[quote=Shadowfax]Pig Gal here, classic late 60’s model (almost 70’s). I have leased to own my own model-another late 60’s classic with sleek but masculine lines and a 5 speed manual transmission that handles well, moves and grooves around town and on the highway and gets great gas mileage It’s the Lightening McQueen to my Ms. Sally.
Nonethless, it is good to know that there are connoisseurs and enthusiasts out there who appreciate that transportation is about more than the body work or headlights, that the engine, dashboard and even the trunk can all be signs of character and that sometimes the plush interior alone can be a little piece of heaven. Enjoy the road, Piggs!
So this thread begs the question, if you were a car, what model best describes you?[/quote]
I can so totally relate, Shadowfax, except for one small caveat . . . lol. I remember the “late sixties” (and earlier) models to be equipped with a “three on the tree” or “four on the floor.” I distinctly remember when the five speed (overdrive) became available on Toyotas (about 1976). I once drove a borrowed 1976 Celica GT more than halfway across the country and having the overdrive made cruising so much fun! I myself owned manual steering-column shifts and then manual stick-shift models until I bought my first “automatic” model in the early nineties, a 1988 Toyota Camry LE! This was as awesome to drive as it was well-appointed ;=)
Perhaps your older model just feels like it has five speeds . . . is possibly ahead of its (his?) time, huh??
