"I had one just like that, except ......"

[MMARSH]

Why do people say "I had a car just like that, except it was blue instead of red and was a stick instead of an automatic." Or "my Girlfriend looked just like that except she was a redhead and was alot shorter."

Once you add the except, it's not just like the original subject.....maybe similar, but not just like it.

[stevej37]

You are right, except I have my own opinion.
I would also like my vanilla bean ice cream now.

[GH85Carrera]

I get that a LOT about my El Camino. Lots of folks tell me their dad or uncle had one "just like that" only it was a different color, and usually that it was not in such nice condition as mine.

Evidently a lot of kids have ridden in the storage compartment behind the seats. No one has even been in mine.

[VINMAN]

"It's the same exact thing, but completely different...."

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[id10t]

Variations like different colors, etc. I can give a pass to - maybe. Depends on what the variant part(s) are and what item is being discussed.

[gacook]

Because commonality is one of the easiest ways to connect with a stranger, and we are a social animal.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by id10t

Variations like different colors, etc. I can give a pass to - maybe. Depends on what the variant part(s) are and what item is being discussed.

Right. In the case of something like Glenn's Elky, if Glenn has an '86, and someone else says they had an '86 el camino but in a different color (and they could probably be excused if they had an '85 since those were pretty much the same), I could see that.

It might be different if they saw his '86 Elky and said "I had one just like that, but it had a trunk and said 'Monte Carlo' on the fender."

[gsxrken]

My 1969 Mustang Mach1 is debadged, which really throws them off. I had one guy tell me his brother had a Camaro just like that, and when I said actually it’s a Mustang, he said No it isn’t.
I now look forward to these conversations and enjoy going along with them, always agreeing with them no matter what they say. Particularly with the guys that point out that such and such is not “correct” for my car as built.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by gsxrken

My 1969 Mustang Mach1 is debadged, which really throws them off. I had one guy tell me his brother had a Camaro just like that, and when I said actually it’s a Mustang, he said No it isn’t.
I now look forward to these conversations and enjoy going along with them, always agreeing with them no matter what they say. Particularly with the guys that point out that such and such is not “correct” for my car as built.

Need more pics of your camaro!

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by gsxrken

I love Hugger Orange Camaros!

[pwd72s]

Ken, Of course it's "correct". It's your car and it's done the way you want it to be. That makes it perfectly "correct".

By the way, that's what I told a PCA gurhu at the '78 Aspen parade after he used "incorrect" on my car...didn't like that I'd gone to H-1's instead of keeping the USA required sealed beams, among other things.

Good opening post Michael...yep, I suppose we've all heard that one.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by masraum

Need more pics of your camaro!

I had that exact same car except mine was green.

It was out of my hands!

[MBAtarga]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I love Hugger Orange Camaros!

I had an orange car like that - but mine was a 240Z !

[crb07]

This guy had one just like that….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l02EGYwp2Go

Cool story

[LWJ]

Yes. More pics of the camaro.

I got that a bunch when I had a 65 MGB. It was back in the chrome bumper, lower suspension, non-smogged era. People told me about their POS 1980 MGB... Yikes.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by crb07

This guy had one just like that….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l02EGYwp2Go

Cool story

That is cool. Amazing it was never stripped for parts, totaled, rusted out, or "overhauled" and slammed with 24 inch 18 inch wide wheels with a 10,000 watt stereo and other horrid mods.

[A930Rocket]

Originally Posted by crb07

This guy had one just like that….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l02EGYwp2Go

Cool story

I need to send this to my son. Maybe I’ll get my 930 back…😂

[masraum]

Originally Posted by crb07

This guy had one just like that….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l02EGYwp2Go

Cool story

That's fantastic.

My first car as a teen was a '65 impala. I'd LOVE to have the car in the video! That is one (of many) dream cars of mine. I'd love the pale yellow or a blue (mine was blue).

[gsxrken]

Haha good stuff. Just remembered another classic. The 1969 fastbacks had a one year only, non-functional duct on the rear quarters just behind the doors. You can see it in my photo. Anyway, one guy once came up to me and said: “You know those scoops are fake, right?” And I said, “No, they’re real- you can touch them for yourself if you’d like”. Stopped him in his tracks.
This was before I adopted my “agree with everything they say” strategy.

[dw1]

Originally Posted by gsxrken

Anyway, one guy once came up to me and said: “You know those scoops are fake, right?” And I said, “No, they’re real- you can touch them for yourself if you’d like”. Stopped him in his tracks.

LOL!!

I definitely have to remember that one.

BTW, a a recent local car show a fellow was showing his extremely clean red '69 mach 1, having a front spoiler, a 428 Cobra Jet, a shaker scoop, Hurst t-handle shifter, rear window louvers and a wing-type real spoiler. After admiring the car and talking for a bit I asked why he put some features normally associated with a Boss 302 on his mach 1.

His answer was great: "Because I like the way it looks."