What were you driving 20 years ago?

Tristar Eric

I was surfing through pics on the web and found a pic of my old 86 single cab. I didn't take this pic, but I remember exactly where it is.

Back in 89 "In-n-out burger" had one last restaurant heading north out of LA. We stopped there everytime on our way home.

I had a door magnet, that read " Transimporters"... boy that was a while ago.

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?Waldo? · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:12 pm Post subject:

I was driving an '80 diesel rabbit.

Andrew

morymob · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:15 pm Post subject:

My 1st vw-van a '70 Bay,then i really slipped over the edge and got a WBX,a 84-Wolfsburg,ain't been right since!!

mightyart · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:19 pm Post subject:

240Gordy · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:41 pm Post subject:

beater. leaked fuel and had to park it out by the highway so it wouldn't burn down the neighbourhood. wheels would start shaking at random intervals. died an inglorious death in its "sleep" one day while I was at work up the mountain.
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Dogpilot · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:44 pm Post subject:

Land Rover Series III Diesel, in kind of a puke green, a BMW 320i and this during one of our whale harassment missions:

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98 Disco I
08 Range Rover SC
08 VW Rabbit S
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streamr · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:07 pm Post subject:

20 yrs ago, '78 Westy
30 yrs ago, '73 bus sunroof
40 yrs ago, '59 356 coupe
50 yrs ago, my bike

16CVs · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:25 pm Post subject: 20 years ago

I was driving a 60 single cab with EMPI sprint stars and a Brazilian black canopy with a 40 HP motor.
That was sold and replaced with a 70 Crewcab ,powered by a 110 HP 6 Cyl Corvair with A/C and all of the goodies.
I remember being in Eric's Grey single cab right after he first bought it ,that was the coolest thing at the time.

Stacy

devesvws · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:32 pm Post subject:

my 74 914 and a 86 golf diesel
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McVanagon · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:35 pm Post subject:

I used three in 1989.

1) 1984 Colt Turbo - 8speed, 1800lbs, 110bhp. Good fun.

2) 1986 Conquest - Didn't have it long.

3) City bus - The begining of my love for the bus

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hiram6 · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:52 pm Post subject:

Me - a 1984 Honda Civic 4-door beater. Good traffic fighter, because everyone knew I didn't care.

The wife - now she had me beat pretty bad here. A 1979 VW Super Beetle Convertible. Triple White and immaculate.

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1996 Mazda Miata
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited

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mccabe · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:57 pm Post subject:

my sneakers, my skateboard, my bmx, and my mom crazy.
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Bruce Wayne · Samba Member Joined: May 15, 2007 Posts: 1210

had the kingcab version in red,drove the hell out of it! never got stuck. only thing I ever had to replace was a power steering hose. sold it with over 250,000 miles and was still running strong.

foodeater · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:31 pm Post subject:

trashcanman · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:41 pm Post subject:

the slowest vehicle I ever owned

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85 Westy with 2.5 Suby
68 Ghia
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reluctantartist · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:56 pm Post subject:

I had a 1982 Grey Rabbit L. Great car until my brother totaled it.
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levi · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:19 pm Post subject:

What was I driving? Miss daisy.
Took a job for awhile in Vegas driving taxi that year.
Stories? Man, you wouldn't believe what went on in cabs.
Had two shotguns put to my head one night.... now that I think about it, a vanagon would have made a pretty good cab.
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Wildthings · Samba Member Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 50352

Not much change with time for me.

Today:
***91 Multivan
***83 1/2 Vanagon
***77 VW Bus with engine from previous 74
***72 Toyota Land Cruiser
***72 Dodge

10 years ago:
***91 Multivan
***87 Syncro
***74 VW Bus
***72 Toyota Land Cruiser
***72 Dodge

20 Years ago:
***74 VW Bus, swapped for 74 Thing
***72 Toyota Land Cruiser
***72 Dodge

30 Years ago (almost):
***74 VW Thing
***72 Toyota Land Cruiser
***72 Dodge

JBange · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:55 pm Post subject:

I apparently leased from the same dealership as Mightyart, though I ended up with a smaller model...

Those lease terms were pretty steep....
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