For the 30 and over crowd

[Adam]

My parents weren't pussies when we were growing up

[Schildog]

but they raised a mighty big one.

[Brandon]

Shit, a thread title that I fit in the demographic.

Remember all these. I had cousins that had a Nissan minivan, don't remember the name but it was the first one to have sliding doors on both sides, maybe the Quest. That somehow turned into my parents buying a Toyota Previa. The ugliest automobile ever manufactured.

[Jay]

we had one of these

 

[katie]

Not 30 yet. Yessss

[mp170.6]

Not 30 yet. Yessss

 

According to your profile, you have 9 months 11 days to go.  I'll give you credit for time in the womb, which means you're already 30. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

My family always had at least one Pinto when I was growing up.  We had this bad boy for a while:

 

 

 

 

My brother later converted it into a mini-truck that we dubbed Pinchero.  

 

I don't know how you could have mutilated a classic like that. Even has the babe magnet wood grain trim.

[mp170.6]

I remember the freer days.  When you weren't constrained by seat belts, and can run around in the back.

 

That brings back good memories on the school bus. 

 

It was against the rules to stand up while the bus was moving, so we moved around the bus on our stomachs underneath the rows of seats.  The floorboards were polished with some sort of wax that made it really easy to do, and the bus driver had no clue. 

 

Some kids put their backpacks on the floor, so we would slither up and rummage through the contents of their backpacks unsuspectingly.  We would then take anything back to our seats that had their name written on it -- and then throw it at them.  Usually they would get mad and tell the bus driver and we would get summoned to the front of the bus.  I remember one such conversation. 

 

Bus Driver:  Brian says you threw this calculator at his head.  What's wrong with you? 

Me:  What are you talking about?

Bus Driver:  You know what I mean.

Me:  That's his calculator...look, his name is on it right here. 

Bus Driver:  Oh, uh, uh.

Me:  How would I throw his calculator at him sitting 10 rows behind him?

Bus Driver:  BRIAN!!!!!!!!!  GET BACK UP HERE!

[Vegas Halo Fan]

My first car was this:

 

 

1968 AMC Javelin, 290 V8. Great engine, horrible transmission. Learned a lot of what I know about cars from working on it. This isn't a photo of the actual car - mine was yellow with a black vinyl top, no A/C (which was fun in northern Florida during the summer). The owner's manual said that it was originally bought at North Hollywood Rambler outside of LA. How it wound up in Florida I have no idea. Somewhere my sister has a photo of my father and me replacing the left rear axle on the car in the driveway. Come to think of it, most of the photos of that car that exist anywhere have the hood open, because there was generally something wrong with it.

 

 

My parents had this:

 

 

1966 Plymouth Fury III, two door. Great car, 318 V8, my father kept it for over 20 years.

[austin724]

Your lucky Katie, I remember when people looked like the Bee Gees.

[InsideThePark]

According to your profile, you have 9 months 11 days to go.  I'll give you credit for time in the womb, which means you're already 30.

That's borderline stalking but she might be into that.

[mp170.6]

That's borderline stalking but she might be into that.

 

Nah, I used that same argument when I was kid. 

 

Parents said I couldn't do ________ until I was 16, 17, 18, whatever, so I calculated my age with womb time included.  That usually worked because my mom could hardly contain her laughter at my idiotic reasoning. 

[GuliblGuy]

We rocked a chevy suburban which was sweet

[Brandon]

That's borderline stalking but she might be into that.

One of the lost AW threads that should be part of the greatest all time.

[Tank]

Your lucky Katie, I remember when Bruce and his buddies looked like the Bee Gees.

Fixed.

[mrwicked]

 

the family truckster.

granted its not the super sports wagon with the CB radio and optional rally fun pack.

[Tank]

You think you hate it now, just wait til you drive it.

[mrwicked]

my address? why do you need my address?

uh we like to send out a mailer.