Notable car sighting thread

[TD]

Holy time machine, batman.

[dan]

That is awesome.

Maybe it's a prop from The Americans.

[JST]

Leaning tower of power FTW.

But that car's plates appear to have expired 35 years ago?

Also, now I have the song "Volare" stuck in my head.

[TD]

It was parked in the lot at my daughter's school. Not sure what the deal is with the registration.

I should have checked out the stickers in the front window. They might be the work-around for the expired plates.

It also has an EZ Pass in the front window, so it must get driven.

[TD]

I forgot to add that it's in the faculty lot. According to my daughter, it's there every day. I'll have to check out those stickers the next time I see it.

[bren]

I didn't realize MD had done the dumb "Fort " tags previously.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by undefined

That is awesome.

It is.

Maybe it's a prop from The Americans.

Unlikely. They film in NYC. Brooklyn, mostly, I guess because they're so hip.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by bren

I didn't realize MD had done the dumb "Fort " tags previously.

Those aren't nearly as bad as today's.

According to Rick's Plates, the plates were valid up through March 1980 if stickered appropriately.

Rick's Plates also has a description of Maryland's Year of Manufacture law that allows the use of MD tags from the car's model year if the car is 25 years or older. Kinda cool.

[TD]

Originally Posted by JST

Leaning tower of power FTW.

But that car's plates appear to have expired 35 years ago?

Also, now I have the song "Volare" stuck in my head.

And damn you, now that song is stuck in MY head.

Grrr...

[Plaz]

My girlfriend's (now wife's) parents had an old decrepit Aspen wagon in the late 80s. It had about what I'd estimate as 25% play in the steering at center. It made for death defying trips of endless excitement on the Saw Mill and Taconic parkways.