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    I sat in the X73 older one. White on the outside, Whorehouse Red with (real, I think) wood and chrome trim on the inside. These are in the top 5 best seats I've ever sat in:
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    I was commuting to school in a '65 Falcon for a while, but she's in the garage now, just for the hotter months. No A/C and the interior/exterior need some love... Great summer project material. Joy of a car, 5 liters can go a long way in a ~2,500 lb car. Now I got a little '93 525 to putt around in. Also great, just missing the 3rd pedal... for now...

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    When I was a kid attending a community college (about 1972), a young woman I knew drove her grandmother's old 1941 Pontiac to school. I never drove it but I rode in it often enough. Between classes a bunch of us would smoke dope in it while tooling around the neighborhood. I guess we weren't too inconspicuous.

    The back seat was very cool, spacious like a limousine with a mohair-covered rope draped across the front seatback for a grab handle -- in fact, all the upholstery was this lush mohair. I suppose the back seat didn't get much use when Grandma owned it -- it was in great condition.

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    My oldest was a 1914 Franklin, but I recently topped that with an 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen. Oldest car I own is a 1960 Corvair.

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    You piloted a 1 of 25 example of the first production automobile? If you’re serious then that is insanely cool. Also /thread. Nobody’s topping that.
    Interesting you mention the ‘14 model year. My dad owned a 1914 Maxwell for all of a 12 hour period. At the command of his mother he returned it to the owner and regrets it to this day.


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    Dead serious. I'm a senior at McPherson College for Automotive Restoration. We have a Patent-Wagen on permanent loan from Mercedes-Benz Classics Center of Germany.

    Also, Maxwell's are a joy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mrgraybeard View Post
    When I was a kid attending a community college (about 1972), a young woman I knew drove her grandmother's old 1941 Pontiac to school. I never drove it but I rode in it often enough. Between classes a bunch of us would smoke dope in it while tooling around the neighborhood. I guess we weren't too inconspicuous.

    The back seat was very cool, spacious like a limousine with a mohair-covered rope draped across the front seatback for a grab handle -- in fact, all the upholstery was this lush mohair. I suppose the back seat didn't get much use when Grandma owned it -- it was in great condition.
    Which begs the question about when your lady friend owned it

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    Quote Originally Posted by xcaliber178 View Post
    My oldest was a 1914 Franklin, but I recently topped that with an 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen. Oldest car I own is a 1960 Corvair.
    Damn!
    I think we have a winner

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    Does it have to be a BMW? If not then mine is a corvette stingray. Still using it today. I have my own Mansfield Corvette shop that helps me maintain it properly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rickymackes View Post
    Does it have to be a BMW? If not then mine is a corvette stingray. Still using it today. I have my own Mansfield Corvette shop that helps me maintain it properly.
    Meaning a C3?


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    Quote Originally Posted by ross1 View Post
    Which begs the question about when your lady friend owned it
    Wish I'd had a chance to try it out, but she had eyes for another guy.

    I was corresponding last month with the owner of a 1908 Sears Model K Auto Buggy, a true horseless carriage. He said people ordered them from the Sears catalog and they arrived by rail in a crate, partially assembled.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xcaliber178 View Post
    My oldest was a 1914 Franklin, but I recently topped that with an 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen. Oldest car I own is a 1960 Corvair.
    Until we get some joker in here who daily drives an Aveling-modified 1859 Clayton & Shuttleworth tractor, that'd end this thread if it were a contest. It's not, but regardless, I'd much like to hear what those two were like to drive.
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    MGTC was really nice to drive.

    Oldest was a 29 model A. Never got to drive my uncles Model T, and honestly don’t want to, what with all the pedals being different than the defacto standard.
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    My oldest car was a 1965 Corvette - wish I had pictures!
    Prior to that, I had a 1668 Cougar, then 1970 Camaro Z28.
    Then, I went to a few 1970s MG Midgets and a 1972 Chevelle.
    Then, I found my 1970 Jaguar Series 1 XJ6. Great car! Had to sell it in a divorce.
    Afterward, I found my love for BMWs with a 1990 525i 5 speed (before a front end crash that ruined it - not my fault.)
    Then, I got a 750iL, 1990, and I loved that car until the hydraulics went South. Still have it.
    These 1990 BMWs always seem to find me as that is my new ride.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mdleers View Post
    Prior to that, I had a 1668 Cougar


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