Excuse Me While I Grab My Walker

As I was out walking today, I noticed a car parked in the street with historical plates.

"Was it a Model T?" you may wonder. Possibly a Studebaker?



How I wish it were so. No, it was one of these:



A Mazda RX7, circa 1983. The same car that was driven by the guy I was dating in 1983. How's that for a WTF moment??


I must go now and find an Early Bird Dinner Special..........

Comments

  1. CraigOctober 26, 2010 at 4:36 PM

    I think in Michigan, a car has to be at least 30 years old to qualify for historical plates; but I suppose it could be 25, which would put your '83 right there. . .

    I think the first time I saw a Mustang with historical plates (which could have been 15, or even 20 years ago), I had a similar reaction. . .

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  2. RussOctober 26, 2010 at 5:56 PM

    I love the old RX-7s. I wanted one for a long time, but when the RX-8s went on sale, we were in family planning mode.

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  3. for a different kind of girlOctober 26, 2010 at 6:17 PM

    Now THAT'S a sweet ride!

    :)

    I had no idea there was such a think as historical plates. My less-than-sweet '74 Dodge Dart that was my first card should have been covered in those things!

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  4. secret agent womanOctober 26, 2010 at 6:38 PM

    No. Way. I cannot accept this.

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  5. BijouxOctober 26, 2010 at 8:18 PM

    Craig - I just don't get how 25 or 30 years is 'historical?'

    Russ - They were sooo cool at the time!

    FADKOG - I see historical plates frequently; usually on antiques though!

    Agent - Thank. You! Neither can I!

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  6. Joe CapOctober 27, 2010 at 9:49 AM

    Are you sure it wasn't still the SAME GUY who owned it???

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  7. Worried DadOctober 27, 2010 at 12:18 PM

    At least you weren't dating a guy driving the RX7 having a mid-life crisis (I'm guessing).

    I get these moments when I hear what passes for "classic rock," and when I see the "you must have been born by this date to drink" signs.

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  8. BijouxOctober 27, 2010 at 1:31 PM

    Joe - I have FB stalked him, so nope, it's not his car.

    Worried - You are right, that would have been worse! I hear you on the drinking year.....1989 doesn't sound right to me either!

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  9. SailorOctober 27, 2010 at 9:41 PM

    Or, how about browsing the antique stores, and encounter the same toys you played with as a kid? I mean, get real, I'm not *that* old!

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  10. Kevin McKeeverOctober 28, 2010 at 11:50 AM

    I came 2 years short of my Honda Accord being "classic" when it died with 185,000 miles on it. The historic designation is only for local taxing purposes.

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  11. LeslieOctober 28, 2010 at 11:56 AM

    Oh noes. I'm not ready for that.

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  12. BijouxOctober 28, 2010 at 12:40 PM

    Sailor - Well, that would certainly piss me off, unless I had the toy in my basement and saw a $1000 price tag in the store.

    Cool - Leave it to the govt to give us this sort of humiliation.

    Laggin - Get ready for it, baby. It will only be a few years till that AARP membership card lands in our mailboxes!

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  13. CraigOctober 28, 2010 at 1:10 PM

    What do you mean, 'only a few years until our AARP cards arrive. . .'?

    I'm now nearly five years into counting time since my AARP card arrived. . .

    And I'm not that much older than you. . . ;)

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  14. BijouxOctober 28, 2010 at 2:59 PM

    Craig - ?? Well, aren't you 8 years older than me?

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  15. limeOctober 30, 2010 at 10:02 PM

    that's even worse than hearing your favorite music from high school piped into an elevator.

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  16. Jean KneeOctober 31, 2010 at 10:15 PM

    aaaaahhhhh 1983, the year I graduated high school.

    yes I'm really that old.

    so?

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  17. BijouxNovember 1, 2010 at 9:47 AM

    Lime - Yes, this is worse!

    JK - So, that makes you younger than me, but not by much!

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