http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/09/27/eye-on-the-street-244/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Mon, 15 Sep 2014 01:05:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/09/27/eye-on-the-street-244/#comment-143951 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:27:06 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-143951 That is one cool ride.

]]> http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/09/27/eye-on-the-street-244/#comment-143000 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:49:32 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-143000 My parents’ first new (i.e., not bought used) car was an AMC Hornet Sportabout station wagon circa 1975 or so. Like this, but powder blue. Total piece of junk: after a series of other problems, they finally returned it after the front passenger’s door fell off in the driveway.

]]> http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/09/27/eye-on-the-street-244/#comment-142931 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:47:59 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-142931 Didn’t Ralph Nader do a report on this car? I think it was called “Ugly at any Speed.”

]]> http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/09/27/eye-on-the-street-244/#comment-142929 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:34:42 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-142929 Ha! I had one of those. Eggplant-colored, paneled sides, 4WD. Thanks for the flashback. I’d almost blocked that memory.

]]> http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/09/27/eye-on-the-street-244/#comment-142907 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:27:45 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-142907 Yeah, and if you tapped another car by mistake, often it just let a little rubber that could be wiped clean instead of a metallic scratch. Not that I would know or anything…..

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