# Creative Uses for Old Cars **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [April 26, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788 "2014-04-26T18:06:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kmccune](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/kmccune/32/1237_2.png) [@kmccune](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kmccune)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/21 "2014-04-27T15:41:00Z")
@Barkydog,neat but looks like you need a step ladder to get in that thing-Kevin ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/22 "2014-04-27T18:22:06Z")
Clearly you need Mom and Dad’s help on this swing. No one could use their legs to pump up a good rotation. And anyone standing behind it would likely end up in the drink. You probably need one parent on either side. ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/23 "2014-04-27T19:33:46Z")
Well…PT Cruisers are not exactly old but they are getting there. They were once very popular but now they are considered passé by most people. Here’s what I’ve been see a lot of lately: PT Cruiser pickups. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/24 "2014-04-27T21:10:12Z")
My father had a '48 Plymouth until the late '60s. An Earl Scheib paint job and a new motor from Sears kept it going, much to the embarrassment of my older brothers. When the rust got too bad he gave it to a friend with a farm in Vriginia. He put it on jack stands and attached a saw blade to one of the rear hubs. That Sears motor cut wood for a few more years. ---
**Author:** ![wesw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wesw/32/2713_2.png) [@wesw](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wesw)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/25 "2014-04-27T22:16:06Z")
ever seen the “Red Green” show? ---
**Author:** ![wesw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wesw/32/2713_2.png) [@wesw](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wesw)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/26 "2014-04-27T22:26:46Z")
hey! there s “Where s Rick” ! ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/27 "2014-04-28T00:26:36Z")
Now you’ve done it Barky, I’m going to be awake all night trying to identify that car! ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/28 "2014-04-28T02:57:10Z")
the same mountainbike…I think that’s a Ford Cortina from Australia. I may be wrong but it sure looks like one. ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/29 "2014-04-28T03:04:28Z")
This is what we rednecks in Northern NE typically use old cars for when we have too much time on our hands. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 3:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/30 "2014-04-28T03:24:15Z")
I tried the Ford Cortina, the old Mercury Capri, and the '76 Corolla, but no matches yet. Thanks for the suggestion anyway missileman. There are literally thousands of possibilities, but maybe I’ll get lucky. Those wheels… they look familiar… ---
**Author:** ![bscar2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar2/32/2468_2.png) [@bscar2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar2)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 5:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/31 "2014-04-28T05:18:38Z")
[https://www.google.com/search?q=car+furniture&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=oqtdU\_aFDpCZyATdrICACw&sqi=2&ved=0CCYQsAQ&biw=1200&bih=541](https://www.google.com/search?q=car+furniture&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=oqtdU_aFDpCZyATdrICACw&sqi=2&ved=0CCYQsAQ&biw=1200&bih=541) Pool table, couch/love seat, recliner, desk, table ---
**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 6:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/32 "2014-04-28T06:23:50Z")
I remember in high school we acquired a junk car and during lunch we let students whack it for a few bucks a hit. ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/33 "2014-04-28T17:35:34Z")
Right mountainbike…I know those wheels also but I just can’t get my mind to remember them. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/34 "2014-04-28T19:16:42Z")
I wish I had the services of Abby Schuto (NCIS) on this one… or anytime, for that matter. I’ll bet (if the show were real life) she’d have a “wheel recognition program”. Perhaps I’ve been watching too much TV… ---
**Author:** ![steve63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@steve63](https://community.cartalk.com/u/steve63)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/35 "2014-04-29T00:58:22Z")
I’d say the car swing is made from an Opel. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/36 "2014-04-29T01:16:44Z")
Opel Ascona B. ---
**Author:** ![jesmed1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jesmed1/32/2097_2.png) [@jesmed1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesmed1)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 2:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/37 "2014-04-29T02:51:21Z")
@jtsanders takes the prize! You guys are recognizing cars I never even heard of. ---
**Author:** ![MarkM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@MarkM](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MarkM)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/38 "2014-04-29T03:06:43Z")
Yeah, @dagosa‌ that looks like a lot of fun. I’d take a whack or two, but I’m not sure I could swing one of those axes. Maybe a hatchet would be more my speed. Those PT Cruiser pickups are interesting, and appropriate in a way. For some odd reason (I think it was because the rear seats were removable) the PT Cruiser was classified by the EPA as a van and counted towards Chrysler’s light truck CAFE. So a pickup conversion is apt. I wonder if they started with the homely convertible? It would be stiffer than a sedan with the top removed. It was one of the worst ideas for a convertible, though nowhere near as idiotic as the convertible Nissan Murano. I saw one of those on the street recently. First one ever. I’d love to know what kind of person buys such a thing. The top was up so I have no idea. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 3:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/39 "2014-04-29T03:11:33Z")
Why buy the PT Cruiser pickup when you could drive a Chevrolet SSR? More power, better handling, even a convertible hard top. And the SSR probably costs less than the PT resto-rod. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788/40 "2014-04-29T03:28:43Z")
It’s a definite match! How the heck did you guys come up with that? [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creative-uses-for-old-cars/84788.md?page=3)