my dad also had a 70, and he had torque thrust on his car, I probably wouldn’t consider getting some for my car. But my love for my dads car will drive me to get some. My car and my dads also came through the same dealership, so that helps to seal the deal for me. But I have nothing against the original dog dish either.

 

[eldubb440]

it needs a spotlight and a bubblegum machine

 

[Hey-O]

I watched thousands of our cars come out of Fenton for years. Our town was full of them. Those that looked to tear up the streets really didn't care what wheels were on it when they crossed the finish line. Others with a little more money, swapped them out. It's a matter of importance or lack of.

 

[WileE]

now we all want to be teenagers

We're not ???? My mind stopped aging at 17, my body's aged for many more decades.

 

[WileE]

He who lives to please others will never please himself,
Me.

That is a profound statement.... as long as the 'others' are women.

 

[eldubb440]

We're not ???? My mind stopped aging at 17, my body's aged for many more decades.

I'd like to think I'm smarter than a teenager

 

[cosgig]

it needs a spotlight and a bubblegum machine

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You’ve hit on a soft spot that I’ve had for a long time now. I want a St. Regis, I want a super slick paint job with a big custom shield on the door that says “State Boys Pride”, I want a custom interior with all the cop trimmings, and I want a big all chromed Hemi under the hood. Yes, that’s my dream! That, and the Geoffrey mobile!! With dork dish rims of course!

 

[WileE]

I'd like to think I'm smarter than a teenager

Don't teenagers know EVERYTHING ?

 

[DeltaV]

Don't teenagers know EVERYTHING ?

Teenage girls do. Just ask them.

 

[turbine68rt]

there appears to be no cure

and how has this thread gotten this far without a picture of the crown?

Ask and you shall receive......

 

[eldubb440]

Ask and you shall receive......

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I'm working on an addition to the cup....errrr, crown.......it's top secret

 

[Don Frelier]

it needs a spotlight and a bubblegum machine

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There's my first car.

 

[chargervert]

Don't teenagers know EVERYTHING ?

This one knew enough not to make his Mopar muscle car look like a dork mobile! I had big fat tires and deep dish chrome mag wheels!

 

[Richard Cranium]

Ask and you shall receive......

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Has he had his baby yet?

 

[Hey-O]

This one had skinnies on the front of it with fatties on the back. Handled like s**t. Cragars are gone, hub caps and back to stock stance.

 

[chargervert]

Has he had his baby yet?

Those are my thirty pack abs!