When I was a kid, my mom had a '69 Caprice in gold.

[swelljoe@mas.to]

When I was a kid, my mom had a '69 Caprice in gold. Looked a little something like this (though with stock wheels and gold interior). I hated this era of American boat-sized car at the time, but I kinda love them now. And, the '69-'70 model years are objectively the best styling for the Impala/Caprice. Killer front end. #WeirdCarMastodon https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-chevrolet-impala-custom/

[genehack@dementedandsadbut.social]

@swelljoe so, hot take-y, but: I don’t think it qualifies as a boat unless it has four doors. For the time, that’s positively sporty.

[swelljoe@mas.to]

@genehack it's a strikingly large vehicle. My dad bought a 1982 Tercel four-door when we still had the Caprice, and the Caprice absolutely dwarfed it when they were parked side by side.

My mom still likes to tell the story of the time a school bus collided with her and had contact with the car through the full length of the bus. She got out to look at the damage and the entire side of the bus was dented, lights busted out, etc. and there was a tiny smudge on the bumper of the Caprice.

[swelljoe@mas.to]

@genehack but, yes, I think it's actually a pretty hot looking car in a Starsky and Hutch, The French Connection, Gone in 60 Seconds kind of way. But, they really don't do turns well.

[swelljoe@mas.to]

@genehack I looked up the specs, the '69 Caprice is 18 feet long. The Tercel was 13.4 feet. My current four-door Bronco is 16 feet, and it's a quite large vehicle.

[genehack@dementedandsadbut.social]

@swelljoe wow, that is boat-worthy, I retract my prior objection.

[genehack@dementedandsadbut.social]

@swelljoe reviewing the picture, 10 feet of that 18 is clearly hood

[swelljoe@mas.to]

@genehack 10 feet of hood, 10 feet of trunk, 6 feet of cabin. Somehow.