What are the dumbest/most annoying things people ask or say about your car?

[cl08]

The most bestest I have ever got was from 2 cops here in TX.

Here is the truck.
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Got pulled over for racing. Friend of mine has a 2002 Lightning which he knew he was going to get killed but it was all for fun and games. Cop comes up asked me if and wanted to go jail tonight for racing. I said no. Then follows it up with and I quote" Well I guess we ought to run'em cause my vic is faster." WTF!!!!

Then after all that was done. I drive back to the closest Whataburger another damn cop tells me he wants to run me in his wifes 06 Monte Carlo NASCAR racer edition because it is SSSSUUUUPPPERRRRR CHHHHHHAAARRRGGGGEDDDD!!!! Really that exagerated too. I returned the comment with,well this here is NNNNAAAATTTTUUURRRUUUAAALLLLYYY AAASSSSPPPEERRAAATTTEEDD. Needless to say I took the Blazer home immeditlly after that.

[6'9"Witha69]

The most bestest I have ever got was from 2 cops here in TX.

Here is the truck.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2008/02/Picture014-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2008/02/Picture010-1.jpg

Got pulled over for racing. Friend of mine has a 2002 Lightning which he knew he was going to get killed but it was all for fun and games. Cop comes up asked me if and wanted to go jail tonight for racing. I said no. Then follows it up with and I quote" Well I guess we ought to run'em cause my vic is faster." WTF!!!!

Then after all that was done. I drive back to the closest Whataburger another damn cop tells me he wants to run me in his wifes 06 Monte Carlo NASCAR racer edition because it is SSSSUUUUPPPERRRRR CHHHHHHAAARRRGGGGEDDDD!!!! Really that exagerated too. I returned the comment with,well this here is NNNNAAAATTTTUUURRRUUUAAALLLLYYY AAASSSSPPPEERRAAATTTEEDD. Needless to say I took the Blazer home immeditlly after that.
:lmao: Sounds like a Ron White story.

[Jarcaines]

I see your point lol. But it's just industry standard that an engine is an engine and motors are electric. I guess the word "motor" annoys me because every hill billy who thinks he knows about cars calls it a motor. When people say engine they sound like they actually know what they are talking about.

I always thought an engine was a type of motor.

A motor turns energy into motion.
An engine creates it's own energy and converts that into motion.
An electric motor uses an outside source of energy to create motion.

So, all engines are motors, but not all motors are engines. But maybe I am wrong.

On a similar note, there are people here at work that call their computers their "machine". There isn't much that is mechanical on a computer.

[formula]

Bingo!

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b. Such a machine distinguished from an electric, spring-driven, or hydraulic motor by its use of a fuel.

mo·tor (mhttps://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/omacr-1.gifhttps://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/prime-1.gifthttps://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/schwa-1.gifr)n.1. Something, such as a machine or an engine, that produces or imparts motion.
2. A device that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, especially an internal-combustion engine or an arrangement of coils and magnets that converts electric current into mechanical power.
3. A motor vehicle, especially an automobile: "It was a night of lovers. All along the highway ... motors were parked and dim figures were clasped in revery" (Sinclair Lewis).

Engines are motors, but not all motors are engines. The distinction is drawn at fuel use.

[Ash]

Go-Fish,


Tonight I was telling a guy about my VW TDI and he suggested I get a Tornado. I told him the turbo that is on it does just fine, he said "Well, it helps for fuel atomization." I told him it's direct injected.
Not giving up, he said "Well, if you get a two liter bottle and fill it half way with water you can see it spin like a tornado."
OK?LMAO, something about the logic & timing of that guys last statement just can't be argued with. A blank stare is all you can give:hmm:....

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[mjoc1]

the best thing that have have been asked. Wow is that stock? WTF

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/04/IMG_0206-1.jpg

Is that a new Car?

The best thing that has ever happened to me was?

A guy in a 2006 porshe turbo comes up next to me asks me what model my ford was? I said wrong you fu*%en tard its a Chevy Camaro SS. He then says.. Oh you mean Camaro Super Slow. . Look over said yes it is Slow. I Down shifted to Second Redlined it to 6400 thru the gears to Fifth and at that time I look in the rear view mirror and I see the poor porshe trying to catch me.


Mike

[dogtag]

I'm at a 76 station getting filled up near the Tacoma Narrows bridge on my way to the park when two very Senior ladies pass by the front of the Olds and stop and look.
They must have been sisters as they seemed to finish each others sentences.
One looks at the Olds and says,

"Young Man"!! They point to me....I'm 65, so it kinda felt flattering.
"Is this your car"?
I reply that it is and they look a bit longer. The Older of the two says,

"Well it looks like a big fish".
Huh, I thought!!!!
The other one comments, "well I don't like it".
Huh, I thought again!!!

"Well, It's got a big round mouth and buggie eyes like a big fish", they respond.

The younger one has her head in the back window and pulls out asking, "Is this real leather or a cheap imitation"?

I'm getting a bit pizzed about this time.

"What do you think", I asked.

She tells me that it might be real leather and I reply that she might
be right.

So after getting slammed because I shaved the hood and trunk, they inform me that they have to go.

I sarcasticley reply that I appreciate their constructive comments.

They tell me to "think nothing of it".......

I cat wait to be in my late 80's so I can just say what I damn well
want....LOL.

DT

[Scott Parkhurst]

[QUOTE=T_Raven;479271]I guess the word "motor" annoys me because every hill billy who thinks he knows about cars calls it a motor. When people say engine they sound like they actually know what they are talking about.QUOTE]


Next time you hop on your enginecycle tell us who sounds funny...LOL!!

Happy Motoring! errr...engine-ing?

[a73formula]

when my formula was a stock 350 car and I would get little parts at schucks and they ask what motor you have, and I say 350 and the comment on how cool it is that I have the big motor when its gotta show on the screen that theres a 400 and 455 option.

[mc84_zz4]

When driving one of the Buick Grand Nationals some will usually say "Nice Monte Carlo".:machine:

When driving my Monte SS I almost always hear: "Nice Grand National", that must be reverse recognition disorder...
That was even more amazing before when it had the big-azz stickers all over saying "Monte Carlo SS", and they are looking right at them... :hmm:


Everyone thinks my car is a Grand National. One guy even asked what year camaro it was....HUH?????

I feel your pain brother....lol

[venturabeachpup]

The most common for me is... "is it for sale" or " how much do you want for it"

The one that caught me off gaurd was... " you sure are doing a lot of things you can't even see"

They just don't know any better so I just consider the source and take it in stride.

[Ron L]

"How much did you get it for?" because apparently all early Mustangs were just purchased yesterday.

"My friend has one like this with a 'Boss 350' (or some other non-existent engine)"

"Blah blah blah drool drool Eleanor blah blah" I wanna cockpunch those people. Same goes for anyone that says "Nawws" around my car.

I can't even get gas anymore without running into people like that.

[para67camaro]

I still get a kick out of my dad!

*So what are you going to do with your mustang? Are you going to take it with you or are you going to sell it?

*Another guy came by today, handed me a $18,000 check for your Mustang. Do you want to sell it to him?

This is all coming from my dad. He bought me a 67 Camaro as a graduation present right before I left for the military. It never gets old, even though he has been keeping it garaged for me at his house for the past 8 years. It was in his name for a few years and he still thinks it's a mustang. Cracks me up.

[Eric Howell]

I get "you can't make a truck handle" or "just buy a car you want instead of wasting your time building one"
My family and friends do not understand that working on cars is my hobby same as them gardening or what have you.

[James OLC]

"If you wanted a Corvette why didn't you just buy a Corvette?"

"Isn't that..."

[BonzoHansen]

Stupid question never bothered me if it's honest stupidity. Some people just don't know and don't realize what they are asking.

Not the nasty stuff. Screw them. You know what I mean, there is a difference.

[T_Raven]

Bingo!

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b. Such a machine distinguished from an electric, spring-driven, or hydraulic motor by its use of a fuel.

mo·tor (mhttps://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/omacr-1.gifhttps://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/prime-1.gifthttps://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/schwa-1.gifr)n.1. Something, such as a machine or an engine, that produces or imparts motion.
2. A device that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, especially an internal-combustion engine or an arrangement of coils and magnets that converts electric current into mechanical power.
3. A motor vehicle, especially an automobile: "It was a night of lovers. All along the highway ... motors were parked and dim figures were clasped in revery" (Sinclair Lewis).

Engines are motors, but not all motors are engines. The distinction is drawn at fuel use.


That sounds good to me. An engine is a motor but more specifically it's an engine. Just like a turbo is a super charger but you call it a turbo to be specific. I just think it's annoying when someone says MOTOR when ENGINE could be said just as easily and is the correct word.

So I guess since we've established that an engine is a motor, when someone asks me what kind of motor is in my car I'll say the ENGINE kind.

[76-cosworth-z09]

alot of comments are anoying especially the moron who tells me thats a nice lookin Nova, (No it's not, it looks nothing like a nova), or why dont you have a v8 in there (It's not supposed to, it came with a state of the art cosworth 4banger, I think it should have a state of the art coswoth 4 banger...,) when im not in a rush i dont mind the old-timers caming up saying when i was your age......

but, The thing that pisses me off is when they come up and ask is that your dads car. I know they dont know, but i cant stand it.

[muthstryker]

A couple of girls came over to my house to hang out one day, we all went out in the garage to play ping pong and one of them asked if my GTO was a mustang...

[MonzaRacer]

But the neat thing is a my Monza is going to receive a 1961 283 and then twin turbos later on,,,unless I get a great deal on a Northstar/Aurora engine.
But the fun part is going to be when I get my early 80s 2dr Caprice and it IS going to have a big block,,402/400 combo. Not sure on exhaust but I do want 3 in and something little quieter but not too quiet.
I am not sure how its going to go yet but at first it will have Rallys and 15s but still thinking on 17 Impalla SS rims MAYBE or something else.
I just gotta get it home first.
Now the big kicker is when I am a Master Automotive Technician and someone tries to out smart me technically on something very simple.

[Donovan]

"nice car. can I drive it?"

[terryr]

People who want me to have the same car as them for some reason.

Why do need that? [from a woman with a giant SUV 4WD that will NEVER go off the pavement.]

Oh, that's just an old car. [from a teenage girl who says her first car will be a new pink Lamborghini.]

The 302 was invented by chevy then sold to Ford. [from an all purpose idiot.]

Old cars pollute. [from eco-weenies.] To them I say new cars create manufacturing pollution. I'm recycling old ones to be ecological.

Why are you always fixing old cars? Get a new one. [from my mother, with an ad for an econo-box. To which I say, then you buy it and get rid of your Crown Vic. To which she says "no way. I like big cars."]

re; Motors vs. Engines.
Ford MOTOR corp.
General MOTORS.
Bavarian MOTORwerks.

[68Formula]

"nice car. can I drive it?"

If it's a hot woman, my answer would be:
"Sure, but you have to remove all clothing first... I don't want anything to scratch up the interior."

[Hellky]

I get "your dad must really trust you to drive his car"
"it must be nice to have your parents buy you a car"
or "Dont smash it up! I'd hate to see another young kid wreck a nice car" that was from a border guard

Its like yah, i bought it to take to a smash up derby buddy, get a life!

[MonzaRacer]

OK since geting Caprice most wonder why I want a larger car, and I say because I have a larger engine to install.
And I like to be different.
Besides have ya seen the auditorium in the trunk of an 84 Caprice?

[joe440]

Me and my dad went to a car show a while back in his 34 ford and we were just about to leave and some guys comes up to my dad and ask "why is the top of the grill a little crooked to the right of the scoop" as he was looking at it from the front.(my dad fiberglassed the grill himself to make it deeper and obviously nothings perfect but you cant really tell unless your looking hard for it) so my dad looks at the guy and walks over to the front of the car bends down and really looks at it hard for about 10 seconds and says "ya it is a little off to the right" the guys says "well why is that?" my dad gets up looks him right in the face and says "thats for azzholes like you that like to pick shlt out" and walks away. the guy was speachless, i almost lost it laughing at the guy but i had to hold it in. ill never forget that line and will probably have to use it for people with my car https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

[classiccardude69]

My all time favorite- a teenager from the import crowd wondering why I didn't put a honda 4 cylinder motor in it! yeah, give up 500hp, sure...


I swear to God that I was born during the wrong era.... :hammer:
I hope you smacked the hell out of him. Stupid kids.

[joe5.8]

ha this is great

my car is not that old or rare its a 93 mustang coupe

and i get

My 94 is just like it-hmmm ok

or yeah i have 7000 saleens in my garage and never seen one like yours - thats because its not a saleen Stupid

or those stripes belong on a vette GS or a BMW not a ford refering to the stripes on my front fender

why is it so loud - so i dont have to here your dumb ars

Why did you super charge it - because i needed to slow the car down it was way to fast before

This at a Mustang show
Qwhats it got under the hood
A a 331
Q Ford didnt make a 331 where did a 331 come from
A the machine shop.

How some people remeber to breath is beyond me.

[twosaturns]

my brother was parting out his car years ago, sold the 327 to some kids to stick in their powerglide camaro. he gets a call, the kid says 'this isn't a 327'.
oh really? why do you say that?
'because it's not orange. all 327's were orange. I know, 'cause I read it in a book'.

then they wondered why it was such a dog in his car; they put it in w/ the stock 6cyl powerglide and rear.

[rsk68]

The one I hate the most is how much did that cost you, or how much you got in it.

[joe5.8]

heres one i forgot to add that i get asked quite often

one of my other favs is when people ask

whats that sticking out of the back( refering to the kill switch )

I usualy tell them it the pull start.

[jknight16]

I had just gotten the car out of the garage for the first time in over a year and needed to get some gas for my test drives. So around the corner I went to the gas station and within 3 minutes of being there, one of those little "we'll fix your windshield or detail your car" punks comes up and decides to inform me that he would put his buddies 9 second CRX up against my car any day. I politely informed him that his buddies car would definitely win a drag race, but that he would still have to live life owning a CRX.

[cheapthrillz]

Showed Wes's car to the guy building my father's car. Of course his wife came out to see it too....

Wes's car:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

Of course his wife says the following:

Her: Where's the big bird?
Wes: What bird?
Her: The one that goes on the hood! It's a Firebird right?
Wes: Yea but it doesn't have a bird.
Her: Why not? They all have birds!
Wes: No, Trans-ams have birds on the hood...
Her: Well you need to put that on your Christmas list!

Her: Is that the lowrider suspension? (speaking of the air-ride)
Wes: No they're air springs.
Her: When are you going to get some lights for underneath it?
Wes: (Laughing to hard to speak)
Her: Put that on your Christmas list!

Her: Where are the mufflers? (Talking about the tips)
Me: They're under the car...
Her: He needs to get some double barrel mufflers!
Me: ......?
Her: Tell him to put that on his Christmas list too!
Me: YEA THOSE WOULD BE AWESOME!!!

[Kenova]

The one I hate the most is how much did that cost you, or how much you got in it.

"Too much" and "Don't know and don't care". :slap:

Ken

[Bryce]

when i talk about my car i like to show off the things that i have done. Most of the things are visible. So i get the question:
them: "what kind of suspension?"
me: "i designed and fabricated it myself"
Them: (they look in the engine compartment) "nice"
me: "it easier to see the supension if u look from here" (i point to up under the fender)
them: "nice"

i guess most car shows i go to there are not too many people that understand suspension and customization of cars. Its always the original t-bird or the 37 ford with a chevy that wins.

[BuddyP]

heres one i forgot to add that i get asked quite often

one of my other favs is when people ask

whats that sticking out of the back( refering to the kill switch )

I usualy tell them it the pull start.
Ha! I have NOS on my snowmobile and the button is on the handlebar, I tell people it's my headlight switch lol!

[68Formula]

Someone who apparently watched too many "Fast and Furious movies: "You run NOS?"

Me: "No, just nitrous!"

[ItDoRun]

I love how everybody and their momma had a 65 Camaro JUST LIKE MINE!!! And the best is when the old timers talk about how their stock 327 would pull the front wheels!!! I just bite my tongue because I've learned over the years that you can't win an argument when competing against ignorance.

[JEFFTATE]

They say , " You got a big-block hood on your car ".
I say ," No I don't , the 350SS could come with the louvered hood too. Just like the 396."
They say " Your wrong , it's supposed to have a 'cowl induction' hood ..like a Z/28."
To which I reply " It's not a Z/28 , It's a 350SS. "

Or , " You ought to put a DZ302 in it ! Or a 572 in it ! That would be bad "
Or , " You ought to put a Muncie in it ".
I'm thinking , " Why the hell would I back up to a 4-speed or a DZ302 ? I've got a 5-speed and a 350 now. Why would I want a 572 unless it was drag car . I want this thing to handle ."
Sheesh !!.....

[Ishmael]

Looking at my alternator, says "nice turbo."

[T70stang]

Looking at my alternator, says "nice turbo."

Hahaha!

[mrn2obelvedere]

Actually, it isn't even and abbreviation. It's a brand name. If we were to create an abbreviation for Nitrous Oxide it would be N.O. or perhaps more accurately NO2.

The chemical formula for Naws is N2O. Duh.

[mrn2obelvedere]

I get "is it for sale?" To which I reply "everything is for sale at the right price"

I also get a lot of "is that a chevelle?" Or "what kind of car is that"

None of the comments really bother me though, I think it's cool that people will come up to me and talk about my car, even if they are morons making up BS stories about their uncle's hemi camaro

[Taman]

Mine is. Does it have a big block in it. And the dumb look you get when you tell them Pontiac never made a big block.

[dusterbd13]

looking at the truck:
"I never knew oldsmobile made a truck."

or:
i had one of the olds trucks. only mine had a 350.

odd, olds never made a truck, and no s-series ever had a small block.

both of those happened this weekend.

michael

[Charlie Brengun]

Living in Europe with not so much of these older American made cars around people of often comment about how crap the fuel consumption on such cars must be..

I get that a lot when filling 'm up at the gas station and with fuel costing around $8 a gallon that's not when I'm at my happiest...
So I usually respond that it gets about twice the mileage their car gets. If that doesn't shut them up straight away I then explain that although my car weighs twice as much as their car my engine is also 4 or more times the size of theirs and therefor it only has to work 1/2 as hard to move my car around getting about twice the mileage of their car..

the puzzled look on some people's faces while they try to figure why what i just told them is absolute nonsense makes me feel a little a better as I bend over and feel the pain in my lower back region again as I continue to fill her up..

[Tony_SS]

"nice lookin Monte... is she a garage queen?"

I guess people think that shiny paint = show car that isn't driven anywhere.

[MonzaRacer]

Wonder whats gonna happen when I pop the hood on my 84 Caprice and it DOES have a big block,,,,402 bbc.
I also wonder how much crap Ill get for using a 283 but using twin turbos on the Monza?

[phenometron]

"WHAT IS IT?"

May be a legitimate question, but after 100 of them, it gets tiresome...glad they're interested though. Better than no response at all! :)

[classiccardude69]

Mine is. Does it have a big block in it. And the dumb look you get when you tell them Pontiac never made a big block.

+1 :1st:

[mattzoom]

Some guy looking at the GN says
"hey pop the hood I wanna see that supercharged v8"
I pop the hood and he's like NICE and I say"its a turbo V6" Then he just says "oohhhh"

And so many people struggle on knowing the year of the Camaro I always get "is it a 73 or a 72" we say "nope its a 70" And then they see the black panel on the back and automatically think it has a big block haha.

Funny experiment my Dad and I did at the last del mar show, we sat by our car for a good 30 minutes with the hood closed and we really only get the Camaro guys and muscle car guys to come walk around and look at the car. Then we say let see how many people we can get to come over if we pop the hood, I go pop the hood and automatically we get 5 times the amount of people coming over looking at the car asking questions etc. haha

[Kenova]

Then we say let see how many people we can get to come over if we pop the hood, I go pop the hood and automatically we get 5 times the amount of people coming over looking at the car asking questions etc. haha
I've noticed the same thing with my '77 Vega, and it still has the original 4 cylinder in it.

Ken

[JChilders]

I am suprised no one mentioned the dollar bill on the dash board.

[twosaturns]

Wonder whats gonna happen when I pop the hood on my 84 Caprice and it DOES have a big block,,,,402 bbc.
I also wonder how much crap Ill get for using a 283 but using twin turbos on the Monza?
I ran a 283 in my 1st car, a '65 malibu. then I put that same 283 in my 2nd car, a '70 nova. I was ALWAYS getting crap from people for doing that. everyone w/o a car (or "mines in the shop", or "I just sold it", or "I'm getting it soon", or "my brother has a better car" or whatever) has an opinion that we don't really care to hear.
a high revving turbo 283 sounds SWEEEET!

[dsittler]

I have a 79 AMC Spirit and took it to one of the local cruise nights and a young guy comes up to me and asks " What kind of car is that?" and my response is "It's an American Motors Spirit" and he replies " Is that Japanese?" !!!!!!!! Needless to say a few guys broke out in fits of laughter.

Derek

[thedodgeboys]

Hey you going to take it to Barrette Jackson?
Ummm No I am going to enjoy my car!
:bsjerk:

[BAD68GTO]

"Is that a 350?"

My license plate is 467 GTO

HA

[Iburyyou]

"you can't do a frame off on a unibody car" like they caught me on something. well i replaced the sub frame, frame rails, and inner and outer rockers, trunk floor and full floor pan, quarters, doors,tail panel and fenders. trust me the frame was off the car

[69stang]

"you can't do a frame off on a unibody car" like they caught me on something. well i replaced the sub frame, frame rails, and inner and outer rockers, trunk floor and full floor pan, quarters, doors,tail panel and fenders. trust me the frame was off the car

Sorry dude, I'd start laughing at you if you told me you did a "frame off" on a unibody car. You'd lose some credibility with me.

[Jim Nilsen]

So far it has been fun to have people see the Vette wheels on my car and then look farther and see the suspension in awe.
I am just waiting for someone to ask what kind of wheel adapters I had to use so I can tell them that I used factory stock wheel adapters from GM. LOL

I am going to have soooo much fun at the first car show I go to I keep thinking I may need a movie camera to make the laughs last forever !

[zerotofear]

Is that an old Earnhardt car?https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
www.smokinss.info

[yellowfever494]

I'm a proud owner of a 1972 Chevelle SS 'General Lee'... or you'd swear with all the comments heard at the show. I've saw that a few times in this thread, so here's a new one...

I had a '55 F100 that someone hodrodded years ago. They left a 66 Chevelle knee-knocker tach which I removed and advertised to get some of my investment back - it was the higher redline, the chrome was really nice, and it worked, so I asked 500 for it, hoping to get 4 or even the full amount. This lady calls and says "I'm calling about the 66 Chevelle Knee Knocker you've got for sale" and I proceed to tell her about it, and she asks "How many miles are on it?" - I figure she might have it confused with a speedometer so I say "the odometer is in the speedo, not the tach" and she said "well, go out and read the speedo". I begin to tell her I pulled the tach out of a F100, and she's like "I don't care if it has a tach in it, how much will you take?" - with that statement, I'm confused and I said "Do you want to buy the tach, or the truck that doesn't have the tach in it?"
wait for it...
"NO SIR, I am calling about the 66 CHEVELLE KNEEKNOCKER you have advertised - a car, not a truck..."

Then it dawned on me, she thought it was an entire car. Then I'm berated for trying to sell a gauge for the price of a whole car. Guess she never bought a 66 Chevelle, much less any other desirable 60s muscle car part.

[Takid455]

I wounder what the outcome would be when some 'know it all' starts talking trash & I randomly say I have a 12" D!(k. It really startles telemarketers.

[absintheisfun]

youll never get it done, you wont ever have enough money to finish that.

^^ my fav one

I hear this on my Camaro...just got it off of the rotisserie and back onto a new sub and prodigy bar.... (take that doubters!)


For my Typhoon, it's:
"DUUUUUUDE, where did you get that body kit?
"Thats the one that had the 'vette motor huh?
"that thing fast?"

[BLT2DRIVE]

I had my LS powered "rat rod" at Crystal Cove.... These guys park next to me in their new Lambos and get out with their girls.... When they come back they can't get to their cars because of the huge crowd around my P.O.S. !!! Priceless, not one person(car guys all) looked at the Lambos as they pushed their way in....LOL!! Meanwhile they give their girls this big schpeel about how it's some coveted barnfind..yada, yada, yada... Then my buddy tells him in front of his girl.. "No, it's a brand new fiberglass car,... it's all fake patina... new corvette powered..." I wished I could have seen her face... my buddy said it was sad, very sad for him....LOL!!!

[JJEH]

I was at a gas station and fill up my Z... a women with an audi (wtf is audi?) a6 2.7 avant was in front of me...

She looked at my car and said "these old american dumpsh*t cars are cheap and gas guzzlers..."

I said "there is a 3.1 V6 in it and it goes 24mpg... and your thing?"

She looks angry and goes to pay her fuel... and she don't fill up...

Pus*y... :moon:

[68Formula]

I was at a gas station and fill up my Z... a women with an audi (wtf is audi?) a6 2.7 avant was in front of me...

She looked at my car and said "these old american dumpsh*t cars are cheap and gas guzzlers..."

I said "there is a 3.1 V6 in it and it goes 24mpg... and your thing?"

She looks angry and goes to pay her fuel... and she don't fill up...

Pus*y... :moon:

Unless she had TDI, she has no room to talk!

[monteboy84]

I had a guy ask me repeatedly where I bought my car, finished, because he had sold one exactly like mine 6 months prior, same wheels, interior, cowl hood, paint, everything.

I had finished the car a year prior, in a small town area (where he was also from) and had never seen a car even remotely like mine. I showed him pictures of me next to the car in primer, he still insisted it used to be his and I bought it finished. :bsjerk:

[19sixtynine]

I LOVE this thread and can't wait until I get my car going so I have something to contribute.

It seems like there's no shortage of people out there saying things to keep this thread alive and kicking !

Thanks everyone for sharing :cheers:

[Rod]

I drive my 68 Camaro around in primer and the one I hear all the time, "when you going to fix that mustang up?" :rotfl: and " How's that old car run?" :seizure:

[nicks67camaro]

I play into this a little but with the hood open and them looking at it.
Them : whats under the hood
Me : 409 cubic inch small block
Them : you mean big block
Me : no, 400 bored to 409
Them : oh. why didn't you build a 350?
Me : its same size and weight as a small block with more cubes
Them: oh well my friend had one of these with a 350 and headers and that was real fast.
me : Oh cool
them : too bad you don't have one of those
Me : yeah i know

At this point I just don't even explain any other part on the car.

[68Formula]

Here's one from a couple decades ago. I saw a '73 GTO on a used car lot. Went inside to inquire.

Me: What can you tell me about that Pontiac out there?

Salesman: Doesn't run.

Me: What's wrong with it?

Salesman: It's got over a 100k miles on it.

Me: Ok, but why doesn't it run?

Salesman: It's got over a 100k miles on it.

At that point, I walked out.

[Shiro666]

I drive my 68 Camaro around in primer and the one I hear all the time, "when you going to fix that mustang up?" :rotfl: and " How's that old car run?" :seizure:

I hear ya.

First time I drove my 67 to work, one of the factory girls came up to me and said; "I thought you had my dream car, than I saw it wasn't a Mustang".

I said; Sorry. It's my dream car.

[Rod]

Thats good :lol:

[mbrunson427]

My favorite, anywhere I take my Dad's Mustang...... "Your Dad lets you drive that thing????" Yeah maybe because I don't drive like you!
First picture is from '75, second is it's current state, restored 8 years ago. It's been in the family since 1970

[rrunner68]

My personal favorite encounter with a young girl at a gas station:

Her: Hey, what kind of an engine you got in that thing?

Me: I dunno, I think its a metal one.....

Her: Oh wow...old school.

(at this point my friend fell over he was laughing so hard)

[JJEH]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[chufham]

The only thing I have is my 23 year old son called my Chrysler Cordoba a Monte Carlo. You would think all of the cars I have he could tell the difference. :banghead:

[thetoystore]

of my air ride camaro at a gas station when i had it laid out,
guy. how you drive at thang that low?
me. well it has air ride so i just raise it up and go
guy. so its one them damn lowriders huh, if u wuz smart ud a made a racecar
me. well its pretty fast.
guy. well it got a tree50 in there?
me. well is a ls1 so its actually a 346.
guy. well my tree50 with a dubble pumper would smoke it.
me. i just walked inside payed. this is what you get for living in alabama

[LateNight72]

this is what you get for living in alabama
Almost fell off my chair. Pretty on point.

[twosaturns]

Almost fell off my chair. Pretty on point.
alabama scares me. stopped in birmingham for gas once, never again.

[chufham]

alabama scares me. stopped in birmingham for gas once, never again.

Got to remember when you are in the Deep South don't talk just pretend you are deaf mute.

[Takid455]

spent a few years in AL. different , I would say. I do miss the BBQ. there was this place called Woodrow's located on rt 43 outside tuscaloosa. He then moved to joint on university in tuscaloosa. I thought he was better than Dreamland.

[JJEH]

alabama scares me. stopped in birmingham for gas once, never again.

Tell us your story... LOL :)

[ken67]

I had the same exact one! What year is it???

[69camarokid]

had a girl run up to me at a gas station once,
"OH. MY. GAWD. I looooooove your mustang! Its
soooooooooo pretty!!!"
thanks, but its a camaro.
"oh." then she walked away.


Another good one, at night meet for youinger kids, mostly imports.
"cool car, whaddya running?"
me: its a 350 LT1 with fuel injection and a six speed.
"oh, cool. but you should totally swap in a 2JZ!"
me: ummmmm... thats a 3.0L 6 banger....
"yeah! sooooo fast!"

[BrianJ]

I got a 66 CAprice and people always say "to bad its not an Impala". Yeah too bad its not a car just like everyone else has, like a Cama, Uh, nevermind.:)

[yellowfever494]

I've got two more to add to this thread -

- My Uncle's '67 Corvette always gets comments, but what never fails is at least once a year, someone looks right at the back of the car and asks if it is the 'famous split-window"

or

Standing in my uncle's speedshop, someone asks me if my project's "got a motor for it yet". umm, I'm surrounded by just about any combination of my choice.. yeah. haha.

[69camarokid]

I was at a burger joint with a friend of mine and as we drive my 69 camaro in these two guys in their early 60s come up and check out my car. One guy is really nice and starts commenting on how he likes the paint and asks what ive got under the hood.

I tell him its got an LT1 350 with a six speed tranny out of a 95 vette. His friend scoffs and goes off about how kids have no respect for classic cars and how i should have been a "real man" and restored the car with what it originally came with.

it came with a 307 and 3 speed. I told him this and he proceeded to try to explain to me that i should have restored the 307, because thats how the car was meant to be.
He didnt seem to like my racing seats, shaved handles or disc brakes either.

[69camarokid]

one more for good measure.
Many years ago i was at a speed shop parking lot with my 69 when a few older guys came up from inside the shop and asked what i had in my camaro. I told then it was an origial 307 but i was planning on putting in an lt1. One guy told me i was crazy and that the 307 was what they used in the z28 and it was ana amazing motor!

I kindly corrected him that it was a 302 in the Z28. He got very densive and told me that he wasnt an idiot he knew it was a 302 but that sometimes when chevy ran out of 302s they would use 307s because they were "basically the same engine".

the kicker: i found out a few minutes later that that guy built engines for that shop....:hand:

[LUV2XCLR8]

Not dumb or annoying, but I will always remember this one :smoke:

When my Blazer was still 4wd before I decided to trash it, see
link in siggy if bored, a nice looking Woman pulled up next to it
at the pumps and said "I like em Topless, can I go for a Ride?"
I just smiled and said "Only if your going Topless also" Not real
sure why, but she walked off, pumped her gas, then left. :lmao:

[Bob's68]

my firebird

"is it for sale"
"nice Camaro" its a firebird you idiot
"are you going to put a Chevy engine in it" maybe XD
"you should restore it you will make more money" the car is so far from stock and stock = lame
"why didn't you buy a camaro?"
My fave"Why do you spend so much time on a peice of metal"

[PT_79_TA_461]

most annoying one.

whats the engine....8.3L

ahh that must be expensive on gas........i got $$$$

[ponchoblue]

if i have to hear hey it's a pontiac tempest does it have positraction as the guy or girl is stomping their foot one more time i'm going to snap:machine:
also along with is that the same car from my cousin vinny

[66,425]

Does that have a 442 in it...?
..Olds didn't make a 442 engine dispacement..it stood for yada yada..
My dad had one and I am sure it had a 442 ...

my response.....:bsjerk:

seeing as the car is a '66 Delta 88

[elitecustombody]

why put a single turbo when it's twin turbo from factory?LMAO!

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/03/0341-1.jpg

[transformationhotrods]

uh what a waste of money...........did i ask you?no keep your MFING opinions to your self.i get that alot.there is a reason its a race car its mine not yours.

[crustysack]

man i love retards and their questions/statements
you know it wont be as valuable as stock restoration?
Thats not stock ya know- yes I KNOW- you know how I know because I put every single nut,bolt,clip,gauge,wire,fuse,panel,window etc,etc together MYSELF- what did you build

[Humbug53]

Oh, I've heard too many to remember all of them.

Once, while dirving my Malibu, a guy next to me at a light asked, "You got a 442 in it?"

I had a "friend" ask me, while I was almost done building my 31 Ford (454, tunnel ram, huge tire car) "When it's done, you mind if I borrow it?" I said, "Sure" Then he told me that he's got the hots for some girl, and her dad is a gearhead, so my "friend" wants to TELL HIM THAT HE BUILT IT HIMSELF! I told him that now that I know that, you better not ask or you'll lose teeth.

I got alot of "My (brother/dad/bro-in-law) had one JUST like this. (referring to my 31 Ford) I would calmly respond, "No he didn't"

I can't count how many people make it a point to mention that their car is too powerful for their wife to drive. I usually tell em how "I'd bet money that MY wife can outshift YOU" (and boy, can she snatch gears)

And the best...

While sitting at the main local gathering spot. Where many big money races originated from back in the day. I was enjoying a donut and a hot chocolate at like 2 or 3am. The tool sitting near me starts pointing out cars in the lot that he built the motors for. He then points to the red and yellow flamed Model A with the BBC, tunnel rams, open zoomies, and 31" wide tires. I said, in front of a big crowd of guys... "Funny, I don't remember you building MY MOTOR" He tried to cover up by saying it looked just like the one he built, then he just clammed up and left.

[Frank the Crank]

I make carb spacers out of solid oak and had a set on a dual quad Pontiac 326 I had in my '67 Lemans 2 door hardtop...

Curious onlooker #1 asks: "Aren't you worried those will catch on fire?"
Curious onlooker #2 asks: "Why did you paint the spacers to look like wood?"
Curious onlooker #3 asks: "Those don't work, do they?"

Same car, same engine with the dual quads...

Noah Tall #1 states: "That's not a 326, it wouldn't run with dual quads."

Noah Tall #2 asks: "That can't run with those carbs on there. Did you drive it here?" To which I replied: "No, I towed it behind my Astre."

[Kenova]

Noah Tall #2 asks: "That can't run with those carbs on there. Did you drive it here?" To which I replied: "No, I towed it behind my Astre."

Noah Tall #2 followed with the question "What's an Astre?"

Ken

( I know, but an amazing number of people don't. )

[98ssnova]

I had a garage sale about two years ago and my nova was sitting in the garage about half through the day I had a guy come up to me and start talking about the car. Then he asked if it was for sale I told him no. But he told me name my price and he would match it. I told him 40k he looked at me a said you dont want to sell it do you. I replyed for 40k its all yours :smoke:

[fiream400]

I have a 77 TA. the "bandit" car


People always ask me if it's an 81 camaro and then ask why it doesn't have a bench seat. They say Smokey and the Bandit came out in 80, they ask if the shaker is real, the usual pontiac block confusion always happens. People actually get mad at me when they see it has an auto. People tell me the snowflakes are wrong and that it is supposed to have 14s. Everyone of them says they knew someone who had one and they wrecked it. I get the I used to have one but it was 85-95 all the time.

My best experience at a car show was when a 5-6 year old kid walked past 3 69 camaros (no offense, i love em) and stopped at my car, his arm cam up slowly, pointing at my car and his jaw dropped. The kid just froze and could't look away. His dad got this big grin on his face, looked at his wife and said "he's watching smokey and the bandit when we get home"

[jake8092]

Guy asked my dad at a show last Saturday..."Where did you get those stock exhaust manifolds?" laughed when the guy then asked are they stock?

this on a nearly stock 55 chevy

[jack]

My favorites are,
1. Is that a gs? (i think they mean gn)
2. Thats a nice Monte carlo you got there.
3. Sweet SS
4. Is that a real gn? (to i reply no its a black regal) then i get this disapointed ohhh. like suddnly my car and all the work i did is crap. lol

[dadto2jays]

why put a single turbo when it's twin turbo from factory?LMAO!

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/03/0341-1.jpg


I work for Toyota and even I have heard that one many times....

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

i love doing this.. its pretty dumb and annoying.. for them.

Guy.. "hey man thats a really nice musclecar you got(my 67)"

Me.. "fong-fo say yongh shu mannye shao shing chang pong!"

Guy.. "oh.. okay.. nice car.."

Me.. "sang show waaaa?"

Guy (walks away)


I dont even speak chinese... ahhahah

[68Formula]

i love doing this.. its pretty dumb and annoying.. for them.

Guy.. "hey man thats a really nice musclecar you got(my 67)"

Me.. "fong-fo say yongh shu mannye shao shing chang pong!"

Guy.. "oh.. okay.. nice car.."

Me.. "sang show waaaa?"

Guy (walks away)


I dont even speak chinese... ahhahah


Dude, that's so mean. :evil:

[69496]

Old man walks up and starts talking "cars" with me and how he has been working on these old muscle cars his whole life.

he asks what motor I got in my chevelle and I say its a 396.

He responds "you know what the problem with 396's are?"

Me, "Nope"

Him, "they are just a bored out 327 and people would rev them too high and blow them up!"

Me, "Wow".

[MADMIKE]

Quotes about the Fairmont.

"Mah cuz-O gots a 'Bu wagon too. Has a tree-fiddy, **** is off the chain!"
"Why did you put a Ford in a Chevy wagon?"
"Hey look its a Fairlane/Cougar/LTD/LTDII/Crown Vic/Country Squire/Malibu/Safari/Cutlass/etc etc etc Wagon."
"Why did you put Ford emblems on that Malibu?"/"Why are there Mustang rims on your Chevy?"

*Put LP frame on the rear, "Friends don't let friends drive Chevys" *

This received more confused looks/questions than anything else. But cut down on the nonsense questions/statements.

Quotes on the '79 Calais

"I had a Cadillac like that when I was your age"-Old codger.
"Why do you have a (insert car name) grille on your (insert car name)?"
(In late '90s Oakland, you couldn't go a block without seeing a '78-'80 Cutlass coupe.)
Constantly being pulled over by OPD.
"your car matches the description of a bank robbery suspect" -OPD

*Relocated LP frame "Friends don't let friends drive Chevys" to Calais.*

"Nice Toronado!"
Well, that kinda worked...

Quotes on the '87 Cutlass coupe.

"My relative/friend had one of those GN/MC/SS/LeMans was hella fast!"
"Where did you get those headlights from?"
"How much do you want for your MC LS?"
"How many switches on that bitch?"
"Nice MC/SS/GN/LeMans."
"Why do you have Cutlass Rallyes on a Regal/Monte?"
"Nice Saturn" (!?!)
"Can we trade header panels? I have a '81-'86. that will fit"
"No hydros/eagle spokes, then why have it? What a waste."
"What year is that?/Thats not a Cutlass!, they stopped making them in '80-'86"
"Is that/Does that have a 4-40-2 in it?(yes 'four-forty-two')

*Relocated LP frame "Friends don't let friends drive Chevys" to '87.*

"&^*$ YO LY-SENSE!!!" - beater '84 Camaro Berlinetta driver on 20" IROCs
"Nice frame"*gives bird* - Gold chain wearing '80s Corvette driver. About five to date.

*pulling up to pump to fuel Cutlass*

"You can't park their! I need to get gas!"-30ish woman
I had driven pretty far forward to fill up. Apparently the fellow behind this woman needed gas as well, blocking her in between the pumps and our cars.
"Idiot, that's your trunk! What are you DOING?!?!!" As I proceed to fill up.
"STOP STOP STOP STOP!!!" I can only attribute this to being soon after 9-11. Paranoia, was at an all time high.

[prostreet69camaro]

What kinda gas mileage you get?? I tell them I didnt build it for gas mileage.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/03/DSC_6249-1.jpg

[Kenova]

What kinda gas mileage you get??


Occasionally I get the same question about my Vega. It still has it's original anemic 2.3 engine with an automatic trans.
I tell them "I don't know and I don't care".

Ken

[jackfrost]

"You can't park their! I need to get gas!"-30ish woman
I had driven pretty far forward to fill up. Apparently the fellow behind this woman needed gas as well, blocking her in between the pumps and our cars.
"Idiot, that's your trunk! What are you DOING?!?!!" As I proceed to fill up.
"STOP STOP STOP STOP!!!" I can only attribute this to being soon after 9-11. Paranoia, was at an all time high.

just.. wow.

I don't know how many times people have told me I should put a Chevy 350 or LS1 in my 442. :spank2:

[fantasygoat]

Yeah, it's weird, I get the gas mileage question all the time. If I cared about mileage I wouldn't be driving a 40-year-old car with a V8 now would I?

[frojoe]

Not relavent to my car, but funny ignorant conversion nonetheless...

Someone I knew from college was a total hack car guy, did his own stuff and thought it was the **** but really was just poor, poor quality. Also was dead set that his knowledge was 100% right. This started by discussing my '72 Nova..

Him: ".. oh cool, yeah my uncle has a factory stock '69 Camaro convertible"
Me: "Sweet, what engine/trans did he have in it?"
Him: "350 column shift from the factory, it was the Z/28 performance package"
Me: "(thinking ok where do I start) I'm pretty sure that the Z/28 was exclusively 302 & coupe"
Him: "No it was definitely convertible, I got a ride in it"
Me: "OK, but I know for a fact that they only came with 302's because that was the mandated engine size"
Him: "No it was definitely a 350, had a lot of power but surprisingly revved high"
Me: "Oooook...."

Went to check on the net to see if I totally didn't know my ****. Sure enough, according to slightly sketchy internet resources I could only find that MAYBE 1 convertible with Z/28 package was made for some high-up executive...

Me: "so I checked the net, seems like the Z/28 didn't come as a convertible. Ever."
Him: "Sorry but that's wrong, uncle has one"
Me: "Oh, actually it seems like there maybe was one made for a super high-up executive"
Him: "Oh yeah that's the one my uncle has"

Wow. That was the last straw. Anytime he'd try to start a car convo after that, he would be talking "at" me and would receive a blank, silent stare.

[twosaturns]

sometimes you just have to walk away.

when I was in technical school, there was a know-it-all sitting behind us who was explaining to some noob about how fast his 'rocket' 350 in his late 70's cutlass was. he knew he had it up over 180mph because, even though the speedo only went to 120, you 'could tell' how far past that it went and estimate it.
the amount of manure this guy shoveled out of his mouth was amazing.

[Jim Nilsen]

I have had quite a few people ask me how I got the CORVETTE wheels to fit my Camaro so well?

I tell them I used factory Corvette wheel adapters !!!!

They look at me and totally believe I still have stock Camaro suspension,lol.

They never even notice the license plate that says CORMARO or the polished aluminum control arms and rear suspension.

I had one annoying kid ask a million questions and then right before he was going to leave the car show come up to me and say,

I get it! I just saw your license plate and it says it all !!!!

It will have been fun while it lasted because they will be coming off in a couple of weeks and then we will see if people notice and come up with even more stupid questions before they look?

:cheers:

[Black-Jacket]

i hate people asking me how much things cost

i had a guy the other day at the gas station ask me what i paid for the wheels on my truck,

i replied "Canadian Currency"

gave me a dirty look and walked away

[NOT A TA]

I walk out of the post office yesterday and there's a middle aged couple examining the roll cage in The 14 Car (I leave the windows down).

Woman "Do you race your Ferrari?"
Me "Yes"
Man "See honey I told you it was a Ferrari!"
Me; open door, climb over cage, flip switches, and turn key... VROOM! Lady jumps back and yells at man "THATS THE LOUDEST FERRARI I EVER HEARD!"

[DreamSpeedPerf.]

i got my best one yesterday on my way to work..
" is that thing diesel..cause it sounds like my husband's f-350'
lmao

the one that really gets me mad is "oh i like your monte"...i drive a cutlass

[ModernMuseum]

Not car related, but...

Last year some buddies and I stopped at a biker bar to get a drink at the end of a road trip. I was driving a '10 Triumph Speed Triple in solid matte black. After parking, a decently hot lass comes up and says, is that the Harley version of a crotch rocket?
Me: Well, it's made by Triumph. It's called a Speed Triple.
Her: So, it's made by Harley, right?
Me: ...... ...Yes, it's a Harley.
Her: *wet crotch*


Also, I had plenty of people assume my 69 firebird was a camaro back in the day, despite the two foot nose protruding from the front.

[overZealous1]

i have a 97 gts viper. a few folks think it came with a v12.
my least favorite comment is the one where their friends dad has a buddy with a car that is way better than mine. i usually reply with gtfo, or "boy, too bad he isn't here" as it gets so old and stems from jealousy where they need to feel somewhat worthy. i do love the realization when i give those replies and it sinks in they are being idiots.

[LeighP]

I walk out of the post office yesterday and there's a middle aged couple examining the roll cage in The 14 Car (I leave the windows down).

Woman "Do you race your Ferrari?"
Me "Yes"
Man "See honey I told you it was a Ferrari!"
Me; open door, climb over cage, flip switches, and turn key... VROOM! Lady jumps back and yells at man "THATS THE LOUDEST FERRARI I EVER HEARD!"

Yeah, but John....our cars they do kinda look like a Ferrari, don't they? :)

[fbody_mike]

Yeah, but John....our cars they do kinda look like a Ferrari, don't they? :)


It is funny to see how many people, usually younger, trying to figure out what my 72 Formula is. It is debadged except for the PONTIAC lettering on the tail and grill. The best part is when they ask the year or model when they have walked around the car. I figure the personal plates with FBIRD 72 would be a clue.

[claytonisbob]

i have a 97 gts viper. a few folks think it came with a v12.
my least favorite comment is the one where their friends dad has a buddy with a car that is way better than mine. i usually reply with gtfo, or "boy, too bad he isn't here" as it gets so old and stems from jealousy where they need to feel somewhat worthy. i do love the realization when i give those replies and it sinks in they are being idiots.

I'm 6'6", I know there are a ton of people that are taller than me, I just don't typically see them on a daily basis. But of course every time I meet someone new they ALWAYS ask "How tall are you". I tell them and then it never fails, "My friend/father/brother/cousin/preacher/butcher/ect is 6'7"+++". I couldn't care less, I didn't ask them how tall the tallest person they knew was, or how short they are... it doesn't really make me mad, I just always think it's funny everyone says the same thing.

It's even better when they ask me if I play basketball (which I haven't since 7th grade, I'm 25 now). What a silly question to ask an adult.

I get the same thing from time to time about my car. "My friend/father/brother/cousin/preacher/butcher/ect had one of those, it was sooo fast." I think "one of those" pretty much means they had a car... it might have had a small block 305 in it :2nd:

[Roberts68]

One of the dumbest things I ever had happen in conversation with my car, besides all the dopes calling my Camaro a Mustang has to be a guy at the Musclecar Shootout at BIR in '97 who swore the flames on my car were a sticker (ok, vinyl graphic). Admittedly there are tape ridges here and there but as I closed the gap between myself and the guy around the car I asked him bluntly "If they were a sticker would that make it okay to pick at it?!"
I swear, sometimes spectators should have to go through a screening process. I also think the ones with big dangling key rings and other scratch prone adornments should have to be cavity searched before approaching vehicles.... In fact that would be a safe place to store their 6 pound key ring for the duration of the show.

[fbody_mike]

I swear, sometimes spectators should have to go through a screening process. I also think the ones with big dangling key rings and other scratch prone adornments should have to be cavity searched before approaching vehicles.... In fact that would be a safe place to store their 6 pound key ring for the duration of the show.


Same feeling here. There is one guy to shows up to an event regulary and he has a giant key ring filled with keys on his hip. Kinda like Snyder. I parked next to him once and was cringing the whole time he was near my paint.

[Matt@BOS]

I just noticed this and figured I'd throw out a little mini rant. I'm so tired of people asking me how much my car is worth. When I got broad sided in it two weeks ago a police officer and a sheriff responded to the call. the police officer just had to know how much my car cost. I told him he didn't want to know. He guessed 20 grand, and the sheriff who was a car guy laughed and told him just to look at the wheels, brakes, etc. Then the police officer responded with "25k?" and would drop the subject, so I finally told him to quadruple his figure and add some more. After recovering from having heart failure he told me he would rather just have the money to invest and "make 10k a year on," or to buy a Porsche. Ugh, and I still had to be polite too, so I just nodded ok and told him (to quote The Big Lebowski), "uh yeah that's like your opinion, man..."

Matt

[DartorDemon]

I would say the dumbest thing someone has asked me about my car was the day after i first took it to the drag strip. I was a little tired and left on the window markings. Which happened to be "3xxx".(i forget the exact number)

While i was getting gas some ghetto guy walked up and said "hey, is that how much it costs? I'll take it right now."

I said "no, i went racing last night"

he said "oh well, wanna sell it to me for that price anyways?"

[robertjra]

im building a 69 camaro i cant stand it when people ask how come you are speending so much on it just buy a new one..... what!!! do you even know what a 69 camaro is

[robertjra]

i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!! i get that all the time

[6'9"Witha69]

I'm 6'6", I know there are a ton of people that are taller than me, I just don't typically see them on a daily basis. But of course every time I meet someone new they ALWAYS ask "How tall are you". I tell them and then it never fails, "My friend/father/brother/cousin/preacher/butcher/ect is 6'7"+++". I couldn't care less, I didn't ask them how tall the tallest person they knew was, or how short they are... it doesn't really make me mad, I just always think it's funny everyone says the same thing.

It's even better when they ask me if I play basketball (which I haven't since 7th grade, I'm 25 now). What a silly question to ask an adult.

I get the same thing from time to time about my car. "My friend/father/brother/cousin/preacher/butcher/ect had one of those, it was sooo fast." I think "one of those" pretty much means they had a car... it might have had a small block 305 in it :2nd:
Yeah, LOTS of people know someone as tall or taller. Heck, I know people taller.

I remember working with a woman who was about 6'2", and was approached by our CEO at a party. He was about 5'9" and said'Hey, you're pretty tall, did you play basketball?" She responded with "No. You're pretty short, were you a jockey?"
Still amazed she didn't get fired. lol

[fantasygoat]

The 351 Cleveland engine was only in production for a very short time - 1970 to 1974 - and only in a small number of vehicles. The 351 Windsor was around for decades and put in pretty much everything with a Ford badge on it. The ratio of Cleveland to Windsor out in the world is probably 1:100.

Why is it, then, when people ask what I have in my car and I say "351", 99% of them reply "Cleveland?"

Also, it's none of your goddamn business how much I paid for my car, or how much it's worth.

Those two questions make up the vast majority of what I get asked. I should make a card or something.

[6'9"Witha69]

The 351 Cleveland engine was only in production for a very short time - 1970 to 1974 - and only in a small number of vehicles. The 351 Windsor was around for decades and put in pretty much everything with a Ford badge on it. The ratio of Cleveland to Windsor out in the world is probably 1:100.

Why is it, then, when people ask what I have in my car and I say "351", 99% of them reply "Cleveland?"

Also, it's none of your goddamn business how much I paid for my car, or how much it's worth.

Those two questions make up the vast majority of what I get asked. I should make a card or something.

Along those lines, anytime people ask my engine size and I say "383", the number of people who either ask "why the hell did you put a MOPAR engine in there" or "It can't be, there's no 6 pack" is hilarious.

[absintheisfun]

Also, it's none of your goddamn business how much I paid for my car, or how much it's worth.

I should make a card or something.

My prepackaged response to this question, or the mirrorlike, "how much did you spend building that" is simply, "more than I'm willing to tell my wife."

[Northeast Rod Run]

I've learned over the years that you can't win an argument when competing against ignorance.Isn't that the truth!

[Inverter]

Heres one (for the sport truck guys) Ive gotten for 20 yrs.

oooowh,,,lowrider !...
Sometimes they even start singin that stupid song...like the're going to impress me.

They dont know any better but I still wanna punch em in the face.

[rfalker1]

Also for me I must say how tall are you, I am 6"7 and it never ceases to amaze people at my height, I answer kindly saying I am 6"7. Next question that comes out their mouth is do you play basketball, which I actually do. I kindly respond no, I play table tennis, or that I am an world class swimmer.
It is hilarious to see there face

[Ripped]

I usually park well away from other cars, in parking lots. Just as I'm getting out, this person in a bmw with aftermarket wheels, pulls up and parks beside my car. (Why do idiots do that?)
Anyway he is obviously 'hoping' to show off his car, to me.

Then he asks me, "What's it worth?"

I just smiled, and I didn't answer him.

He says "20,000?"

I realized, that I am looking at an idiot, and didn't want to spend the time to educate him.

"You might be a little low." I answered, and just walked away.

[High Plains Mopars]

Also for me I must say how tall are you, I am 6"7 and it never ceases to amaze people at my height, I answer kindly saying I am 6"7. Next question that comes out their mouth is do you play basketball, which I actually do. I kindly respond no, I play table tennis, or that I am an world class swimmer.
It is hilarious to see there face

Might hit them with, "your really short, are you a horse jockey?"

[SRT-68]

"you can't do a frame off on a unibody car" like they caught me on something. well i replaced the sub frame, frame rails, and inner and outer rockers, trunk floor and full floor pan, quarters, doors,tail panel and fenders. trust me the frame was off the car

Oh yes you can.

[rfalker1]

looool

[Six_Shooter]

I get...

"When are you gonna paint it?" :hand: My reply is now "When it deserves it." I usually get a confuse look at that point. Car guys will laugh an nod their head.
"You should put a V8 in that!" :squint: There is no %^&ING way I am putting a V8 in my car, I have a real hate on for V8s any more, an only got worse after buying my car and having people tell me to put one in it.
After people find out I have a GM ECM running my Nissan engine in my 1973 Datsun 240Z I get "How does that work?" With the obligatory scrunched up confusion face. :hand: I just reply "Very well" anymore, some people laugh, others get pissed off.
"When are you gonna paint it?" :hand:
"I/my friend back in high school/uncle/father/mother/doctor/etc had one just like it."
"When are you gonna paint it?":hand:
"Why didn't you use Mega Squirt?" :squint: My ECM does as much if not more than the MS.
"How fast is it?" :hand:
"When are you gonna paint it?: :hand:
"Those cars came turbocharged." :squint:
"I bought one stock back in the day an it had a turbo just like it." :hand: The stock Nissan L28E turbo (From the next generation of Z car) is a Garret T3, I'm using a Borg Warner from a GM 6.5L Diesel.
"When are you gonna paint it?"
"You should put an RB26 in it!" ^&(* NO!, The RB is the SBC of the import world and gets swapped into everything import an some domestic. I can ORDER THE MOUNTS OUT OF A CATALOG FOR MY CAR to install an RB, no thank you.
"Wouldn't it be worth more stock?" :hand: Possibly, but I'm not building it for re-sale value.
"Are you running a piggy back on that car?" :hand: This was from an obvious ricer, who was probably way to young to realize there was a time before EFI.
"What's with the odd "distributer"?" Ok, this one isn't really that bad, but I get it often, since I have DIS on my car and many people wouldn't know what a DIS system looks like when it's adapted to a different car.
"When are you gonna paint it?" :hand:

[68Formula]

Six Shooter,

Saw your project in the garage shot thread. Nice Z! When you gonna paint it? :enguard:

[Six_Shooter]

Thanks. :)

I'll paint it when it deserves it. ;)

I may rattle can it this spring.....

[Defender67]

Ok, I'll play: I had my "new to me" 67 Camaro for all of two days. I went to autozone to pick up a brake light bulb for my wife's car. The guy behind the counter (in his 40's... working at autozone... and not the manager) says "that camaro is pretty nice" in a rather sarcastic tone. I'm not one to bite so, I politely reply, "thanks!" He proceeds to follow me outside.

Him: "Has the Z-28 stripes, huh?"
Me: "yes, it's just a coupe though."
Him: "yeah, I know it is." (me thinking... ooook?)

He proceeds to tell me about his 67 Z28 at home that was a built up as "a race car" so it couldn't be driven on the street. I'm thinking, oh here we go.

Me: "Why can't you get it registered?"
Him: "It's a modified race car, it doesn't have turn signals or anything."
Me: "Why don't you just stick some on and register it."
Him: "I want to keep it original, it's super rare."
Me: ".... I thought you said it was a modified race car?"
Him: "yeah, it's really rare."

wow.

[srh3trinity]

Thanks. :)

I'll paint it when it deserves it. ;)

I may rattle can it this spring.....

Is there a build thread for your car? I like old Z cars and it sounds like yours is pretty unique.

I have a 74 Base model Firebird. I get asked if I am going to put the bird on the hood every time somebody looks at it. A lot of times, they raise their arms like their wings are spread when they ask the question. Mine will probably be rattle canned a flat color for a couple of years while I wait on the proverbial ship to come in, so I am banking on getting the bird question, the "when you gonna paint it" question and the "nice Camaro" response over the next few years.

[MattRush10]

All of these dont really bother me, but "Is that your dads car?" really strikes a chord.

Being only 19, 17 when I got my '72 Skylark, I get this a lot and it sure as hell pisses me off!

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

I get...



you should put a V8 in it...





ahhahahahaaha

[ZuperZport]

Here is a little different spin on this thread -

During the first go around with my freshly restored Camaro (10+ years ago) I did the whole local "car show circuit" in my area. Did quite well. 11 shows. 11 First Places. Cool.

Anyway, at EVERY show there was this early 20's-ish kid who would come up to me and ask the most bizarre questions about my car. His name was Andrew.

Andrew would ask "Is that the original color?", "Are you going to re-paint it?", "Does it have nitro?" (yes he would say "nitro") and on and on and on. You get the picture. At some shows he would spy me as I rolled in and jog next to my car and start in asking all the questions. It was almost like he was my "groupie".

From day one I could tell this poor guy had some MINOR mental issues that he was born with. Sad case - but overall a very sweet kid. I always treated him with respect and dignity at every show. I always answered all his questions. Just was the "right" thing to do. Sure you would all do the same.

Some other imature show spectators would say very improper things behind his back or even say "What a stupid question" right there near my car. I always intervened and told the losers who gave Andrew a hard time that "There are no stupid questions.....only stupid answers". Usually shut the idiots up and sent them on there way.

Nevertheless, at one of the last shows of the season, this older woman approached me and asked if I was Scott and if this was my green Camaro. I said yes, and she proceeded to tell me that she was Andrew's mother and how much it meant to her to see her son so happy when he came home from the various car shows. She said Andrew would be so excited that he saw my car and was able to ask all his questions. Andrew's mother said some of the other car show participants we not very nice at times and Andrew would get somewhat depressed soon after attending a show. With a tear in her eye she thanked me for being so respectful and thoughtful to her son. I was touched to say the least.

During our conversation here came Andrew, big smile and all. I told him to hang around to the end of the show and I would take him for a ride in the Camaro. He was delighted to say the least.

That was a good day.

[SicMonte]

"hey...is that a Grand National?"


IT'S A MONTE CARLO!!!!!!!!!!

[SickSpeedMonte]

We get "is that a camaro" once in a while too.

[SicMonte]

Here is a little different spin on this thread -

During the first go around with my freshly restored Camaro (10+ years ago) I did the whole local "car show circuit" in my area. Did quite well. 11 shows. 11 First Places. Cool.

Anyway, at EVERY show there was this early 20's-ish kid who would come up to me an ask the most bizarre questions about my car. His name was Andrew.

Andrews would ask "Is that the original color?", "Are you going to re-paint it?", "Does it have nitro?" (yes he would say "nitro") and on and on and on. You get the picture. At some shows he would spy me as I rolled in and jog next to my car and start in asking all the questions. It was almost like he was my "groupie".

From day one I could tell this poor guy had some MINOR mental issues that he was born with. Sad case - but overall a very sweet kid. I always treated him with respect and dignity at every show. I always answered all his questions. Just was the "right" thing to do. Sure you would all do the same.

Some other imature show spectators would say very improper things behind his back or even say "What a stupid question" right there near my car. I always intervened and told the losers who gave Andrew a hard time that "There are no stupid questions.....only stupid answers". Usually shut the idiots up and sent them on there way.

Nevertheless, at one of the last shows of the season, this older woman approached me and asked if I was Scott and if this was my green Camaro. I said yes, and she proceeded to tell me that she was Andrew's mother and how much it meant to her to see her son so happy when he came home from the various car shows. She said Andrew would be so excited that he saw my car and was able to ask all his questions. Andrew's mother said some of the other car show participants we not very nice at times and Andrew would get somewhat depressed soon after attending a show. With a tear in her eye she thanked me for being so respectful and thoughtful to her son. I was touched to say the least.

During our conversation here came Andrew, big smile and all. I told him to hang around to the end of the show and I would take him for a ride in the Camaro. He was delighted to say the least.

That was a good day.


...and this is what this hobby is all about. Sharing our passion with others. You are a good man my friend.

[twosaturns]

Here is a little different spin on this thread -


That was a good day.
Dude, you had me half expecting a tragic ending there, like 'Andrew's last wish was to get a ride in your car, but sadly he passed away last week".
and that would have shut this thread down FOR GOOD.

seriously, good job. I think a lot of us were that annoying little kid (I'm pretty sure when I was 10 I asked a guy w/ a superbird if he would give me his car...)

[LowFast]

Heres one (for the sport truck guys) Ive gotten for 20 yrs.

oooowh,,,lowrider !...
Sometimes they even start singin that stupid song...like the're going to impress me.

They dont know any better but I still wanna punch em in the face.

I have a dropped 03 F150 and get the same crap all of the time. Funny to since with the a procharger running 12psi it can wax most showroom floor "muscle" cars. The other reponse is, you ruined that truck, now it can't haul stuff or go off road. Wow, payload didn't change and how often do the 8" lifted city trucks ever see dirt, jackass!

[dusterbd13]

...and this is what this hobby is all about. Sharing our passion with others. You are a good man my friend.



AS a man that works with those kinds of people, we need to rember theyre just that: people. treat 'em like it.

we wouldnt want to be treated with disrespect or our kids to be.

most of my guys love going to car shows, but ask some of the strangest questions about the cars to me. and its ok. thats how they learn.


my annoying question of the week:
why do you have a toobox on a lowrider?

ive gotten that one every day soince i put the box on my daily driven 3/4 dropped 1/2 ton.

my answer:
do YOU leave your luggage and stuff outside in the rain?

Michael

[Fastrun72]

I had one from 20 years ago that i remember like yesterday...I was pulling into a campground and running a pete jackson gear drive and the camp ranger comes up to me and says " i think somethings wrong with your transmission"....it still makes me laugh!

[KacyZ28]

"why do you spend so much money on that old thing"<----wife

ever thought to remind them the car is the same age as them?

[BonzoHansen]

...During our conversation here came Andrew, big smile and all. I told him to hang around to the end of the show and I would take him for a ride in the Camaro. He was delighted to say the least.

That was a good day.
You're a good dude.

[Vicinity]

I used to have that exact car... except... everything was different. Oh, it was a Chevelle, too.

Put the rally's back one [The discs on my brakes are as big as the rally's...]

[surnufz]

While driving my 68 Z/28 one afternoon a couple months ago, a car load of teenagers pull up beside me yelling out the window "Hey, thats a nice car, it's a mustang right?" I was so dumbfounded that I didn't know what to say.

[2blownstangs]

I've been on Ride Tech stuff for years. I would park the car on the ground (naturally) and folks would be waiting at the car when I get back sometimes. They would ask "how in the hell do you drive that car with the front bumper on the pavement"

[Zachalanche]

best one for my 70 mach 1:

Gaper: is that a camaro?

Me: Mustang.

Gaper: 67?

Me: '70.

Gaper: Yeah I had one just like that but I had to sell it because I got too many tickets.


Most common and anoying: "how much horspower does it have?"

[mc84_zz4]

Here is a little different spin on this thread -
...
During our conversation here came Andrew, big smile and all. I told him to hang around to the end of the show and I would take him for a ride in the Camaro. He was delighted to say the least.
That was a good day.
Let me buy you a cyber-beer :cheers:

You made that kid's week, he's probably going to devour all info related to Camaros from that
moment on.
You gave him something he'll never forget, that is what the hobby is all about, sharing the passion.
:twothumbs:

[Vicinity]

best one for my 70 mach 1:

Gaper: is that a camaro?

Me: Mustang.

Gaper: 67?

Me: '70.

Gaper: Yeah I had one just like that but I had to sell it because I got too many tickets.


Most common and anoying: "how much horspower does it have?"

I love saying "Not a lot. Wanna race for pinks?"

Ends the conversation rather quick.

[Zachalanche]

I love saying "Not a lot. Wanna race for pinks?"

Ends the conversation rather quick.

I usually gave them my best guess of what my hp was at the wheels at altitude (not a very flattering number). in a world where everyone thinks they have 500 hp. I've found it easy to surprise a lot of people.

[RicerwannaB]

I hate

Local college kids in my neighborhood (im 24 in college) "Must be nice to have rich parents"
"Yeah, Must be, To bad two combat tours to iraq paid for this car"
Or older people "Who willed that to you"
Then again, I tell them I paid for it all myself.
Then the response "With what, Drug money"
"No actually, With money I earned while serving 14 months in iraq, Getting shot at and blown up to protect the freedoms of ignorant ****s like you"

Apparently unless you are a vietnam vet you cant be a disabled veteran?

And my license plate says "Iraq Veteran"???

[ZuperZport]

Thanks Douglas, Keith, Michael, Scott & Dave.

You know the saying - "You get what you give".

- Scott

[68Formula]

From day one I could tell this poor guy had some MINOR mental issues that he was born with. Sad case - but overall a very sweet kid. I always treated him with respect and dignity at every show. I always answered all his questions. Just was the "right" thing to do. Sure you would all do the same.

Some other imature show spectators would say very improper things behind his back or even say "What a stupid question" right there near my car. I always intervened and told the losers who gave Andrew a hard time that "There are no stupid questions.....only stupid answers". Usually shut the idiots up and sent them on there way.

...Andrew's mother said some of the other car show participants we not very nice at times and Andrew would get somewhat depressed soon after attending a show. With a tear in her eye she thanked me for being so respectful and thoughtful to her son. I was touched to say the least.


You're a good man ZuperZport.

In the off chance someone who would treat someone with Andrew's situation in an unkind and disrespectful manner comes across this thread on the internet...

If doing that makes you feel superior, you're clearly not much further advanced in mental capacity. And in addition, you're an ahole.

It's very disappointing to find I share my hobby with people like that. It makes the rest of us look bad.

[gtncpa]

How about; the guys buddy, friend, father, cousin, uncle, neighbor has the same car .. only with more hp and faster.

My answer is ... a dumb stare ... and than I say .. where is your car. The point to some beater Honda, Toyota or some thing like that ... and I just shake my head.

[rfalker1]

From day one I could tell this poor guy had some MINOR mental issues that he was born with. Sad case - but overall a very sweet kid. I always treated him with respect and dignity at every show. I always answered all his questions. Just was the "right" thing to do. Sure you would all do the same.

Some other imature show spectators would say very improper things behind his back or even say "What a stupid question" right there near my car. I always intervened and told the losers who gave Andrew a hard time that "There are no stupid questions.....only stupid answers". Usually shut the idiots up and sent them on there way.

...Andrew's mother said some of the other car show participants we not very nice at times and Andrew would get somewhat depressed soon after attending a show. With a tear in her eye she thanked me for being so respectful and thoughtful to her son. I was touched to say the least.



Local college kids in my neighborhood (im 24 in college) "Must be nice to have rich parents"
"Yeah, Must be, To bad two combat tours to iraq paid for this car"
Or older people "Who willed that to you"
Then again, I tell them I paid for it all myself.
Then the response "With what, Drug money"
"No actually, With money I earned while serving 14 months in iraq, Getting shot at and blown up to protect the freedoms of ignorant ****s like you

I salute you both.

The time it takes to make feel terrible is just about the same time it takes to make someone feel special.

I hate when people assume stuff about me, at least let me prove it to you so you can stop making an A++ out of u and umption

[2blownstangs]

I hate

Local college kids in my neighborhood (im 24 in college) "Must be nice to have rich parents"
"Yeah, Must be, To bad two combat tours to iraq paid for this car"
Or older people "Who willed that to you"
Then again, I tell them I paid for it all myself.
Then the response "With what, Drug money"
"No actually, With money I earned while serving 14 months in iraq, Getting shot at and blown up to protect the freedoms of ignorant ****s like you"

Apparently unless you are a vietnam vet you cant be a disabled veteran?

And my license plate says "Iraq Veteran"???

Nice, I feel ya bro. Same boat here. Iraq and Afghanistan was my Vietnam.

[sr73bu]

Thanks Douglas, Keith, Michael, Scott & Dave.

You know the saying - "You get what you give".

- Scott


... thats the way I look at things.... what's 10 minutes of your time, to make another persons entire day or week... you are a good man Scott.

I typically get: "thats not a Chevelle" -lol

[cobragt]

Back when I had my 75 Monte Carlo......... That thing sounds good, what size motor you got? (me) 300 horse 350 out of a 69 Impala. (him) Small block or big block? Then there was always my favorite...... Does that have a 3/4 or a full race cam in it?

A guy came over to the house to give us an estimate on finishing our fence and he was looking at my 78 Mustang Cobra in the driveway. He said his mothers neighbor had a 78 Mustang that was that Aqua color they came in. I said I was going to paint mine GM Dark polo green which is almost black til the sun hits it. He looked at me and asked, You don't want to paint it that Aqua? Dude! I wouldn't have said green if I was going to paint it freakin blue!

[cobragt]

Where's the hood bird???? LOL!!!

oooohhh make the hydraulics go! make it bounce! make it bounce!!! Does it bounce? Why won't it bounce?!?!?! MAKE IT BOUNCE!!:machine:

Nice mustang, nice camaro, nice trans am, nice formula 1.

I had a (insert year, normally 65-85) just like that, except with the 512 small block caddy motor. Red with white interior, had cragar mags on it.

(Why do they always have cragar mags? Did cragar really sell that many sets of mag wheels?)

There ain't no way that's a '78. The '78's had one headlight/different grilles/shakers on the hood/a bird on the hood/foglights.

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A BIRD ON THE HOOD? PUT A BIRD ON THE HOOD! MAKE IT BOUNCE! BIRD ON THE HOOD!!!!!!

There's no way that's a 350.
There's no way that came with a 350.
There's no way that came with a saginaw.
There's no way that came with a manual transmission.
There's no way that came with red interior.
There's no way that came without a bird on it. PUT A BIRD ON THE HOOD!!
That's a pontiac motor--you can tell by the intake.
That's a 305-- you can tell by the harmonic balancer.
That's not a 5-speed-- you can tell by the casing
There's no way you got a 5-speed in that car.
That's such a redneck car.
I'd outrun that with my stock fox body/ stock iron duke third gen/ stock civic/ moped.
Do you not have mufflers?
What do you mean your car doesn't have leaf springs? It's that old?
That's not a coilover.
That's not a fourlink.
Airbags are just for show.
Airbags make your car ride like s*it.
I bet it handles about like my navigator.
I bet it handles about like my caddy.
Tell your daddy nice car!
Paint it black.
Put black interior in it.
Put tan interior in it.
Put a cowl hood on it.
Put a ford 9" in it.
Put a locker in it.
Why would you put all of those tubes everywhere?
MAAAAAKKKEEEE IIIIITTTTT BBBOOOUUUUNNNCCEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Put a bird on it.

And, my personal favorite.... I'LL GIVE YOU 3 GRAND FOR IT RIGHT NOW.

I hate people.

[cobragt]

Nice Pinto.... It's not a Pinto it's a Mustang. But isn't it the same car? NO!

why'd you paint your Mustang purple? It's not purple it's midnight blue, The accent stripe and lettering is purple. Open your eyes Dumba$$!

Why'd you put that wing on the back of your Monte Carlo? You should really take it off. First off there are holes in the deck lid. Second, It's my car and I like it there!

Is that a real SS? In my head( No dumbass it's not real they only made an SS Monte in 70) but what I said was (Why yes, My uncle worked for GM and it's one of only a few 75 Monte SS's made for GM Exec's) HaHa morons bought it.

My friend Mike ( who I hadn't seen in 15 yrs) saw my Expedition was lowered and said don't you know your suppose to raise trucks ( he's kind of a reddneck) And I said... Not if you want it to go around corners!

The guy at the bank tells me I need to put 20's on my Expedition. I said anything bigger than an 18 obnoxious.

[liljohn442]

My brother has an 83 Monte SS that he took everyday to high school. He graduates and i start driving. I get an 81 Regal. First week driving it to school i got out of my car at least 220 times explaining that it didn't say Regal on the grille for show it was a totally different car.

[ZuperZport]

It's very disappointing to find I share my hobby with people like that. It makes the rest of us look bad.

Unfortunately its the world we live in - 99.9% of everyone can be awesome - its that .1% of bad apples that cause all the trouble.

[ZuperZport]

... thats the way I look at things.... what's 10 minutes of your time, to make another persons entire day or week... you are a good man Scott.

I typically get: "thats not a Chevelle" -lol

You said it Sean...............pay it forward.............
.................see you at RTTS.

[ZuperZport]

The time it takes to make feel terrible is just about the same time it takes to make someone feel special.



Very well said Randal.

[ZuperZport]

Nice, I feel ya bro. Same boat here. Iraq and Afghanistan was my Vietnam.

Thank you for your service. Could not enjoy our hobby without guys like you.

[ZuperZport]

"No actually, With money I earned while serving 14 months in iraq, Getting shot at and blown up to protect the freedoms of ignorant ****s like you"

And my license plate says "Iraq Veteran"???

Thank you for your service. Could not enjoy our hobby without guys like you.

[gtncpa]

Good point Randall.

I take my car to shows ... it is my DD for now ... it has 100K on it .. so I let kids touch it and sit in it. Kids love Mustangs and verts. Once kids become teenagers they what to see a car with a Euro badge or a Japanese badge on it.

Here is how I try to live my life:
Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

My daughter ... for example, is fighting some internal things. So I am very sensitive to people. She has made me a better person.

[WhiteFish]

Great thread.
I have a 73 Barracuda, a guy from work saw it and says "you bought a Javelin!"

[moreHP]

I was at the gas station in my 70 cutlass and I have been working on the interior and have 2004 GTO seats in it. Well I plan on having the panel on the front seats that has "GTO" embroidered into it redone, but havent yet. So as I am gassing up a guy is walking around the car and checking it out. Well the he walks up to me and tells me thats the nicest GTO he has ever seen. I was kinda confused at first but didnt say anything but "thank you" and then I realized he was reading the seats and thinking it was a GTO!

[Evil Stu]

I have a 73 Barracuda, a guy from work saw it and says "you bought a Javelin!"



Same company.....:wedgie:

[Evil Stu]

I have a 73 Barracuda, a guy from work saw it and says "you bought a Javelin!"

Same company.....:wedgie:

[Vicinity]

I was at the gas station in my 70 cutlass and I have been working on the interior and have 2004 GTO seats in it. Well I plan on having the panel on the front seats that has "GTO" embroidered into it redone, but havent yet. So as I am gassing up a guy is walking around the car and checking it out. Well the he walks up to me and tells me thats the nicest GTO he has ever seen. I was kinda confused at first but didnt say anything but "thank you" and then I realized he was reading the seats and thinking it was a GTO!

At least he didn't say, what a clean Recaro you have. Lol.

[Bandit]

Showed Wes's car to the guy building my father's car. Of course his wife came out to see it too....

Of course his wife says the following:

Her: Where's the big bird?
Wes: What bird?
Her: The one that goes on the hood! It's a Firebird right?
Wes: Yea but it doesn't have a bird.
Her: Why not? They all have birds!
Wes: No, Trans-ams have birds on the hood...
Her: Well you need to put that on your Christmas list!


Heh heh...I usually say "It flew away"

[Trevon]

I agree with some of the others... I get a lot of "THIS CAR IS YOURS?!" "yea..." Haven't gotten any offensive comments yet, but I will come back quickly with a quip of the military. I bought my own car with my money from serving...I'll let them know.

And pet peeve for my car, "that thing have the 350?" NO! I know a lot of cars had the 350, but mine doesn't! hah. I've had that said to me sooo many times and it wasn't even an option!

[stapel7]

went to NAPA to get a tranny mount. I gave the guy the part number and he said he had to know what its for. I said a chevy. what year? I dont have a clue. Gave him the part number this went on for a few min. Then another guy wanted to know the problem. I said I needed a tranny mount and gave in the part number. the best part The 2nd guy asked the first guy what the problem he gave you the part number and the 1st guy look right and him and said I KNOW IM NOT STUPID. the 2nd guy got the part for me and as I was checking out told me aout how eveyone in that store are all really good and know what there doing and how to work on cars.

[406 Q-ship]

went to NAPA to get a tranny mount. I gave the guy the part number and he said he had to know what its for. I said a chevy. what year? I dont have a clue. Gave him the part number this went on for a few min. Then another guy wanted to know the problem. I said I needed a tranny mount and gave in the part number. the best part The 2nd guy asked the first guy what the problem he gave you the part number and the 1st guy look right and him and said I KNOW IM NOT STUPID. the 2nd guy got the part for me and as I was checking out told me aout how eveyone in that store are all really good and know what there doing and how to work on cars.

Got one like that too........Shelp Boys (name changed to insult the guilty), went in to get spark plugs for the 330 hp 350 GMPP crate engine. I have the booklet GM gives you with the engine that covers all the important information for installation, like the AC Delco spark plug part number. I approach the parts counter and ask for the plug by the number.

Counter flunky: What year? What make? What Model?

Me: It is a GM crate engine and uses a different plug than the original plug. I have the part number right here in the information book GM gave me for the engine.

Counter flunky: I need to look them up

Me: No you don't, I have giving you the correct number for the application.

Counter flunky: I need to look them up by year, make, and model to get you the right plugs.

Me: HEY your not listening.......The application for my car will not be correct, the engine has been changed to a crate engine from GM!

Counter flunky: I have no way to give you the parts until you tell me year, make, and model

Me; (I have enough of this moron and have information he does not) OK here is what you say will get the correct pieces. 1968 Chevrolet Malibu with a 350 or 5.7 liter. (at this point I am looking over the counter and see where the AC plugs are kept, and I am trying to find them on the shelf)

Counter flunky: There is no listing of a 350 in a 1968 Chevy Malibu.......

Me: No kidding, just like I told you? Imagine that! (I step around the counter and grab the set of 8 off the shelf and walk to the front of the store)


The only thing worse is when you go to them to get a part and it is look up item......and the computer its WRONG and you know it is WRONG when the "counter parts person" handed it to you. You tell them that the computer is WRONG and they need to look it up in the books..........THEY WILL ARGUE WITH YOU!

[twosaturns]

the problem w/ computerized inventory is that they only way to get to the listings is by year/make/model. those guys are trained to look stuff up that way, throw them a curveball and they don't know what to do.
long gone are the days of a 4 ft wide rack of books to look stuff up!

[crustysack]

as Bullet Tooth Tony once said "Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity"

[ksmith9416]

I can't wait. Adding to the counter geeks' confusion (in addition to the '69 Mustang with 351 C, AOD and Explorer disc rear), we are putting a 2011 5.0 (Coyote) and 4R70W in a '54 panel truck, my '66 Bronco is getting the EFI from an '88 van, with mass air conversion, ZF 5 sp and full width Super Duty axles. And the '66 Mustang is getting the engine and trans out of a '90 Tbird SC...

[andrewb70]

the problem w/ computerized inventory is that they only way to get to the listings is by year/make/model. those guys are trained to look stuff up that way, throw them a curveball and they don't know what to do.
long gone are the days of a 4 ft wide rack of books to look stuff up!

If the Rock Auto website allows parts to be searched by part number, why can't the brick and mortar store's databases do the same?

Andrew

[olason]

Well I have three projects.

The 1983 CJ7, bought as a repo nothing really was wrong like the guy told me. Needed a windshield replaced was it really.

UPS guy stops and knocks on the door, I answer and he is wondering if its for sale. I say no.
My dad is washing his pickup up town and a guy asks about my CJ7 how much it is worth. Knowing nothing he throws out a couple thousand, which would have been a good turn around on investment.

My grandpa's CJ2A I have torn apart.

It will never be done.
Might as well haul it to the bush my dad will say. Dad I am working on the farm for you, hence why I can't get anything done. And weekends home from college I am still working for you.
My grandma wants it done so my grandpa can take all his old girlfriends for a ride and she can meet them all lol.

My 1968 Oldsmobile 442

Your making more of a mess put it together and finish it. (I can't without taking it apart dad, it needs to be gone through. Making fun of me never being able to work on it and get body work done, Dad its my first real project car. Other than its in your shop be supportive you bought it for me to pay you back.)
"The best resale value is in a frame off restoration" - wrong
I explain my plan for my 442 "why would you do that" because its my car and I plan to drive it. Plus it isn't like every car on the road then.
"Does that thing have a 442 engine in it" - NO! 442 was never a size of engine dumb@$$, even though I have a rebuilt Olds rocket 350 in it I am sure.
"It looks worse every time I come in here, if you go to sell it you won't get anything for it" Dad it needs to come apart again so I can fix the crappy bondo job the previous owner messed up on doing the bodywork. As the bondo cracks right off.

[twosaturns]

If the Rock Auto website allows parts to be searched by part number, why can't the brick and mortar store's databases do the same?

Andrew

I'm sure they CAN, but they don't know how or their computer screens aren't set up that way, whatever.
of course, lots of people also shop rock auto by application also. I always start w/ the big red button :)

[406 Q-ship]

the problem w/ computerized inventory is that they only way to get to the listings is by year/make/model. those guys are trained to look stuff up that way, throw them a curveball and they don't know what to do.
long gone are the days of a 4 ft wide rack of books to look stuff up!

They do have the books at the end of the counter too, it is just that most of the counter flunkys are too lazy to look it up. Too be honest I now do the look up online and have the parts "will call" for pick up from an outlet. Rock Auto is great if you have the time to wait for it too be delivered.

[rfalker1]

I was at the gas station in my 70 cutlass and I have been working on the interior and have 2004 GTO seats in it. Well I plan on having the panel on the front seats that has "GTO" embroidered into it redone, but havent yet. So as I am gassing up a guy is walking around the car and checking it out. Well the he walks up to me and tells me thats the nicest GTO he has ever seen. I was kinda confused at first but didnt say anything but "thank you" and then I realized he was reading the seats and thinking it was a GTO!


loooool, at least he read... before assuming!!!

[solarguy09]

My two are , "Do you want to sell it ? ", There is no sign on it, and when I am dead, the administrator of my Will, is going to handle it.

And, "For the money you put into your Car, you could have had a new Car" ....I have newer cars, and I have owned this one since 1983...

Can't people just say "Nice car " ??

[solarguy09]

I am having Rushforth wheels Built right now...

I can't wait until someone says that I should have left the stock wheels on it.....

Really ?? And should I run the Poly Glas Biased Ply 60's on it too ??

That would make the Willwoods and Coil overs really Mad...

[twosaturns]

I can't wait until someone says that I should have left the stock wheels on it.....

Really ?? And should I run the Poly Glas Biased Ply 60's on it too ??

...
reminds me years ago when I was working on my '70 nova (which was my brother's, and my Mom's before that; my parents bought it new in '69)
Dad: why do you have to change everything? why can't you leave it the way it was?"
Me: well, Dad, it was a inline 6 w/ a powerglide (both long gone), 14" bias plys (also long gone),4 wheel non-power drum brakes and no front sway bar (my brother left it like that even after he put a 327 and a muncie in it, yikes!)
I want to be able to stop and steer the car Dad...

[solarguy09]

Another Good one is, "Can I Drive It ? ".....I say sure, if you are fully insured, and you have a GT3 or a ZR1 you are leaving for me to spank.....

[the dan]

I dont know if its the dumbest of just most annoying...
"hows your truck coming"
well if it wasnt coming out as perfect as i wanted it to, then i wouldnt be building it...
followed by (same person)
"when is it going to be done?"
after seeing this:
https://www.pro-touring.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=49559&d=1317145366

If youre not paying someone to finish it, how do you know when it will possibly be done?

[Zachalanche]

"Haven't you been working on that for like, 10 years?"
NO, I was driving it for the first 8.

"what kind of headlights are you going to get? you should get those (insert whatever is poplular at thie time here)."
perhaps after I have a rolling chassis I'll take the time to not consider what you said.

"where are you going to drive a car that has that much power? My car has XXX Hp and that's plenty for me."
Its going to be roughly the same power to weight as my motorcycle. Ill drive it wherever I want. however I want.

"you know what you should do.........."
Stop listening to you? go build your own car and I'll let you know when I want your opinoin.

[frojoe]

"when is it going to be done?"


Haha, sounds way too familiar...

them: "How's the car coming?"

me: "It's coming along, slowly"

them: "Oh nice! When's it gonna be on the road"

me: (used to give a tentative date, now i just say...) "It'll be on the road when it's on the road"

them: "Oh good!! Cuz I want a ride in it real bad!" or "good, I've been waiting forever to get a ride in it"

me: (after many hundreds of hours of labour on it...) "Yea no ****, I want a ride in it too!"

[claytonisbob]

I dont know if its the dumbest of just most annoying...
"hows your truck coming"
well if it wasnt coming out as perfect as i wanted it to, then i wouldnt be building it...
followed by (same person)
"when is it going to be done?"
after seeing this: ...
...
If youre not paying someone to finish it, how do you know when it will possibly be done?

QFT.

I get the "How's the car coming?" by guys at work and friends all the time. Their questions sometimes seems almost sarcastic to me because every time I answer them it's the same answer "Which Car?" (they pick one...) "It's coming along ok, slowly..." and they really could care less. I think they just ask to fill the air with words and because I'm "that car guy". If I actually start getting into detail about what I'm working on their eyes glaze over and they start looking for an exit strategy.

They also seem to ask as if I'm going to say "It's done" at some point. I never plan on being done... ever.

[twosaturns]

this is not mine, but I witnessed it:
some VW guys I used to hang out with back in the day were building a '85 GTI, full disassembly, new parts throughout, lots of corrado parts, coil overs, detailed like a show car, modded G60 supercharged corrado engine, pushing over 220 hp. car was in the VW tuner mags.
VW dealer parts delivery guy drops off some parts one day, car is half assembled.
parts guy: you know what you should do, you should put a VR6 in there!
us: (roll eyes...)
if they WANTED a VR6 they would have GOT a VR6!

(you have to be into VDubs to understand the irony)

[NJSPEEDER]

The most annoying thing I get to hear is about gas mileage. The whole "oh, you have a V8. that thing must suck down gas"

I drive a 99 Z28 with a few mild bolt on mods, so actually the mileage isn't far off of what people get out of their Honda Accord. Sitting on cruise control 70-75mph I can knock down 30mpg and I routinely get 22mpg commuting.

Although my favorite part is telling them that I only fill up about once a month while they are bitching about the price of gas. I only live 2 miles from work. lol

[the dan]

i have started to just tell people that ask "how its coming" that i sold it. makes for a OH, and thats it

[aaroncorvette]

Great thread guys!

My Dad's got a custom '51 Studebaker, a guy came up to him and said with a totally straight face "nice Nissan"! Did Nissan make cars back then?? If they did i'm sure they wouldn't look like a Stude.

We put the Studebaker emblem back on as we couldn't take the " nice car, what is it?" any more.

51389

In my '71 'vette I get "I bet that drinks fuel?" all the time as fuel is stupid expensive over in England, I just reply "funny that, most car's do" or " worse than a Mondeo but better than a Range Rover"

Other comments I get are

What year Ferrari is that?
How fast does it go?
It can't go round corners though?
Do you want to sell it?
You've ruined it with those exhausts coming out of the sides ( sidepipes!)

And my personal fave " ouch! That exhaust is hot!".................it would be, it's an exhaust.

[solarguy09]

reminds me years ago when I was working on my '70 nova (which was my brother's, and my Mom's before that; my parents bought it new in '69)
Dad: why do you have to change everything? why can't you leave it the way it was?"
Me: well, Dad, it was a inline 6 w/ a powerglide (both long gone), 14" bias plys (also long gone),4 wheel non-power drum brakes and no front sway bar (my brother left it like that even after he put a 327 and a muncie in it, yikes!)
I want to be able to stop and steer the car Dad...

No kidding...I am ready for the 2011 technology that I am installing underneath . The LT-1 and Muncie want to see what all the talk is about Coil overs, and Willwoods... I Hear that I will be Happy..

I started out in 1976, in an SS with Biased Ply tires...After driving on square tires, and manual drum brakes, this should be crazy fun...

[hookemdevils22]

Joe, when exactly IS yours going to be done? :razz:

I think the worst is 'Hey, nice Chevelle!' Though I did have a 14 year-old kid did actually identify her correctly the other day. It gave me a glimmer of hope for our youth...

[twosaturns]

...Though I did have a 14 year-old kid did actually identify her correctly the other day. It gave me a glimmer of hope for our youth...
I would be the kid who would have bugged any guy w/ a Superbird, even in the '80's it was already a rare car and no one usually knew what it was. I think I asked one guy if he would give it to me :(

(hey, I was only 12!)

[mc84_zz4]

Though I did have a 14 year-old kid did actually identify her correctly the other day. It gave me a glimmer of hope for our youth...
That same kid asks EVERY owner if their car is a Nova...
:hammer:

[Dolmaner]

I dont even have my car yet, and i plan on making a pro touring Demon, and I get alot of "why dont you just buy a Civic?" or "thats a waste of money"

[hookemdevils22]

That same kid asks EVERY owner if there car is a Nova...
:hammer:

Awww... there went that glimmer of hope :hand:

[CHRIZ28]

Ever since I pulled the biggs n littles off the Firehawk, lowered it and put the six speed back in and the sway bars back on. I keep getting, "Oh, you detuned it? Why did you put it back to stock? That car use to be fast!" Yes I know it was fast, we built the d*mn car and raced the crap out of it. And no, the engine still makes all the power it ever did. Please go away now. lol.

Chris

[GunaMan74]

It's so hard to stay cool with the array of idiotic questions we get bombarded with at car shows, I try to just be honest and open but sometimes I have to "find" something in the trunk! I love the kids who ask questions, they come up with some pretty clever ones. I have a 74 Chevelle Laguna S3 and everybody asks if its a Monte Carlo (sort of understandable) or a Camaro ????? (guess the single roundheadlights?). Most people remember a car with the swiveling bucket seats from their past and they really dig that. I've only had a few import guys be a little stupid but nothing too bad. I figure if they made it out to see a car show then that deserves my patience because when we need public suppport to prevent stupid legislation, maybe they will remember all those cool cars and cool car guys they met at a show!!

[Jeramy]

them "is that a chevelle?"
me "no its a 1970 monte carlo"
best friend "just fill the rust holes with bondo and paint it"
me (blank stare for full minute)"get away from my car"
wife, in-laws,coworkers "how longs gonna take you to fix it?"
me "i should be able to drive it to my kids graduation ' (hes in 4th grade)
parents,coworkers,friends "why do you want to upgrade the brakes and suspension just put the stock stuff back on and put an engine in it"
me (blank stare for full minute) get away from my car
wife "how much is this going to cost"
me "less than our house"

[Vegas69]

I've had at least two walk up to me at a local SCCA event and say, "It's a shame to race that car". My response, "It would be a shame not to". That always shuts em up!

[frojoe]

I've had at least two walk up to me at a local SCCA event and say, "It's a shame to race that car". My response, "It would be a shame not to". That always shuts em up!

This wins, hands-down!

[BCHALK22]

Spelling it CAMERO.. It irritates me the most when people that own a Camaro and spell it Camero in the for sale section of Craigslist.

Also you should get a CROWL hood.I heard this from a mechanic with some bad ass Chevys dont know if thats what they called it in the 60's but I swear the last one i bought was listed as a Cowl..

[Torquedork]

Owner of a '71 AMX 401 "AMC" engine

QUOTES from people:

That's a Buick Motor
That a Mustang?
Nice car! That a Buick?
Nice car! Who made that?
AMC's with 360 engines..... That's a Mopar engine (AMC engines, dist in front/Mopar 360 in back)
AMC's with 390 engines..... That's a Ford engine

Kinda fun to be the oddball Child!!!

One More

In 1997, I drove one of the first Plymouth Prowlers cross country on a Hot Rod Tour. We had an overnight stop near the Kansas/Colorado border and this old guy kept walking around the car and finally said: "Dang! Whadya start with"!!!

All the old Hot Rodders laughed when I told him a '37 Plymouth

[nine lives johnny]

when i had a 350z "nice Porsche" i was always conflicted on saying "thanks" or "I'm to broke for a Porsche, that's a nissan"



I think the worst is 'Hey, nice Chevelle!' Though I did have a 14 year-old kid did actually identify her correctly the other day. It gave me a glimmer of hope for our youth...
wait till you get a "who is Van Halen?"

[chevnut55]

dumb stuff..more than I can rember, I park and walk away fast.
my 72 camaro...I pull into a show with the exhaust cut outs open..(did you drive it here like that?) (did you drive it here?) (whys your fan on?)
my 67 factory five cobra replica with 17x12" wheels and a 4.6 efi 5 speed..( is it real?) no the reson Im selling it!
my 55 chevy pro street w/671 blower..( I use to have that same car?) really the same? (wheres the trailer you got it here on?) ( whats it run?) I say 6..just 6

[SRD art]

With a tear in her eye she thanked me for being so respectful and thoughtful to her son. I was touched to say the least.

During our conversation here came Andrew, big smile and all. I told him to hang around to the end of the show and I would take him for a ride in the Camaro. He was delighted to say the least.

That was a good day.

Now that's just awesome. Unless it's a dumb smart butt teenager I usually try to talk to the kids. That's how I got started, talking to car owners when I was a kid. I wish I could go back and thank all the folks that influenced me.

[SRD art]

I guess I have a few stories...

-Overheard at a cuise night- "You got 3" tips on there?" response- "Yeah, only they go all the way up to the headers."

-I worked a Pep Boys auto parts store back in the day when a guy called and asked the price on a rack and pinion. Unfortunately you had to go through the whole computer prompt to get to the price. "Is it a manual or power rack?" I asked. I suppose it would probably be important to know that. He proceeded to get all fired up and started yelling at me that there was no such thing as a non power rack and hung up on me. Funny, the car I drove to work that day had a non power rack. Maybe I imagined driving it since there was no power steering pump on it, I dunno.

-You guys familiar with the blue coating that goes over whitewall and white letter tires to keep them clean? Well my boss at the auto parts store gave his nephew a job, despite this freshman in college knew absolutely nothing about cars. After about a month of him working there on a busy Saturday with a good size group of people waiting in line and 4 of us on the parts counter this kid was at the terminal next to me. A guy asked for a certain size tire in a white wall. Policy was to go get the tire and bring it up front to show the customer. After a few minutes in the back this kid brings the tire back and puts it up on the counter and somewhat apologetically says, "I'm sorry sir, looks like we're out of white walls, all we have left are the blue walls." The customer's dumbfounded expression was classic. I did everything I could to keep from laughing, and leaned over and quietly to the kid and explained that the blue washes off.

-I built my Nova to run 11's in '92 and it was a bit questionably a "street" car although it was my DD. One day I wanted to change the 1/2" aluminum fuel line around and needed a short length of hose to make it work. At the auto parts store I asked for a foot of 1/2" fuel hose. Although I tried to explain that my car had 1/2" fuel line the guy behind the counter looked at me weird and somewhat belligerently said, "there's no such thing as 1/2" fuel line so there's no such thing as 1/2" hose. 1/2" is only for heaters. I just walked out and had to wait for braided line ordered from Summit.

-Another parts store encounter- I asked for a water pump for a 72 Small Block Chevy. Remember the day when everyone at the parts store really knew about cars could just grab one off the shelf? So the counter kid made me go through all the prompts, so for kicks I followed along. 73 Nova, auto trans, ... When he got to the motor page I said 406 small block. He said Chevrolet doesn't make a 406. I said ok, a 400 small block. He said it can't be, that wasn't an option for a Nova. I said I'm sure it's a 400, I put it in there, it's in the parking lot I'll show it to you if you want to see it. He said no, they didn't come with a 400 and insisted it must be a 350. I finally said ok you're right. My Nova is a 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 2 wheel drive long bed pick up with an auto trans and a 400 small block. Now, can I get a simple water pump for a small block Chevy? I probably shouldda just let him give me the "350" pump but I was having too much fun.

-Nuts when I go to the auto parts store to buy small block parts now. "It's a 305, [or 400 depending on the car]" Response- "Um, what liter is that?" For kicks I'd love to say "Um, I don't know I live in America where we use the standard system" It's really funny when I say 5 liters and they say, "Whoa, you've got the big motor in there!" and they really mean it.

-Don't you hate it when everyone that has a 327 in their car says "it's a Corvette 327". It kills me every time I think of all those poor engine-less Corvettes sitting in bone yards so that the mot... ur, rather engine, ;) could be transplanted into someone's piece of junk daily beater.

-"Camero" makes me nuts too. How can you own a Camaro and not know how to spell it. I mean at least I know how how to spell Noavah.

-I have owned 73 and 74 Novas since 1987. I can't stand it when people say "oh, it's just one of the ugly ones. You should have bought a 68-72." Or they excitedly ask, "Are you gonna put a 68-72 front clip on it?" I say, "Um no, that's for cheesy wanna be's that think they have to be like everyone else. Besides the grille and tail lights, my car is pretty much the same car, is unique looking in a group of Novas, and cost 1/4 of what people get suckered into paying for an earlier car simply because everyone wants one. If I wanted a 68-72 Nova I would have bought one." I paid $500 to an old guy for my first '73 in '87 with a nice couple year old re-paint and recovered seats.

-About my wagon- At school they occasionally have high school kids come through and tour the shops to get them excited to go to school there. My car is parked closest to the door so they all get to see it up close as they walk to the professor's lecture area. Recently one kid said, "Look! Is that a hearse?" A kid in another group said, "Wow! A Vega!" Once in a parking lot I overheard a kid say, "Man that's a funny looking truck." Another kid said in a parking lot as he walked past just as I fired it up- (3" exhaust w 40 series Flowmaster) "Hey check it out! That car sounds like a truck!" I actually enjoy what the kids say, I never poke fun, just chuckle under my breath. At least they notice it instead of the myriad of imports everywhere.

-Last time I went to the road course open track day my car was amongst a bunch of Asian imports, Vettes, Porsches, Bimmers and late model F-bodies and Mustangs. One guy that looked as though he wouldn't be able to find the oil dipstick in his Honda S2000 came up and asked "Can it handle??" I was nice and simply said it does o.k., but I really wanted to say, "Well with 4.5" of ground clearance at ride height, wide Z rated tires on 16" light weight performance wheels, fatter sway bars and a quick ratio steering box, my guess would be, um, yeah it does." I guess no matter what you do to a station wagon they're not expected to handle well?

[ProTourGSX]

I've owned 15 '70/'71/'72 Buick GS's in 20 years, and had a guy try to force his "nice" '70 GS455 for sale, on me, as I attended a Buick/Olds/Pontiac event (1/4 mile elimination; swap meet; etc.) with my original, unrestored, numbers matching '72 GS350. Before I was even out of my car, he immediately came over and began insulting my car, comparing it to his. I'd never seen the guy before in my life, and his first words to me were: "Wanna buy a REAL GS?"
I replied "This IS a REAL GS!"
He then continued to bash my car, because it had rusty 1/4 panels, faded paint, etc., compared to his shiny new Black '70 GS, with a fresh 455 engine showing off with the hood open, as a crowd of guys were drooling all over it.
I had all I could take, and walked over to his car, and decoded the VIN as a GS350, replaced with an unoriginal 455 (aluminum heads, headers, missing GS Ram Air Cleaner because of clearance problems with HEI ignition), and missing A/C system with hacked firewall for Non A/C blower box, Chevelle bucket seats instead of GS bucket seats, and a list of other defects, not original to his car.
The crowd of guys were impressed with my knowledge of his car, that they turned their attention to my car, and began asking me how to identify REAL GS's.
I pointed at his car, and said "That is a REAL GS 350, with a non matching 455 engine in it, and if I knew that it was WORTH his asking price, I'd already own it, but he overpaid for the car, and he's just trying to get his money back, but not from me!"
I pointed at my car, and said "This is an original, unrestored, numbers matching '72 GS 350! It may not look as nice as his, but it's already WORTH more than his, even before it gets restored!"
He never said another word to me that day! I made quite a few other Buick friends that day, otherwise!
He did eventually sell the car to a local guy who appreciates it more. The next time I saw the same jerk, he was bragging about how fast his '69 Camaro was. As I had the same '72 GS at the same car show, his '69 Camaro stalled as he was pulling out across 4 lanes of traffic. I had to go around him, and say "Nice Camaro" (sarcastically, since he had Dual Quads sticking out of the hood, which flooded the engine, as they were unnecessary for the engine he described), as he blocked traffic while he called for a tow vehicle. Some people have more money to buy nice cars, but don't know anything about what they have, let alone trying to share their "automotive intelligence" with other car guys who actually DO KNOW something about cars!

[Ken Angels]

in my late teens, sitting in my 70 el camino munching a burger in front of the hardware store. someone pulls up in a work truck and throws their door in my passenger door and chipped the paint. "Dude, you just hit my car! wtf?" "aahh, it 'aint worth nothin'!" closes his door and walked to the store. my knife accidentally hit the side walls on his tires.

[LeighP]

Don't blame you...that sort of thing infuriates me.

[Randy67]

-I built my Nova to run 11's in '92 and it was a bit questionably a "street" car although it was my DD. One day I wanted to change the 1/2" aluminum fuel line around and needed a short length of hose to make it work. At the auto parts store I asked for a foot of 1/2" fuel hose. Although I tried to explain that my car had 1/2" fuel line the guy behind the counter looked at me weird and somewhat belligerently said, "there's no such thing as 1/2" fuel line so there's no such thing as 1/2" hose. 1/2" is only for heaters. I just walked out and had to wait for braided line ordered from Summit.


The guys at the local Oreillys looked at me a bit funny when I asked if the carried 1/2" rubber fuel hose. My 79 GMC Dually (had 454, now 350) has factory 1/2" fuel lines (this was news to me, thought they had 3/8") and later on I want to put fresh line on it. I guess I need to look for someone who has it locally, don't want to put braided line on this truck.

I used to get funny looks from some of the local autocrossers when I ran my 67 El Camino. A few who rode with me commented afterwards "Man, I didn't think it could corner like that" or "Wow, that's faster than I thought it would be." It definitely stood out amongst all the newer cars.

[Z10ROD]

With the z10 in that a number's matching Z/28 ? me YEP . With the 70 barracuda it more like i get people describing it to others( usually there girlfriend) look thats one of those 440 HEMI'S with a knuckle shifter then they ask if its numbers matching i just say yea
its a fuel injected 440 W/ TRU TRAC -CUSTOM RADIATOR & 4L60E -ALTERkATION- 4 LINK- Fordgeline wheels and two-tone too boot

I'm just glad they like my JUNK

[Streetbu]

They come walking over to look at my car, walk around once, look inside once, stand back and grab their chin, What kinda Chevy is this? A Monte Carlo? (I drive a '78 Malibu) Nope a Malibu. Oh yeah, that's right, My buddy had one just like this!:hammer:

[1985olds]

ive got an 85 cutlass, and i always get "you should paint it black, so it looks like a grand national." response, "i like grey though." Their response, "but i like black better." Response, "then you go buy a black car that looks like a grand national."
The other thing that erks me is "slow down, this is a 30mph road." normally doing 20 or 25 though. People just cant rfigure out the difference between something loud or something going fast.

[ehummelman]

The other thing that erks me is "slow down, this is a 30mph road." normally doing 20 or 25 though. People just cant rfigure out the difference between something loud or something going fast.

Second that! This guy at the end of my street bitches because I drive too fast. He says I can hear you coming up all the way the street. By that logic, a Prius must be incredibly slow then. WTF?

Oh, and I'm sure it's been said somewhere in these 25 pages, but the next guy that asks me if my Pontiac has a big block in it is getting smacked.

And... is that a Mustang? Yeah, I just put big Pontiac and Firebird badges on it to fool people. Dumbass.

[BulldawgMusclecars]

That thing got a CAM in it? - ME: Yes, lifters and pushrods too!
Is that an Elder-brock intake, or a Wheeland?
My uncle has a car just like that (talking about my '57 Chevy). Its a '51 Studebaker!
My car won't pass emissions. It needs a new cadillac convertible.

One I overheard in a parts store many years ago: " I need some valves for a 302".
Counter guy: "Intake or exhaust?"
"I don't know, whichever is best."

Did you build that car to get girls?
Me: No. If I had just wanted girls, I would have bought a BMW!

[Pk31690]

I always have to listen to the, "you bought that car, you must be compensating" ....or I just happen to love my corvette for what it can do, not that I need to feel accepted. I hate people that think I just bought it cuz it's expensive. Oh well theres always ignorant people

[1985olds]

another thing that annoys me when the idiot on the corner yells "light 'em up." My license and my tires so no.

[twosaturns]

another thing that annoys me when the idiot on the corner yells "light 'em up." My license and my tires so no.

I was asked that once at the tire shop, just had new gatorbacks installed (hey, it was 1990!) and all the guys came out to watch me drive away; I did the best fishtailing burnout I ever did up the street. probably helped the new tires had that soapy blue coating on them... at least for a few seconds.

[Hartz]

If you guys want to listen to some dumb things at a car show, ride along with me when I take my V8 Miata. It's not nearly as nice of a car as my Camaro, but the reactions from people are x10 better. And then just when they're done freaking out, they usually get to the trunk and see the nitrous bottle. Hilarity ensues.

[Nick Ostas]

my buddy has one like that, WTF are you talking about, go brush your teeth.

[tb8125]

I have a 1987 Grand National and I always get "nice Monte Carlo"


or that must have a big v8 in it

[solarguy09]

They ask me if I am having a mid life " crisis "....

Well I have had the car since 1983 and I am 52 years old...I don't see me making it to 104 years old...

Is it real ? , is the next question....No, it is a Hologram...

[SRD art]

Hologram, lol!

[andrewb70]

.....

Did you build that car to get girls?
Me: No. If I had just wanted girls, I would have bought a BMW!

That's funny there. When ever anyone says "your car must attract a lot of chicks.." I always say "no, but it does attract a lot of middle aged men..." LOL

Andrew

[skigoose]

I was in H.S. in 1988 and had a 1965 mustang, and people would ask me if I was the Orig owner..FYI born in 1970..

[SRD art]

Well you never know, you could've been held back a few times ;) lol!

[lnirenberg]

You got an LS6 in that thing? Is that a 409?