Projects I forgot how much I missed the smell of having an old car in the garage.

My youngest brought one of his girlfriends by the shop one day. She walked in, took a deep breath and said" I love the smell of a shop". I knew I liked that girl........

 

One time I came out of the market to find this 80 year old guy sniffing the engine in my roadster. "Nothing like the smell of a flathead" he said-

 

We really need scratch 'n sniff here.

 

MAybe we can get that stinky candle place at the mall to carry candles scented w/70 yr old mohair. Or light gas and oil combo.

Anything but GEAR OIL! Taht would make me vomit!

 

Years ago I always liked going to pick up a Bugatti from a customers garage, he had 12 of them. The place smelt great, you had to be careful not to slip on the oil covered floor.

 

The smell of a '54 Chevy after years of outdoor West texas Storage that lingers even after a full redo, the smell of Volkswagens, my model A, and my '50 PU all make me feel relaxed inside. When I'm having a shitty day I just go sit in one of 'em for 10 minutes and I am quickly reminded of what a lucky Son of a Bitch I am in my life. The smell of fresh paint is another one that relaxes me. Everybody should be this lucky, just imagine what a Wall Street Banker is smelling these days for comfort.


Tim

 

The Wall Street Banker next to him.

 

I'm glad I'm not the only one who loves that smell!

 

Old car smell + cigar smoke = manly

 

its a holy thing a guy old gas and oil and rust nothing like it like the man says, about the only better is

 

Old Pontiacs do it for me. Something about the Morokide vinyl. I've always loved that smell. Old air cooled VW's have a certain stink too. Drive a '66 through 3 winters as your only car and you will have a certain appreciation for American Iron. Indy

 

Pontiac Morokide vinyl does it for me! Indy

 

Im sorry I thought this thread was about the garage smell in in an old car.lOl I never had a finished car in the garage ,Always the ones Im building ,Maybe one day I can relate

 

How about cracking open a Model T Ford engine? Something about that old transmission band lining and oil that is very unique.

 

My wife always says I smell like gas when I drive my 60... I think its cool... It's been my daily driver this week since my Taurus is down.. Its way cooler but I only get one station on the am radio..

 

i'm glad to hear i'm not alone. maybe i'm not crazy after all!

 

I never thought to much about this but yeah I could almost agree with ya on this especially the old hair stuff inside and plastic outside or whatever those old VW seats were made out of.

 

YES!!!
Its really a great mood lifter.

The only thing (Almost better) is opening a GUITAR CASE

MMMMmmmmmmm Damn

 

Ive been raised to love that smell. My dad would always say "come over here and smell this car" at car shows. It really cant be described.

And johnybsic, i know EXACTLY what you mean about the guitar case smell

 

Yes I know the smell.....It is of every fluid in the thing leaking onto the garage floor....It is kinda nice.

 

definitely one of the joys of the hobby!

I agree that different brands have characteristic smells. they also have characteristic sounds and habits. some good, some not so good.

I always enjoy opening the door to the warehouse and taking in the smell. But it is a blend of them all. Because they are all under car covers, the individual smells are well contained and the differences evident.

 

The smell of a 60's Mopar is almost channel number 5. My 66 charger has a smell you can't forget. My 1953 Chevy 3100 truck smells the way it did when my Grandad had it. The gas tank is inside with you, even with new interior it still smells like it did in the 60's The manual trans oil that's on the case... on a good summer day you can get a good wif.

 

Mohair interior, grease and rich exhaust - can still smell Grandmas perfume in her old DeSoto on occasion

 

There is nothing better than the smell of ratty old car, gas and vanilla pine tree air freshener all mixed together. I wish they made cologne that smelled like that

 

I also noticed that! About the smells

 

Hi Guys,

In Australia we call OCS , and some deals are only done because of the smell of the old car, its gotta have that old car smell.

Just waiting for my 53 Chev coupe to come over from your fine country and i will have that OCS back in my garage

Long live the 50's

 

Whenever I'm at a show/auction/race/anything with an old car nearby - my son will call me over whenever he gets a whiff of that smell. He's been doing it since he was 8 years old. The best scent seems to come from anything with an all- black interior. Sun-baked and hardened vinyl...

 

Old Mohair...
Horse Hair...
Gear Oil...
gasoline...
Bondo Dust...
Laquer Thinner...
Carb Cleaner...
WD-40...
Enamel Paint...
Mix thoroughly, and enjoy.
And from my childhood while visiting Gramma, out in the barn where my teenage uncles built their Rods... Throw in some horse sh!t, and old worn leather...
Ahhh... I can feel the heat of a hot Spokane afternoon in Hillyard. Thanx for the memories.

 

The best things in life truly are free.

 

Ahmen to that Billsat