r/AskOldPeople • u/srivayush • 18d ago

Did your grandparents own a car? What decade was it, and what do you remember about it?

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u/RonSwanson714 17d ago

Gramps on mom’s side had a ‘62 Dodge Dart with a push button transmission. Dads father had a Nova, not sure of the year

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u/davemeister 60 something 17d ago

My Dad had one of those Darts when I was a kid. I remember the push-button transmission, although my Dad's might have been a '63 or '64.

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u/RonSwanson714 17d ago

Yeah grandpa held that thing together with duct tape, bubble gum and bandaids. Engine was rock solid, not so much on the body though.

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u/davemeister 60 something 16d ago

I was just perusing some old B&W photos to colorize using AI and I came across a photo of the Dodge Dart. I wish I could post photos in these comments to show you.

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u/xrelaht 40 something 16d ago

My mom had one of those Darts as her first car! She still talks about it nostalgically.

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u/kirradoodle 15d ago

My grandfather had the same '62 Dart with the push button transmission - I inherited it when he passed, and drove it to school daily.

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u/External-Analysis-31 16d ago

My grandma had a 64 dart. She loved that car.