Share Your Car Lust
Car Lust has felt like it's all about me lately, so I'm going to shake it up for a week. The week after next, starting March 17, I'm going to be running an "Our Cars" feature--I'll wax anecdotal about the cars I've owned, and I'll feature reader-owned cars as well. Following the week, we'll switch back to normal service.
It's like Car Lust ... but now it's personal!
If you've been reading for any amount of time, you'll know there's no sort of bar on how good or bad the car has to be, just as long as it is either interesting or you make it sound interesting. It doesn't have to be a car you currently own, either. Just write a little something up about your car, nothing fancy. You can write a book if you'd like, or keep it to a few sentences if that's all you have to say. Send along some photos if you have them--if not, try to find some representative photos that aren't otherwise copyrighted.
Send it all along to carlustinfo@amazon.com, and I'll compile and post them all during Our Cars week. I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with.
If nobody sends anything along, I'll look like a fool, but that's not anything particularly new. I'll go ahead and write mine up anyway. And look--I've already got a head start!
--Chris H.
Big Chris on March 07, 2008 at 12:52 AM
Chris and I once sat and had the conversation in a nice little restaurant on Alki Beach (breakfast for lunch!) to our wives' boredom.
No specific order to these:
AMC Javelin - The 401 (71-74) is my first choice, the 390 (68-70) second choice.
'71 Corvette - with the 454
C6 Corvette - wow.
'61 Impala SS
'75 Impala - 4 door of course!
R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R
Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
1981 Toyota Land Cruiser
1991 Honda CRX - Go-carts on steroids!
1979 VW Van - the T2!
1995 Mazda RX-7 - the R2 model
Mazda RX-8
Peterbilt 387 (does this count as a car?)
Not a car, but 78 Honda CBX.
OK, that's enough for now.
Big Chris on March 07, 2008 at 01:01 AM
I should note the above are my lust list.
My owned list would be:
1977 Toyota Corolla
1978 1/2 Toyota Corolla
1984 VW Rabbit
1975 Chevy Impala (Burnt Orange!)
1988 Chevy S-10 (still my daily driver!)
I've also had a collection of work cars over the years.
1996 Ford Tempo (a lemon from the day it left the production line!)
1997 Dodge Stratus
1998 Ford Contour (a bomb. Worst smelling car ever. Long story.)
2001 Ford Focus
shanestan on March 08, 2008 at 12:21 PM
Here is my list, some actually made it to yours:
1978 Ford Pinto (non hatch back)
1978 VW Superbeetle Convertable (Last import from Germany)
1981 Pontiac Bonneville Safari Wagon (Body fell apart before the motor did, 200K)
1978 Dodge Trademsan 100 Van (Short wheel base with 318)
1984 Chevy S-10
1975 Pontiac Trans-Am with Shaker Hood Scoop
1996 Dodge Avenger (4cl 5-speed stand 250k and still going!)
1992 Chevy Impala
1994 Lincoln MK VIII
1996 Nissan Sentra (2 door)
2001 Nissan Xterra