Gansky comes to Hooverland

[hooverwheelaway]

No Window!

Well, had my mother waited until this summer to get the new washing machine, I'm sure I could have gotten her to get one of the new Neppies with the window in it.. Thanks for the tidbit! I know what I'll be doing while the turkey is in the oven..

 

[air-waycharlie]

A future look.............

For those of you that know Fred S., don't you think he will look like this in about 10-15 years? Provided he has facial hair and red eyes.......

 

[air-waycharlie]

Ida, another car for you!

Darling, here is convertible that goes perfectly with your hair and you would look smashing behind the wheel! (Note I said NOT smashed against the wheel)

 

[petek]

Just call that red Eldorado Della

 

[swestoyz]

Hey - that's a nice '76 Pontiac Grandville! Also dig the'70 Buick Skylark convert and the 69-70 Cadillac next to the Buick.

Ben

 

[hoover1060]

who's the guy charlie?

I have that same shirt too!

 

[petek]

Is that a bonneville, I have to get glasses.

 

[hoover1060]

Maybe...

I think it might be a Grand Ville, not sure

 

[veg-o-matic]

Who's the guy

...and is he single?

veg

 

[mathewhebailey0]

I now have two Kirbys I found in two curbside discards with the usual debris form Rita. One a Sanitronic Dual 80 & the other a Classic Omega. However I need to design & build a pair of guards that prevent the belts from being shredded by the fan since I was trying a motor-generator (MG) set experiment with both vacuums with the safety switches held down with some makeshift hardware for the switches.

 

[hooverwheelaway]

I should only hope...

I should only hope I'd look like him in 10-15 years...

As Joe and I both said: "I'd do him"

 

[air-waycharlie]

Clarifications..........

The gentleman is question is a member of Lambda Car Club International, (LCCI), and he was at the Grand Invitational in Ft. Lauderdale two weeks ago. He is from Atlanta, works for Porsche and always has a prototype auto--see photo. I know this as he has been a guest in our home several or more times.

The convertible was correctly identified earlier as a 1976 Pontiac Grand Ville. The Grand Villes were wonderful cars and came in hardtop versions as well. They were high end and heavily optioned.

However, the correct lineup in the earlier pic is this: 1976 Pontiac Grand Ville, 1970 Buick Skylark convertible, 1972 Oldsmobile 98 Luxury Sedan, 1979 Cadillac Phaeton Coupe' and a 1973 Cadillac Fleetwood 75.

 

[air-waycharlie]

The line up from another angle

Here are the same cars from a different angle.

 

[filterflo]

Hey Charlie, sorry I missed you guys in Florida this year. Looks like it turned out OK in spite of the bad weather! Why dont you join us at Barrett Jackson is Scottsdale in January? We could sell raffle tickets to raise money for our trip.......... Yours truly, Mrs. Wahlburg

 

[vinvac]

Wow some great looking cars..

It has always been a dream of mine to own a vintage car. Buick has been favorite right along with a Cadilac...someday...

 

[air-waycharlie]

Let's go to Europe!

Mrs. Wahlburg,

"Now Ethel repeat it with me, We will find the money to go to Europe!"

Barrett-Jackson may be a possibility. Who will donate the TV set for the raffle? I can probably get the tickets........Whoops there goes my doorbell. Now who do you suppose is here? All the way from Indiana?

Check out this beauty:

 

[air-waycharlie]

and what was next to it

Her sister. Both are big girls but, absolutely beautiful!

 

[hoover1060]

I'd like 1976 Buick please, Electra 225 Limited

Those are beautiful cars Charlie, and someday I will have another Buick like the one I had.

The Porsche guy is... well...hmmmm... HOT! I agree with Fred, I'd do him, as a favor of course.

 

[filterflo]

Hey Charlie, Speaking of Packards, did you know thats what Vivian Vance always drove during her I Love Lucy era? She probably had Fred locked in the truck, along with Mrs Grundy and that hatchet for the Everglades...........
Jimmy

 

[air-waycharlie]

76 Electras

Todd's white 225 Limited Coupe' won for best 1970's car. There was a black 1976 Electra Custom Coupe' with the more deluxe roof and slightly different interior with more chrome and chatchski's.

 

[air-waycharlie]

The non winner

Here was the competition for Todd's car...........

 

[air-waycharlie]

Miss Elizabeth

Here is my 1965 Olds 98 Town Sedan next to a stunning 1962 Fleetwood Sixty Special.

Maybe next year.............Can you believe I was beaten by a 1961 Nash Metropolitan!

 

[air-waycharlie]

1959 Caddy Convertible

"Wrap it up and charge it are my favorite words!"

I'll take it on approval...........

 

[scott55405]

Charlie is that Todd? Damn baby he's almost as hot as you! ;-)

I do see the Fred resemblance as well...

 

[scott55405]

Saw the later post. It's not Todd, but he is fine! Reminds me of a friend of mine.

 

[hooverwheelaway]

Open Neptune...

So, I tried running my mom's Neptune with the door open tonight, and it didn't work. The safety switch is different than the one on Fred's--there's only a switch that turns the light off and a slot that the piece of the door fits into when you shut it.

It filled with water and then nothing would happen--it beeped at me, and "do" showed up on the LCD screen, presumably telling me the door was open. It tried to lock, and wouldn't run without the door shut.

Oh well. I didn't want to mess anything up--so I shut the door and let it be. They are different models than Fred's as well.