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Post by ant-mac on Mar 30, 2023 5:36:26 GMT
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Post by ant-mac on Apr 23, 2023 4:08:31 GMT
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Post by gardengirl1953 on Apr 24, 2023 3:04:13 GMT
Holy Cow, a photographer's dream on crack cocaine! That one was amazing! |
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Post by gardengirl1953 on Apr 24, 2023 3:10:27 GMT
OMG, that was hysterical! LOL! |
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Post by ant-mac on May 17, 2023 8:07:35 GMT
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Post by gardengirl1953 on May 17, 2023 16:04:30 GMT
Well, I needed that! My cute little guy with the teeth was there, the dog who herded sheep away from the fires - good on him - the cow eating the SNAKE? OMG, the Australian accent from drunken slur... needing a criminal record... LOL! All in all, quite good fun! Thanks! Movie review after next feed-a-thon... |
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Post by spitfire926f on May 19, 2023 5:59:16 GMT
So, I opened this thread, and then this was the first thing on my YouTube. It's definitely one of the ofdest commercials I've ever seen so I thought it was copacetic.
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Post by ant-mac on May 19, 2023 7:18:40 GMT
So, I opened this thread, and then this was the first thing on my YouTube. It's definitely one of the ofdest commercials I've ever seen so I thought it was copacetic. Well, that's just disturbing...  But it reminded me of the Toyota commercials my mum used to like. They were literally the reason why she bought herself her first Toyota Camry.  |
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Post by ant-mac on May 19, 2023 7:27:24 GMT
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Post by spitfire926f on May 19, 2023 7:59:12 GMT
So, I opened this thread, and then this was the first thing on my YouTube. It's definitely one of the ofdest commercials I've ever seen so I thought it was copacetic. Well, that's just disturbing... But it reminded me of the Toyota commercials my mum used to like. They were literally the reason why she bought herself her first Toyota Camry. Lol! That's funny. I want another truck so bad. I was thinking a Toyota Tacoma when I look to buy. |
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Post by gardengirl1953 on May 20, 2023 0:26:37 GMT
Okay... I'm an ignorant American... why were these trucks never sold in the USA? They definitely could have given Dodge Rams a run for their money! The Toyota trucks we had, or rather my veterinarian had, were tough (his survived a steer jumping onto the hood, or bonnet, I guess) but they weren't called Hilux and they weren't four-wheel drive. His ran long after the floor in front of the driver's seat fell out. I borrowed it a few times to get wood and stuff that my Camry couldn't handle. He eventually went with Fords; typical American, I guess. But Toyota was all my husband would buy, after he saw how I punished my first little Toyota Corolla hatchback. I drove it into floodwater; the water reached the top of the gearshift knob, but the mechanics changed the oil and a few minor things, and it carried on. He went on to buy a Cressida, a Corolla GTS hatchback and then my beloved Camry hatchback. I loved that car. It had 425,000 miles on the engine when the frame started to degrade, and I couldn't afford a frame-up reconstruction. I eventually bought my Highlander, and it is great, but I miss my old Camry; we suffered through rush hour commutes for a lot of years. |
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Post by ant-mac on May 20, 2023 1:54:41 GMT
Okay... I'm an ignorant American... why were these trucks never sold in the USA? They definitely could have given Dodge Rams a run for their money! The Toyota trucks we had, or rather my veterinarian had, were tough (his survived a steer jumping onto the hood, or bonnet, I guess) but they weren't called Hilux and they weren't four-wheel drive. His ran long after the floor in front of the driver's seat fell out. I borrowed it a few times to get wood and stuff that my Camry couldn't handle. He eventually went with Fords; typical American, I guess. But Toyota was all my husband would buy, after he saw how I punished my first little Toyota Corolla hatchback. I drove it into floodwater; the water reached the top of the gearshift knob, but the mechanics changed the oil and a few minor things, and it carried on. He went on to buy a Cressida, a Corolla GTS hatchback and then my beloved Camry hatchback. I loved that car. It had 425,000 miles on the engine when the frame started to degrade, and I couldn't afford a frame-up reconstruction. I eventually bought my Highlander, and it is great, but I miss my old Camry; we suffered through rush hour commutes for a lot of years. Until this post, I didn't know that Toyota didn't sell them in the US. Perhaps they sold them under a different name or something? ![[giveup]](//storage.proboards.com/7182076/images/FSYefibmKqtatIXMgHZg.gif) Around the time I was born, my father owned a Toyota Crown, but after that, he stuck to larger vehicles... mainly Fords and Holdens. After Dad died, Mum bought a Datsun Pulsar, which she gave to me as my first car, followed by a Toyota Corona and two Camrys... I still drive the second Camry to this day.  |
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Post by gardengirl1953 on May 20, 2023 17:41:30 GMT
Okay... I'm an ignorant American... why were these trucks never sold in the USA? They definitely could have given Dodge Rams a run for their money! The Toyota trucks we had, or rather my veterinarian had, were tough (his survived a steer jumping onto the hood, or bonnet, I guess) but they weren't called Hilux and they weren't four-wheel drive. His ran long after the floor in front of the driver's seat fell out. I borrowed it a few times to get wood and stuff that my Camry couldn't handle. He eventually went with Fords; typical American, I guess. But Toyota was all my husband would buy, after he saw how I punished my first little Toyota Corolla hatchback. I drove it into floodwater; the water reached the top of the gearshift knob, but the mechanics changed the oil and a few minor things, and it carried on. He went on to buy a Cressida, a Corolla GTS hatchback and then my beloved Camry hatchback. I loved that car. It had 425,000 miles on the engine when the frame started to degrade, and I couldn't afford a frame-up reconstruction. I eventually bought my Highlander, and it is great, but I miss my old Camry; we suffered through rush hour commutes for a lot of years. Until this post, I didn't know that Toyota didn't sell them in the US. Perhaps they sold them under a different name or something? Around the time I was born, my father owned a Toyota Crown, but after that, he stuck to larger vehicles... mainly Fords and Holdens. After Dad died, Mum bought a Datsun Pulsar, which she gave to me as my first car, followed by a Toyota Corona and two Camrys... I still drive the second Camry to this day. Not that I am aware of, and I've never heard of a Toyota Crown, either. Or a Holden. Well, the Brits had a whole sh!tpile of cars with different names (Triumphs, MGs, et al), and the French (Peugeot) and on and on... Oh, let's not forget Italian cars, like my Fiat X1/9. I used to know more about all that stuff when I was younger, but now I have other things to TRY to remember, lol! Where my keys are, have I fed myself today, or just the critters? |
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Post by ant-mac on May 20, 2023 23:20:29 GMT
Toyota Crown, circa 1968...  Holden, formerly known as General Motors-Holden, was an Australian subsidiary company of General Motors. It was shutdown in 2020. Not only do vehicles have different names in different countries, such as when Holden shipped Commodores to the US, but sometimes different companies release the same model cars under different names. Here in Australia, there was a brief period where Holden released a popular Toyota model under the Holden badge and Toyota did the same for a popular Holden model. I understand none of this. |
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Post by gardengirl1953 on May 21, 2023 17:43:17 GMT
Toyota Crown, circa 1968... Holden, formerly known as General Motors-Holden, was an Australian subsidiary company of General Motors. It was shutdown in 2020. Not only do vehicles have different names in different countries, such as when Holden shipped Commodores to the US, but sometimes different companies release the same model cars under different names. Here in Australia, there was a brief period where Holden released a popular Toyota model under the Holden badge and Toyota did the same for a popular Holden model. I understand none of this. Thanks for the Toyota picture! They didn't look like that up here! I'll see if I can find an image! Yeah, I don't get all the other names and models and such, I was steeped in Ford, Chevy, and Dodge trucks when I worked at the truck parts company. We also sold parts for classic British cars (the owner had purchased the original molds) and a few Japanese cars. What I wanted was a 1953 Chevrolet Stepside pickup truck to restore, with my Dad, but he died a year after I started working there. His passion was a Model A Ford. I wish he had spent the money. He would have loved driving it. This is what an old boyfriend of mine drove in college, though his was far more beat up than this one.  |
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Post by gardengirl1953 on May 21, 2023 18:59:56 GMT
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Post by ant-mac on May 22, 2023 8:21:55 GMT
Toyota Crown, circa 1968... Holden, formerly known as General Motors-Holden, was an Australian subsidiary company of General Motors. It was shutdown in 2020. Not only do vehicles have different names in different countries, such as when Holden shipped Commodores to the US, but sometimes different companies release the same model cars under different names. Here in Australia, there was a brief period where Holden released a popular Toyota model under the Holden badge and Toyota did the same for a popular Holden model. I understand none of this. Thanks for the Toyota picture! They didn't look like that up here! I'll see if I can find an image! Yeah, I don't get all the other names and models and such, I was steeped in Ford, Chevy, and Dodge trucks when I worked at the truck parts company. We also sold parts for classic British cars (the owner had purchased the original molds) and a few Japanese cars. What I wanted was a 1953 Chevrolet Stepside pickup truck to restore, with my Dad, but he died a year after I started working there. His passion was a Model A Ford. I wish he had spent the money. He would have loved driving it. This is what an old boyfriend of mine drove in college, though his was far more beat up than this one. Coincidentally, that Toyota Crown is identical to the one my father owned, even down to the colour... as far as I can remember. Although the number plates were for NSW and we lived over the border in Victoria at the time. I've seen a few of those old Toyota Coronas getting about from time to time - my mother even owned a later model one in white...  |
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Post by ant-mac on May 22, 2023 8:36:06 GMT
Have you ever noticed how much nicer some of these older vehicles are compared to what's available now? I'm especially fond of vehicles from the 50s, 60s and 70s... Although there are older and younger ones I'd happily make exceptions for. |
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Post by gardengirl1953 on May 22, 2023 18:02:02 GMT
Thanks for the Toyota picture! They didn't look like that up here! I'll see if I can find an image! Yeah, I don't get all the other names and models and such, I was steeped in Ford, Chevy, and Dodge trucks when I worked at the truck parts company. We also sold parts for classic British cars (the owner had purchased the original molds) and a few Japanese cars. What I wanted was a 1953 Chevrolet Stepside pickup truck to restore, with my Dad, but he died a year after I started working there. His passion was a Model A Ford. I wish he had spent the money. He would have loved driving it. This is what an old boyfriend of mine drove in college, though his was far more beat up than this one. Coincidentally, that Toyota Crown is identical to the one my father owned, even down to the colour... as far as I can remember. Although the number plates were for NSW and we lived over the border in Victoria at the time. I've seen a few of those old Toyota Coronas getting about from time to time - my mother even owned a later model one in white... That Corona looks like a predecessor to the eventual luxury Cressida, which my husband loved, maybe even more than me, lol! It got washed and detailed every other day or so, especially when we were traveling! No food allowed in the car. All luggage in the trunk, nothing allowed in the second seats! He was very proud of that car! I'm surprised he didn't make me wear white gloves!  This image looks exactly like his!:  |
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Post by gardengirl1953 on May 22, 2023 18:43:38 GMT
Have you ever noticed how much nicer some of these older vehicles are compared to what's available now? I'm especially fond of vehicles from the 50s, 60s and 70s... Although there are older and younger ones I'd happily make exceptions for. My ex that sold me his Fiat X1/9 lusted after this... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_Countachor this Lancia Beta Scorpion...  Sadly, it never happened, he died at age 27 from liver cancer. He had classes in the University of Kansas' nuclear reactor building... hmmm. I lived in apartments across from that building and got breast cancer at 35. Another guy that lived in those apartments got adult-onset acute myelocytic leukemia and died a few years after graduation. Litigation crossed my mind, but three cases is merely anecdotal, and it would have been a royal pain in the ass. Plus, I had the genetic history of breast cancer in my family. I didn't know how much time I had left, so I wasn't going to waste it on a weak lawsuit. Who knew that I would get to be this old! This looks exactly like my Fiat X1/9! It had a targa top, and the trunk (boot) was under the hood (bonnet). The mechanical stuff was behind the seats, and you needed a triple-jointed tool to change the spark plugs. But damn, it was fun to drive! When it ran...  |
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