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Classics I Almost Bought…But Didn’t

Posted October 10, 2019 9:00 AM by dstrohl
Pathfinder Tags: classic auto classified purchase

Remember the cars you wanted to buy—many of which are now “classics”—but didn’t?

There were lots of them in my life…in fact, almost as many as the cars I bought. No sooner had I purchased my first car, a 1951 Mercury, than I lusted after a 1952 Oldsmobile 98.

It was faster than the Mercury because it sported a 1959 Oldsmobile V-8 displacing 394 cubic inches. Its owner claimed it had a 1939 La Salle three-speed transmission. On the test drive, shoulders pressed into the seat, the torquey V-8 lifted the front end and tires burned holes in the pavement.

But that was just one of many lusted-after autos that passed this author's eyes. What were some of yours?

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10/13/2019 2:21 PM

I bought them...why wouldn't you buy the car you want? Sounds rather pathetic to me...

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