I remember when.....

[AtomicEraTom]

I was looking at a 77 LTD Country Squire wagon a couple years ago (someone bought it after the dealer promised to hold it for me) when I went to test drive it, Lawrence Welk was on the radio, and it was an 8-track in the deck, didn't even spot it at first lol I was very pleased.

And before that they had eight track tapes that were HUGE.

 

[jamespowers]

I was looking at a 77 LTD Country Squire wagon a couple years ago (someone bought it after the dealer promised to hold it for me) when I went to test drive it, Lawrence Welk was on the radio, and it was an 8-track in the deck, didn't even spot it at first lol I was very pleased.

That thing was like a time warp then.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Oh it sure was. It was perfect for me, when my dad saw it, he said, "Yep, that's your car."
Remember when cars looked like this?

You can just barely see the 8-track deck.

That thing was like a time warp then.

 

[Fletch]

Who was it said cars from that era "looked like bank presidents' desks"?

At the very least they looked like furniture. Or houses.

It would be interesting to think about the design philosophy that brought that look into being.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I've always loved that. My 87 Caprice Wagon and my 79 Electra both have big woodgrained dashboards and seats like couches that match the exterior color. Oh how I love it.

Who was it said cars from that era "looked like bank presidents' desks"?

At the very least they looked like furniture. Or houses.

It would be interesting to think about the design philosophy that brought that look into being.

 

[jamespowers]

Oh it sure was. It was perfect for me, when my dad saw it, he said, "Yep, that's your car."
Remember when cars looked like this?

You can just barely see the 8-track deck.

Yeah, I do remember. Most of the time I remember them being an ugly green color though.:eusa_doh:

 

[jamespowers]

I've always loved that. My 87 Caprice Wagon and my 79 Electra both have big woodgrained dashboards and seats like couches that match the exterior color. Oh how I love it.

How big was the seat in that Corvette?

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Not fat-guy friendly. I was 60 lbs heavier then and had trouble sitting in it, maneuvering in it, and getting in and out of it. It would be much easier now that I'm the size of a human being and not of a light truck.

How big was the seat in that Corvette?

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Hey hey, careful now. Let's not bring my Buick into this!

Yeah, I do remember. Most of the time I remember them being an ugly green color though.:eusa_doh:

 

[jamespowers]

Not fat-guy friendly. I was 60 lbs heavier then and had trouble sitting in it, maneuvering in it, and getting in and out of it. It would be much easier now that I'm the size of a human being and not of a light truck.

:rofl:
I get it now.

 

[jamespowers]

Hey hey, careful now. Let's not bring my Buick into this!

You haven't seen an ugly green if you think that is even close.
Think 1970 mercury. :eusa_doh:

 

[AtomicEraTom]

???

You haven't seen an ugly green if you think that is even close.
Think 1970 mercury. :eusa_doh:

 

[jamespowers]

???

That looks like a Cougar and I meant the full-sized passenger car but you are getting there that is for sure.:eusa_doh:

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I'm a sucker for green. My kitchen is avocado lol

 

[jamespowers]

I'm a sucker for green. My kitchen is avocado lol

You don't have shag carpet do you? I remember they used to have special plastic rakes for that stuff.:eusa_doh:

 

[AtomicEraTom]

No, but we did have green shag and wood paneling in the farm house I grew up in.

You don't have shag carpet do you? I remember they used to have special plastic rakes for that stuff.:eusa_doh:

 

[jamespowers]

No, but we did have green shag and wood paneling in the farm house I grew up in.

Did you have to rake it?
That stuff was a pain in the neck to vacuum and keep clean. :eusa_doh:
I am glad the 70s is far behind us.:eusa_clap

 

[AtomicEraTom]

It was 30 years old, it was so matted down, it was a lost cause!!

 

[jamespowers]

It was 30 years old, it was so matted down, it was a lost cause!!

:rofl:

 

[scottyrocks]

Theres a Caddy Sedan de Ville in my neighborhood that I look at longingly every time I drive by it. Looks to be about a 1970. Im hoping to see a 'for sale' sign in it, and actually have the cash to buy it one day.