Not so Common Cars that I See
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Topic: Not so Common Cars that I See
Posted By: BuckSkin
Subject: Not so Common Cars that I See
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2026 at 10:03am
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Saturday_20-June-2026 As seen at Main Street Cruise In AMC Matador Coupe https://ibb.co/h0ckD6m" rel="nofollow">  Only built from 1974-1978; the Matador Coupe was unique and shared no sheet metal with the Matador Sedan and Station Wagon. https://ibb.co/ymw0mF37" rel="nofollow">  https://ibb.co/rG29z4M1" rel="nofollow">  https://ibb.co/s9sJjr1R" rel="nofollow">  Main Street - Russell Springs - Russell County - Kentucky
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Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2026 at 1:09pm
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American Motors had assembly plants in Wisconsin, so when growing up, we did see a fair number of AMC’s around, not a majority by any means, but you definitely saw one everyday. ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
Posted By: BuckSkin
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2026 at 1:35pm
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Back in the late 70s/early 80s, we had this ol' long-footed redneck gal that worked at the local sewing factory, some 1,200 women with a huge parking lot with some 1,200 cars. One day, she called the shop and said "my car is sitting in the parking lot with a flat tire; I need you guys to take care of it, whatever it takes, and have it ready to roll by quit time at 4:PM." When asked what kind and color, she just said "all you need to know is that it is the ugliest car in the lot". When the two work-hands we sent down there returned, one of them said "she wasn't lying; it is probably the ugliest car I ever saw". The car ----- an AMC Pacer; it looked like a big glass bubble on wheels.
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Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2026 at 7:25pm
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"ole long footed redneck girl,",,huh,,,,???  |
Posted By: BuckSkin
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2026 at 12:13pm
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Saturday_25-July-2026 As Seen at Nolley's Auto Sales https://ibb.co/Q7F0d4xz" rel="nofollow">  Lineup of Rare Antique Cars https://ibb.co/CsHFVz9s" rel="nofollow">  These old cars have been a landmark ever since I was a kid. It was a well known fact that none of these cars could be bought; they just sat here for decades. They have recently lined them up and there appears to be less than a third as many as I remember being here in the past. https://ibb.co/QvpXc87f" rel="nofollow">  https://ibb.co/R4D9hkY3" rel="nofollow">  North side of East KY Hwy 70 at Mile #1_223 Campbellsville - Taylor County - Kentucky 37°19'58.72" North Parallel - 85°19'48.23" West Meridian 851' Above Sea Level Photo taken through the glass of a moving vehicle.
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Posted By: BuckSkin
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2026 at 3:05pm
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Saturday_25-July-2026 As Seen at Nolley's Auto Sales No Longer > Unidentified Vintage 2-door Sedan < Thanks to Alberta Phil 1935 Chevrolet Master 2-door Sedan https://ibb.co/RGr01vLV" rel="nofollow">  https://ibb.co/b57nt6H7" rel="nofollow">  If you can identify this, please do so; thanks. North side of East KY Hwy 70 at Mile #1_223 Campbellsville - Taylor County - Kentucky 37°19'58.72" North Parallel - 85°19'48.23" West Meridian 851' Above Sea Level
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Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2026 at 6:31pm
| 1935 Chevrolet Master 2 door sedan. I recognize that "stove bolt" six engine as I had a '35 Chevy Pickup. |
Posted By: BuckSkin
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2026 at 6:38pm
Thank you so much. I was thinking probably Chevrolet due to the ridge above the door handle and the "rounded" top above the windshield, but I was not sure. I will update my description to reflect your information. Thanks again.
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Alberta Phil wrote:Posted By: BuckSkin
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2026 at 1:56am
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Saturday_25-July-2026 As Seen at Nolley's Auto Sales 1950 Packard Deluxe Eight https://ibb.co/xKwMDPJJ" rel="nofollow">  Ask the man who owns one. https://ibb.co/BVxQ6jTc" rel="nofollow">  https://ibb.co/nxf6dHb" rel="nofollow">  https://ibb.co/0Rvwt7bL" rel="nofollow">  https://ibb.co/qFVPpsqQ" rel="nofollow">  My Great-grandfather, Joseph Marmaduke "Joe Duke" Grider replaced his Straight-8 Cadillac with a Straight-8 Packard and had to lengthen his garage by two-feet in order to close the doors; that garage stood until the new US127 Bypass took it and the big 3-story mansion house in the early 1970s; I can well remember the very obvious extension to the garage. https://ibb.co/k2126V2t" rel="nofollow">  https://ibb.co/rKLhN7dR" rel="nofollow">  https://ibb.co/pBVPzXD5" rel="nofollow">  North side of East KY Hwy 70 at Mile #1_223 Campbellsville - Taylor County - Kentucky 37°19'58.72" North Parallel - 85°19'48.23" West Meridian 851' Above Sea Level
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Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2026 at 7:46am
I see some potential 
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Posted By: BuckSkin
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2026 at 11:47am
Notice the functioning vent windows in the back doors. https://ibb.co/pBVPzXD5" rel="nofollow"> |
Posted By: BuckSkin
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2026 at 2:03pm
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Saturday_22-August-2026 As Seen at Green River Dam Boat Ramp Little Red Casket on Wheels https://ibb.co/5xBXQBN6" rel="nofollow">  I figure the little trailer hauled Kayaks and Canoes to this launch point and they have another vehicle at their downstream destination. Campbellsville - Taylor County - Kentucky 37°14'29.50" North Parallel - 85°20'38.57" West Meridian 656' Above Sea Level Something I have always wondered; all my life, I have seen little cars being flat towed behind motorhomes, campers, and the like by people who are most likely not mechanical geniuses; for the last thirty years or more, those little cars have been front wheel drive; do they just put the thing in Neutral and take off down the road ? I have seen many of these towed cars that were automatics - many being towed for thousands of miles. I know that most big trucks, even for a short distance, you had better take the driveshaft loose at the rear-end; and, it isn't a bad idea even with ton trucks and pickups. Most of these puny little cars don't even have a driveshaft to take loose. What, if anything, do people do to these little cars to ready them for towing ? It couldn't be too involved as you see people unhook them from the tow vehicle and head down the road and I never see them do anything special.
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Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2026 at 3:27pm
| My understanding is some of them are towable just by placing in neutral |