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WoodsWanderer April 16th

I'm a tomboy.  Always have been.  Most of my interests are decidedly masculine.  Probably some deep psychological reason for it, but also they're fun!  Before my Great Fall, I had not one, but 2 garages to mess with my projects in.  Slowly rebuilding my life, and I would rather have a workshop/garage than a nice house, in all honesty.

Anyone out there like bushcraft?  Classic cars?  Nailing one thing to another?  😄

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CJHere2Help April 16th

@WoodsWanderer

Hello! I love cars and building stuff. I have a 1969 Mustang and a supercharged Dodge Charger. I'm currently building an extension on my garage, I'd like to be able to fit a lift in there. What are some of your favorite cars?

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WoodsWanderer OP April 16th

@CJHere2Help oh, the 69 Mustang is one of my all time favorites.  Could never choose between it and the 71.  Very nice.  I always wanted a CJ7.  A 1979 followed me home in 2019.  I don't actually know much mechanic stuff, so I figured fix up a Jeep, and that'll cover a lot of basics.  Sadly... that was late 2019.  Poor Jeep got stuck in a pole barn.  I got it a friend inmate, a 78 Dodge Powerwagon.  It runs and drives, and is almost good to go.  It also lives in the pole barn, and one day, I will buy Mr. Sir a proper rodent free place to be.

I was raised Ford, but I like just about all classic cars.  They're all someone's babies, and the smell of dry rot and gasoline kinda calms me.  My mom had a few, and I was more than happy to go out there and polish them up, heat stroke or not.😁

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CJHere2Help April 16th

@WoodsWanderer

The CJ7 and Powerwagons are beautiful whips. I was raised on all American cars, but Dodge has always been my favorite. My 1st car was my Charger and I wouldn't trade it for anything. It even got totaled once, and now it's running better than ever. One of my dream antiques is the 1959 Cadillac, it's the pinnacle of 50's car designs. One of my favorite things about antiques is that signature smell you get when you sit in one, smells even better than a brand new car off of the assembly line

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WoodsWanderer OP April 16th

@CJHere2Help  If I had a nickel for every car I had, thought was awesome, then let slip by... well, I'd have a stack of 'em.  Small stack. It's really nice you held onto yours.  Love those stories.  59 Caddies, all of them, are a class act.  1959 was a lovely year for American autos.  

Trivia:  I saved up from my little 16 year old grocery store job, back in the day, and bought... a 72  Cadillac hearse.  Yep.  Miss that one.  I guess the caddy was my second, after a 49 Buick Special.  So rare.  I was an idiot.  Now I'm older, still an idiot, and have neither of those vehicles. 😉

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CJHere2Help April 16th

@WoodsWanderer

Wow! Those are some sick cars. At least you had the chance to own them, many people never get the chance to own these beauties. Do you have any cars you currently have your eyes on? Anything you may be saving up for or look forward to getting eventually?

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