"That's a cute dune buggy"

everyone calls my 69 a buggy. I can't really yell at them because it is. My 5 year old daughter loves it so it stays for a few years more I guess.....

 

Local car show,ssittin' with the Wheel Bastards (they got some nice iron), older gent comes over too the W.I.P.('50 Ford w. Flattie) and looks it over. Stops at the back door and just stares at the back seat for a while, then looks up and sees me watching and says "I gotta lot of ass in the back seat of one of these..." Later on an older couple (OK, they were about my age) saw the car and made a beeline over. They'd gone on their honeymoon in one. "Nother gent came by and seeing the grille mod (bullet replaced w. a three point 'spinner') asked what year Mercedes was it.

 

yeh im 15 right, i was drawing an open engined roadster in my note book (during class) and some dumbass walked past saying "You cant have two carby's on a car! and im pretty sure you cant get one of them registered either".

i then continued to tell him he was wrong and there is a hot rod delivery in perth with 6 carbys REGISTERED. but of course he knew better because his daddy bought him late model falcon which he bolted new wheels onto and put a couple of seat covers on.

also someone thought my dads mazda was a porche :S

 

My dad and I did this benefit car show in down town AnnArbor Mi last year. This is what the Detroit news puts in there paper.

 

Hahaha this is fuckin´ funny! 54-cent gas haha

 

Sometimes it's the simple things that trip people up. I've got a '60 Comet wagon.

"What year is your Comet?"

"It's a '60."

"A sixty what?"

"A sixty-nothing, as in 1960"

And once, that was followed by: "That's what I was asking, a nineteen-sixty-what?"

I gave up.

Back around 1985 when I was 19, I drove my '64 Falcon Sprint to the gas station for a fill up. The 50-something pump jockey/lackey was disappointed that I went for self-serve because he was angling for a tip, so he swept up between the pumps as I was pumping.

The Falcon had a '70 Boss 302 4 bolt main block with ported '69 351W heads, because the Boss Cleveland style heads made the engine a bit too wide for the Falcons' narrow engine bay. And back then, I didn't have the means to modify shock towers, so the Boss/Windsor combo slid right in and ran pretty good, too.

Pump jockey comes over with a very condescending tone, and says, "Nice car, kid. What's it got in it?" Thinking he might be clued in, I said, "A '70 Boss 302 with '69 Windsor heads, Weiand intake for a 289, 600 Holley, and Mustang tri-Y headers."

Lackey: "You can't do that."

Me: "I can't do what?"

Lackey: "Put 351 heads on a Boss 302 block, they are completely different. To do it, you would have to use special custom aluminum adaptor plates."

Me: "That's not true. The block is nearly the same as a 289-302. The heads just bolted right on."

Lackey: "Don't tell me that, I know my Fords. I raced them on a dirt track before you were even born."

Me: "Crawl under there if you like, look at the numbers on the block and check out the screw-in freeze plugs. If you know your Fords, then you'll know that they were only used in the 4 bolt main Boss 302 block."

Lackey: "No way, kid. If it's a 4 bolt block, then you have a marine 302 block, but not a Boss."

Me: (getting tired of and angry with this blowhard retard and his tone) Ford didn't make a 4 bolt 302 marine block, if they did, you would see them everywhere."

Lackey: "Yeah, well, whatever. Anyway, I bought one of these '64 Sprints brand new in 1964, but mine came with a 351 Windsor."

Me: (full-on pissed) "Listen, you idiot, the 351 Windsor wasn't even introduced until the 1969 model year, and they physically don't fit in the Falcon engine bay without shock tower trimming and custom headers! So go away and lie to someone else, sweeper man!"

Lackey: Turns around and walks away, mumbling "fuuuuuuck youuuuu." almost under his breath.

So I do agree that a member of the general public complimenting you on your ride and getting the make or type all wrong is usually harmless, and they really just meant to compliment your car or start a quick conversation, which is part of driving a unique old car around, but this type of know-it-all jackass is out there too, and he's looking to start an argument, not a nice conversation.

Nowadays I don't argue with them, but back then, I allowed them to rope me in about every time.

-KK

 

I love me some 54 cent gas....halarious, what a bunch of winners at that paper!

 

I have a Volkswagen Thing.

This happened when I first got it:
Neighbor: "That's pretty cool, what is it?"
Me: "A Volkswagen Thing"
Who made it?
Volkswagen
What's it called?
A Thing.
Yeah. But what's the name?
It's called a Volkswagen Thing.
Who built it?
Volkswagen.
What's it made out of?
Volkswagen made them out of Volkswagen Thing parts.
So, it's made out of parts?
Yes, all cars are made out of parts.
I know, but what do you call this?
I explained the whole history of the VW Thing -- when they were made, where they were made etc...
He walks away and just mumbles "I don't know." as if I made the whole thing up.

I guess i'd have preferred if he actually did say "That's a cute dune buggy"


Another one that was kind of funny was a woman came up and said
"Oh my god, that's so cute, it looks like it's made out of Legos."

 

LMFAO!!!

 

Dood, that's a good looking hot rod!!-MIKE

 

Kinda like when the 22 year old motorcycle cop pulled me over in my '37 Slantback and asked me if it was an old Mercedes. I said, "Yeah, they didn't make many of 'em."

 

For some reason this post reminded me of my buddy trying to explain a 1988 Olds 98 to his mom.....damn that conversation made my head hurt.
"What kind of car is that? "
"Olds 98"
"But it looks too old to be a '98.."
"It's a '88 98..."
"But I thought you said it was a '98 ?? "
"It is.."
"You said '88"
"No, I said it's a '88 98"
"What ?"

Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

 

When I was building street rods I had a guy tell me that I had made a mistake on the sign for my 29 Ford steel sedan delivery. I said what do you mean. He said that couldn't be a jag rear end. I said why do you say that. He said that a jag was a lot wider than my delivery cause he had a jag once. just as I was trying to explain the installation. Another rodder walked up and said that jag rear end looks great under the delivery. The guy turned to him and said you don't know what your talking about. That is not a jag rear. Next thing I knew they were challenging each other and went outside(I was at a world of wheels show) About 30 minutes later the 2nd guy walks up and said he had taught that guy a lesson. I told him I was glad he came up when he did to help me out and I bought him a beer!LOL

 

This thread's NEARLY 2 YEARS OLD now...

 

i had one of the nieghbors ask me if my 53 chevy truck was real i wanted to say no their popping out rusted out fiberglass kit bodies now and every time i drive my moms pacer i get people telling me that they owned a gremlin just like it or nice gremlin

 

as i was unloading my car (53 ford 2dr sedan)off the trailer.the guy next door .very much not a car guy.every spring i have to start his mower, weedwacker or what ever he has that wont start on the first pull.he looked it over and side ''this is just like christine''...so i say OK now everytime i drive it he asks hows christine?

 

For Betruger
Bump:
Jdee

 

My best friend's Dad has a super-nice 1970 AMC Javelin SST 390 that he is the original owner of and from time to time, he let's us take it out for a run. Now I expect the general public to not know what it is, but when we go to a car show I kinda expect enthusiasts to know better....Nope, they don't.
We've heard: "What kind of Camaro is that? What kind of Mustang is that?!?! Hey Man, is that a Shelby? Is that a Cougar? Is that a Holden Monaro? I didn't know AMX built a 4-seater!!" and maybe best-yest question has been "Is that a Shelby De Mexico dude?!?!"
When you drive an AMC, Rambler, Studebaker etc. you get used to it.

 

Back in highschool we would always go to the Sonic to play volleyball. Some jerks, who had reserved the court after us and were trying to "run" us out of there fifteen minutes early, had been gathering around my car. I decided to head out early and before hastily speeding away, I shot some fire and did a big smokey burnout! The next day at school some kid came up to me and said, "Hey, you know you're not the only person who has flamethrowers! Some guy in a black 55 chevy was doin some last night." I said, "Yeah? Where at?" He said, "At Sonic!".......I drive a black 53 Ford.

 

I've run into this a few times and it pisses me off. My car is primer and kinda big (Galaxie/Fairlane line) and I've had a few people call it a "sleeper", and implyng it looks like some crappy old grandma's car. When was the last time you saw grandma driving a 600hp car with "Connecticut Dragway" painted on the doors and never suspected a thing? People base everything on paint around here, doesn't matter what it is, if it's primer it's crap to them.
-Dean

 

I was in an auto parts store lot with my 55' Olds. The hood was off the car and this tatooed rockabilly looking guy comes up to me and announces that he "loves 57' Chevys!" He cuts me off as I tried to inform him with "What ya got in here" as he's looking at the engine "a 350?" The car has chrome valve covers with raised letters painted bright red that read Oldsmobile Rocket!

Nevermind that he had the look of a fella who should know these things, I'd guess that a 57 chevy would be the easiest of all cars to be known by average joe! And he never was corrected because every time he would ask a question he'd start talking again before I could answer!

 

I only seem to run into dumb asses when I own VW's. I had a 62 single cab vw truck a few years ago that I used as my work truck for my remodeling business. You know the one, looks like the front half of a vw bus with a fold down gate flat bed. Anyway this idiot is trying to tell me that vw never made a truck and I am lying to him and I must have built it myself. This was in the parking lot of Home Depot he is telling me this as I loading 2x4's in the bed. Finally I turned to him and said " Seriously if I could fab metal this nice why would I F@&k around with 2x4's" He walked away with a dazed look. The other funny one was when I had my 57 bus and a woman probably in her early sixties was asking me all kinds of questions about it in the grocery store parking lot. The kicker was when she asked me if the rear seat made into a bed. I was thinking WTF. She then tells me that see had lost her virginity in the back of a bus in the sixties and had always had fond memories of vw buses

 

all last summer i drove my 60 vette (still in primer to a lot of cruise ins . the car had a different identity at almost all of them, ranged from ,58 mga , thru a early ford cobra. but the kids loved sitting in it

 

my 58 ford has often been called a bru-ick. and my 53 chevy is disguised as a mercury. sometimes the 53 is mistaken for a celebrity, "hey man that car looks like something jesse james would build."

 

I was at the gas station.
Some reasonable looking guy watches me pull in and comes up and starts checking out my 29 RPU with a 350 SBC and open headers.
He is telling me how nice it is, asks if it's fast and then asks if I ever drive it on the beach. (It has whitewall cheater slicks!)
I can see where this is going. I said "no".

He's closely examining the engine and said it sounded good, he didn't remember them sounding so powerful. Finally he asks what year the engine is. I told him it's a new factory crate engine.
He said he didn't know VW still made them.
I said "Huh?"
"Isn't is a Volkswagen?" he asks.

"Nuh" We were done.

 

I was pulled up in my 28 Model A coupe (it had a big "28" on the door), and a guy says, "what year is your deuce coupe?"

 

I hate it when I drive my '56 Caddy and some dumbass calls it a "Hooptie"! Maybe I'm the one that's stupid, but I've always called 'em CADILLAC'S! Dumbasses..........

 

Would have to the tard at our local Route 56 car show. I had my all original sheet metal 1966 Hertz Shelby there. This cat comes up to me and tells me he had a mustang that was nicer than mine. His had a\c,power steering,wood grain on the dash,ponies on the seats and he wanted to know who put the racing seat belts in my car??? My replie was,Sir you really don't have a clue what your looking at do you??? My replie then was Thank you for looking at my clunker and have nice day.

 

Here's a dune buggy loosely based on a Model A -- at least the radiator shell.

This model went for around $150 on eBay a month or two ago.

 

My "dune buggy" guy was about 50 , so maybe he built one of those 40 years ago.