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Throwback Thursdays…Better With Age

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Throwback Thursdays…Better With Age

 

Larry and I love classic car shows. Last weekend we happened upon one in the parking lot at one of our walking trails. 

 

 

We both appreciate all of the care that goes into them. And for Larry, like many his age, it brings back memories of their first cars. 





Classic cars aren’t dead cars, they are the DAD of all cars.   Unknown

 

What was your first car??

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Comments (34)

Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Hi Kathy,
My husband loved to restore old cars. He did several projects and had two left when he died in 2011. They were beauties and fun to drive but I sold them because I wasn't driving them enough to justify the ongoing costs of storage, insurance, and maintenance.

Mar 24, 2022 11:05 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

I LOVE car shows, and the music that usually goes along with them. Nothing like a sunny day back-in-time stroll past all those beautiful cars!

Mar 24, 2022 12:35 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

I have worked for two gentlemen who are in to cars and had multiple examples. This hobby is not only expensive but time consuming. Happy Thursday 🙂

Mar 24, 2022 03:06 PM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Kathy,  I wish I still had my 1970 Dodger Charger or my 1967 Sport Dodge Dart.  Both were great cars for me.

 

Mar 24, 2022 03:32 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Kathy sounds like a win win to me.  You got to take an enjoyable walk, and see some amazing cars.

Mar 24, 2022 03:50 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Wayne Martin Larry had a '64 Chevelle Super Sport which he loved. It was easier to work on cars back then before computers.  

Dorie Dillard Austin TX  Thank you. I love seeing how well cared for the cars are. 

 

Mar 24, 2022 03:58 PM
Debb Janes
Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

I worked for many years at an Oldies station, and Classic Car shows were a big, big deal. I always enjoyed when we had to work them. 

Mar 24, 2022 03:58 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Roy Kelley very practical!!!! My dad got me a Plymouth Valiant that a neighbor had owned. She hardly drove it. 


Brian England   I enjoy looking at them but mainly I want them to run. 

Mar 24, 2022 03:59 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Bill Salvatore - East Valley you're right...these are really crazy times. 

 

Bob "RealMan" Timm that is so funny. My dad bought me a Plymouth Valiant for the same reasons, then I got an Oldsmobile Cutlass. A friend told me that everyone should own a sports car at least once so I bought Datsun 280Z

Mar 24, 2022 04:56 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Nina Hollander, Broker when Larry was in Germany he bought an old VW bus and fixed it up. He sold it before he returned to the States then bought another one that he built into a camper. I miss it. 

Joan Cox it's not easy finding the parts at times. 

Mar 24, 2022 05:00 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Ron and Alexandra Seigel I think it should be a right of passage that a teen's first car should be something they can look back and cringe or laugh at. 

Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400 My fave car when I was in college was a '69 Camaro.  Larry  loves watching the Mecom Auctions. 

Mar 24, 2022 05:17 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Grant Schneider I'll bet he gets a lot of lookers when he drives it!!!!


Michael Jacobs my good friend had one!!! and yes....a cool car for many. 

Mar 24, 2022 05:20 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Anna Banana Kruchten CRS, Phoenix Broker I still love the old VW Bug and the VS van. I think they're so cute. We were on a road trip once and Larry saw a '57 MGA coupe on a lot. We ended up buying it (we were in KC) and had to have a special tow bar built to get it back home. 

Mar 24, 2022 05:23 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

I think my older brothers had one of those MG's....very cool car!

Mar 24, 2022 08:33 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543 are you talking about a Mini cooper??? We used to have a walking buddy who loved them!!! 

Carol Williams smart move. Larry bought our 2008 Jag XK8 convertible  and thank goodness he can work on it. 

Mar 24, 2022 05:25 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Sharon Tara I agree. Plus it's fun talking to the owners of the cars. 

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS when Larry first brought home an old MGA coupe, he would come home, have dinner and spend the rest of the evening in the garage!!!

Mar 24, 2022 05:27 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Will Hamm what do you think of the newer Charger???  I kind of like it. 

George Souto absolutely!!! And they had coffee!!!!

Mar 24, 2022 05:29 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

The reality of so many of those classic cars is that like Larry, I remember when they were first introduced and then they were just cool and not classic.

Mar 24, 2022 05:49 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I want that cool red car in the lower right side of your collage, Kathy.  However, if the owner won't part with it, I'd take any of the others.

Mar 24, 2022 09:31 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good Friday morning, Kathy.

Have a great day and an outstanding weekend.

Mar 25, 2022 04:44 AM
Sheri Sperry - MCNE®
Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ
(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

Hi Kathy Streib - I have always been a car nut.  When I first met my future husband he had a  1969 396 CID SS Camaro.   We bought a corvette new in 2000 and we still own it.  In 3 years it will be a classic!  My latest client restores classic cars. We were up close and personal in his 2400 sf garage with them.  I have to share this image.  I told my husband he was going to have a field day when he photographed this listing!

garage and classic cars from 2115 verde west dr Camp Verde  

Mar 25, 2022 06:02 AM