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On 12 Dec 2025 07:09:35 GMT, rbowman <
bowman@montana.com> wrote:
The first car I remember was a '51 Chevy and that was about 3100 pounds.
The '57 Chevy was around 3500. The '62 Rambler classic was back down
around 3000. (Damn you, George Romney!)
My '62 Lincoln Continental was 5200. Now there was a car. You could run
over slow moving Volkswagens andnot even notice. On the other end of the >spectrum my '62 AH Sprite was 1500.
My first car was a 1962 Valiant station wagon. Needless to say after
getting my full licence I did a lot of joy riding to get to better
know local routes I don't often travel. I was driving east and much to
my surprise met a woman (who was speeding) who was hellbent on making
a left turn no matter what - and I was the 'no matter what'. She hit
the driver's door (thus making the door unopenable)
Not surprisingly the insurance company wrote off my 12 year old car as
quickly as possible based on it's "book value" though I heard it was
fixed and the new owner drove it for another five years.
The 1962-64 Valiants were incredibly reliable vehicles and most did
last 10-15 years.
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