islander wrote: 
My just-out-of-high-school Camaro was a '67 that was similar in color to the appliances in our family home, circa 1973. It never looked as nice as this one, but I did "drive it for dating with my girl(s)."
 

 Proclivities wrote: 
Car colors tend to follow consumer goods products by a year or two. Avocado green appliances were all the rage at the time.

I had a Camaro with a 454 when I was about 18. I put a lot of work into building it, so I had some restraint, but I also used to bet people a tank of gas that it would spin the tires in all four gears. So Yay luck! 

 Prodigal_SOB wrote: 
Yes, you probably were very fortunate to have survived with such a tempting vehicle - especially at that age.  The green shades were pretty popular back then - it seems like the Ford/Mercury green was a little lighter (or "yellower") than the GM/Pontiac green (I'm a little fuzzy on it, but I had a few friends who restored old muscle cars years back and they had the paint formulas and samples).  I guess those shades aren't as popular these days, though Kia and Ford (among others) do have sort of metallic "Day-Glo" greens on some of their models.

 Proclivities wrote: 
I've never bought a car new and color has never entered into my decision making in the slightest.  I even drove around in a retired ambulance for a few years.  However if you take away the black stripe and fancy wheels and put a lot more road dirt on it then this is the very first car I ever owned.
 

 
The 351 Cleveland more than made up for the color I think.  I also think I was very fortunate to survive owning such a machine at nineteen.

 Red_Dragon wrote: 
Yes, especially that color.  I don't remember seeing very many of those back then.  Chevy's El Camino was apparently more popular.

 Proclivities wrote: 
that's a whole lotta ugly right there

 BlueHeronDruid wrote: 
No - a different body fluid - sea monkies!

 Manbird wrote: 
I bet you had to pay for it too. With your own blood.

 miamizsun wrote: 
Hey, I forgot to have dessert last night! 

 oldviolin wrote:
you're right

it's san francisco

a land where box car willy innuendo could come true

i'll have the pie instead

 miamizsun wrote: 
My gosh, man! Don't you realize what you're saying?

 Manbird wrote: 
roger that covey leader

for dessert?

i'm ordering the steaming hobo tapioca

 miamizsun wrote: 
The soft opening last night did what soft openings are supposed to do: revealed a few
glitches - such as a malfunctioning grill hood - while mostly family and friends are
dining. So there are a couple minor things to sort out but it promises to be a great
drinking and dining destination for tourists as well as the community. 

Mention Manbird Experiment and receive an additional 15% charge on your bill. 

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
without the crashes. boooooring.

 Manbird wrote: 
if i may, how's the restaurant/sparrow thingy going with your son/dil?

i plan on going there the next time i'm in sf

 miamizsun wrote: 
probably a bunch of coinage in the coin thing

 Manbird wrote: 
what was that rattle?

 miamizsun wrote: 
The driver's side blade popped loose on the way in last night. I just have to pop
it back onto the little rivet. The shocks are only about 20k old.