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Historical precedent
By adamg on Thu, 11/17/2016 - 11:32am
Our own Scollaysq has posted a photo of his car back in 1973.
Copyright Scollaysq. Posted in the Universal Hub photo pool on Flickr.
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To Turn A Barry Goldwater Campaign Slogan Around...
The owner of the bug; In Your Heart, You Know He Is Right.
Get used to the term Buyer's Remorse rest of America.
Don't blame me, I'm from
Don't blame me, I'm from Massachusetts. True then, true now.
Massachusetts voted for
Massachusetts voted for Clinton over Sanders. Big oops.
Danny Shechter
That election always reminds me of listening to WBCN the night of the election and hearing the late Danny Shechter (your news dissector) saying "The Nixon mudslide has begun...."
Update to this
Mass wasn't alone this time:
Trump 31, America 19
And Clinton won the popular vote.
Or even more accurately...
Trump 25.2
Hilary 25.4
Americans who didn't vote 42%
I believe in order to have a stronger country we need to ask why so many people feel so disgusted and disconnected with our politics.
I know I am. The rampant lying, low level corruption and collusion is disgusting. But I do vote.
wow, a '67
car looks pretty haggard for a 6 year old vehicle. I know they didn't have RH side rearview mirrors but DAMN son.
Well
a. Winters can be tough around here and this was before any kind of good finish system protecting against salt.
b. How do you know the damage was the fault of this car owner? Could have been hit by others and not have the money to repair.
What calls it out as a '67?
That raised ridge above the rear plate holder makes it look more like a '62-66.
It's a 66 (note the bumpers, last year they used this style)
It was pretty dinged up when I bought it but the poor thing was also a victim of old-school Boston parking (go forward till you hit something, reverse until you hit something).
I actually caught someone locked onto the rear bumper at the RMV who was in the process of pulling it off my car with her own bumper.
My Dad tried to talk me out of buying it but it ran for years. I was a teenager. I loved that car.
A cop once pulled me over on Beacon Street to ask me if I was driving myself to the junkyard. I said no, and he let out a huge guffaw and drove away. Guess he needed a laugh. (It was the 70s).
Yeah
Dings, a bit of rust, slightly saggy/warped bumper, the narrower taillights.... absolutely diagnostic of its era.
Makes me think of my Mom's beloved '61 Beetle.
The decklid is squarish at the bottom
Instead of rounded to a point like the 66 and earlier models. Plus the high back seats make it 67. 67 was the transition year with many crossover parts but the decklid is unique 67 only part. Still had the old style bumpers but the newer style headlights and fenders and upgraded to 12 volt electrical.
The rear passenger damage is indicative of the lack of a mirror on that side coupled with the life of a parallel parker in the city. Most of the dings on my 71 are there too
I miss those simple, old
I miss those simple, old school license plates. What does "The Spirit of America" even mean?
Ear worm
Here ya go :-)
Bumper stickers
They seem to be advertising a local radio station, WQTR or maybe WOTR? But I don't recognize the call letters at all.
WGTR Natick
John H. Garabedian's AM daytime-only progressive rock station. He signed off every night with 'Stairway to Heaven'.
Well it was progressive then.
Also, what's the other sticker
that appears to be inside the back window, above the one about Nixon?
ARP synthesizers
A friend of mine worked there, I think it was in Newton Highlands or Needham.
(Pete Townshend used ARP so I had to have the decal).
I hope that...
...Keith Emerson or Wendy (Wayne) Carlos didn't try to run you off the road.