Pete, totally understand. As a kid, there were so many cars that I aspired to own, and later on as I searched for projects, began to despair as every one of them turned out to be a rusted wreck. Combination of long harsh winters with salt on the roads, frequent wet climate, and daily drivers living outside year round.
Cool cars (like the Capri 3000GT, Escort Mexico, Opel Manta) were abundant and relatively cheap in the late 70's/early 80's, but were money pits. Didn't stop plenty of us having fun with them, but now I look back and am grateful there were no major incidents.
One car I had in high school, I remember once a female passenger up front was wearing high heels and one of her heels went straight through the floorpan; we lifted the carpet, and you could see more of the asphalt below than the floor.........
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Tim in NSW, Australia
1969 Van Nuys 04A Z/28 from Clippinger Chevrolet.
Cortez Silver with dark blue interior.
Ran at Lions Dragstrip and Pomona Raceway, with paint by Bob Kovacs of Fresno.
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