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1976 Chevrolet Malibu Classic Coupe 2-door 5.0l on 2040-cars

Year:1976 Mileage:87361 Color: and interior
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Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States
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This car and I have been through a lot together.  She’s been there with me through college, a couple of long-distance moves, numerous family holiday disasters, and a few relationships (also disasters).  But it’s time for us to move on and go our separate ways. 

Her name is Dinah.  My dad bought her off of my grandpa’s accountant, Rose, whose eyesight started failing in her advanced years.  We are the second owners of the vehicle.  Before I got ahold of Dinah, she had very, very low mileage.  Even now the mileage is at 87,360 on the original motor.

Dinah took me from Oklahoma City to Oberlin, Ohio for college, where I neglected her for my studies.  During those college years I cheated on her with a Schwinn 10-speed, but she remained faithful to me, dutifully carting my rump to Cleveland for the occasional night on the town.

After college we separated for a year.  I went to New York, where Dinah was replaced by the subway and sidewalks.  Dinah went back home to Oklahoma and patiently waited for me.   She knew I’d eventually come crawling back to her, and she was right. 

We were reunited when I moved out to California for grad school.  When I picked her up in Oklahoma, all of the good times and memories came rushing back.  She didn’t hold any grudges or hard feelings about the year I spent without her.  I hopped into the driver’s seat and Dinah took me all the way to Los Angeles, cruising along Interstate 40 like a big, comfy desert yacht.

Time, weather, and the harsh California sun have worn her down some, but she still runs great.  Almost everything under the hood is factory original, with some notable exceptions.  Her radiator gave out, which I replaced.  I also replaced the transmission with a brand new one (which was quite expensive, but she deserved it after everything we’d been through).

Age has taken its toll on some of her exterior and interior.  The vinyl on the driver’s seat is ripped (for which my butt is also to blame).   The dash is somewhat brittle and has cracked in a few places.  And the plastic knob on the driver side window crank broke recently (window still rolls up and down fine, just needs a new knob).

Her biggest cosmetic issue is on the passenger side.  In a shameful and embarrassing moment, I was attempting to avoid some plastic cones on the left of the of the car and in doing so managed to run the right side of the car into a pole in a parking lot.

 The title is clear.  The car will need to be registered (it was last registered in Oklahoma). 

 Though I’ve left her for a younger model, I still love Dinah and am hoping to find her a great new garage.

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