tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post5070825050877429082..comments2024-03-10T04:15:59.846-04:00Comments on Violet Sky: cruisin'VioletSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-26305690675298906932011-09-07T05:17:21.473-04:002011-09-07T05:17:21.473-04:00Those are really great shots! Funny how they are...Those are really great shots! Funny how they are all joined up writing - to the best of my recollection, our "car names" now are printed letters, mostly lower case, I think.<br /><br />Perhaps the designers never learned joined up writing!Gillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322140697547406511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-27773647674618559122011-09-06T05:37:53.865-04:002011-09-06T05:37:53.865-04:00Mari: thanks. I might have thrown a few people off...Mari: thanks. I might have thrown a few people off with this one!<br /><br />Nora: yes, sometimes taste for design is a little off!<br /><br />Saj: glad I could make your day - even with just the names. I bet you can still get a picture in your memory...VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-37193120471599737592011-09-05T22:39:14.667-04:002011-09-05T22:39:14.667-04:00I also know stuff all about cars but I know what I...I also know stuff all about cars but I know what I like! There used to be a Collector's Day here for old cars and they were fab to see all made up and restored...I suspect it will be awhile before we see things like that here again but great to be able to come here and see anyway!The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-49330136945043392652011-09-05T19:43:58.221-04:002011-09-05T19:43:58.221-04:00Two tones cars are the best and worth fixing up an...Two tones cars are the best and worth fixing up and keeping a hold off. Back then we just traded it in for a Chevy Monte Carlo, a very ugly car I now think. Those were the design failures in the auto industry. The ones you don't keep.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-19318082082769129952011-09-05T18:24:23.992-04:002011-09-05T18:24:23.992-04:00Unusual subjects but they've worked so well.Unusual subjects but they've worked so well.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02665207890136074019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-39933768293552908942011-09-05T04:12:39.607-04:002011-09-05T04:12:39.607-04:00ramblin': I like to make up themes, if Ed does...ramblin': I like to make up themes, if Ed doesn't give us one!<br /><br />Nora: I do like the two toned ones, and those bench seats were the best!<br /><br />Geewits: I have been tempted to follow one, or two....VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-23860571645978255182011-09-05T02:25:36.288-04:002011-09-05T02:25:36.288-04:00I love old cars. I always jump in my seat when I s...I love old cars. I always jump in my seat when I see one on the road. I should keep my eye out for an old car show around here.geewitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590044820333720010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-44731139635957914092011-09-04T23:55:59.088-04:002011-09-04T23:55:59.088-04:00Oh, it was just a plain white one with a blue inte...Oh, it was just a plain white one with a blue interior. You could sit on the front seat with three people. No seat belts, of course.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-83699274924660323152011-09-04T22:40:09.154-04:002011-09-04T22:40:09.154-04:00Very cool photos. Love the 'theme'. : )Very cool photos. Love the 'theme'. : )Just Ramblin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/13673684965517992140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-20709402042420944992011-09-04T22:10:31.681-04:002011-09-04T22:10:31.681-04:00Nora: I am envious! What colours?
SAW: the car t...Nora: I am envious! What colours? <br /><br />SAW: the car that went with it was pretty cool, too.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-61160511845221542582011-09-04T21:53:34.808-04:002011-09-04T21:53:34.808-04:00Nice shots. I kind of like the Anglia one best.Nice shots. I kind of like the Anglia one best.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-70339121044652471782011-09-04T21:32:00.348-04:002011-09-04T21:32:00.348-04:00When I was first married in California, we had a C...When I was first married in California, we had a Chevy Bel Air. That really dates me, doesn't it?Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-65840990039133481132011-09-04T20:10:47.365-04:002011-09-04T20:10:47.365-04:00Judy: thank you
Dibear: I like to be a little une...Judy: thank you<br /><br />Dibear: I like to be a little unexpectedly different!<br /><br />Ed: the Anglia is a British Ford<br /><br />danardoyle: these are stylin', for sure!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-50782224355827888142011-09-04T18:27:56.032-04:002011-09-04T18:27:56.032-04:00Great idea! Stylin!Great idea! Stylin!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-86477391432254285472011-09-04T16:24:42.376-04:002011-09-04T16:24:42.376-04:00Very cool, I've never heard of an Angelina..:-...Very cool, I've never heard of an Angelina..:-)Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502488287339607228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-82123637865469411052011-09-04T16:18:44.343-04:002011-09-04T16:18:44.343-04:00Very different, definitly potluck. :)Very different, definitly potluck. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-26703110049850088432011-09-04T14:13:18.504-04:002011-09-04T14:13:18.504-04:00I really enjoyed your photos this week and your wr...I really enjoyed your photos this week and your writing about the cars!Judy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285955135795056605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-57412471764652886142011-09-04T12:40:16.790-04:002011-09-04T12:40:16.790-04:00jabblog: yes, isn't that one an unusual beauty...jabblog: yes, isn't that one an unusual beauty!<br /><br />June: the BelAir is my favourite car - I am drawn to them every time.<br /><br />Gwen: I am often fooled when I try to guess what make a newer car is nowadays. I much prefer the individualized look. and those curves....!<br /><br />Gail: thanks!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-67071745179473113102011-09-04T09:35:34.462-04:002011-09-04T09:35:34.462-04:00VS, I love to see the lines in these old cars.. T...VS, I love to see the lines in these old cars.. There was a different design philosophy around then.. Individual looks and feels.. sometimes with the modern cars they all look alike.<br /><br />They have a show every summer here of old classics and the same takes place as you describe... we always go..<br />... we have been working for many years on an old '66 Volvo P1800 Coupe.. .. Never got it done.. too many irons in the fire... love those little cars tho.Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-5421368159083232662011-09-04T06:34:10.735-04:002011-09-04T06:34:10.735-04:00Who would have thought that the sight of that &quo...Who would have thought that the sight of that "BelAir" would rocket me back into my history?<br />We had a series of Chevrolet BelAirs when I was a kid.<br />The snazziest was electric blue with flattened fins over the taillights...Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-83421336372447544782011-09-04T04:23:56.550-04:002011-09-04T04:23:56.550-04:00I like the Chrysler logo best - very stylish.I like the Chrysler logo best - very stylish.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.com