Submitted by Comfortable_Low_4317 t3_11boiwy in OldSchoolCool
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Comfortable_Low_4317 OP t1_j9yw286 wrote
Missed a comma, oops
afrisbie310414 t1_j9yw6mu wrote
People have grandparents now from the 1980’s and not the 1960’s When did I get old
dkn4440 t1_j9yxq98 wrote
I know. Who the hell thought Probe was a great idea?
rouxjean t1_j9yxt20 wrote
So this is just a random woman from the '80s that you want for an ancestress?
Intellectuallygifted t1_j9yyn55 wrote
Join us olds later for the $4.99 platter at Denny’s at 4:30 pm.
JimmyLongnWider t1_j9yyxtp wrote
1980s hair products are probably behind the bulk of climate change we see today.
tipicaldik t1_j9z18xk wrote
My Dad bought the first Ford Probe available in our city when they first came out. He went to the dealership to look at the new Tempo's and saw their two new arrivals still on the truck. A decked out black GT and nifty red LX. Dad wanted the GT without so much as a test drive, but they refused to sell it to him. They had literally just arrived and they wanted at least a day or two to display it out front. The did agree to sell him the red LX, so he bought it. They were '89 models, and this was in March of '88, btw. I was working in automotive service at the time and hadn't even heard about them yet, so I was a bit surprised. Didn't take long to figure out they were just a reskinned Mazda 626, which was just fine because they were slicker than owl doo-doo...
bobalou2you t1_j9z28dq wrote
That price is up to $14.99 and a 15% tip for you robot server has been added for your convenience. Please pay the robot cashier on your way out.
Sufficient-Serve6078 t1_j9z2a4r wrote
It was supposed to be the restyled Mustang but a mail in campaign by Mustang fans and owners changed the executives at Fords minds and it became the Probe.
Auntie_Venom t1_j9z3gmv wrote
My dad did too, also he was an engineer for Ford… My older sister had one too.
Also, same sister also had that same bird design on a top…
penn2009 t1_j9z3j4i wrote
Grandma? Wow, I feel old. She looks about 20 and judging by the clothes and hair this probably 88-92, so born late 60s, early 70s. She’d be a grandmother - maybe - of young children, right? Not ones old enough to be posting or is my math bad? Guess it’s possible if she and her kids had kids really young.
Binged_Kelvin t1_j9z58h2 wrote
What an...interesting selection of colours. And what, pray tell, is that colour the car's supposed to be?!
my-final-bellyache t1_j9z7ete wrote
Ford Probes at the time we’re an amazing looking car. Very futuristic, low drag
Happy_Highlight2102 t1_j9z8cn7 wrote
The local proctologist in my small NE Missouri town was the first to own a Ford Probe. Gotta a love a doc with a self aware sense of humor.
GarbledComms t1_j9z9p4s wrote
Nice car. Why'd she paint it with Pepto Bismol?
johnliberman41 t1_j9z9zdv wrote
Yes, it’s a strange caption 🫤
notbob1959 t1_j9zczav wrote
Not the 80s. Photo is from the July 1994 issue of Car Audio & Electronics. That is Vickie Ham and her 1991 Ford Probe. She competed in the United States Autosound Competition.
Here is the page from the article that featured the posted image:
hypnos_surf t1_j9zfb8x wrote
That’s a weird caption. Not saying she is not your grandma is sufficient, too.
nickkom t1_j9zfucg wrote
And what would you do with your gramma?
RagingSnarkasm t1_j9zgxmz wrote
That's a sweet-ass parrot.
No_Tomorrow3745 t1_j9zpfxd wrote
Look at those wheels!! Ultras?? Welcome to the past
HalstenWulfharth t1_j9zquzd wrote
This comment made me learn 3 new terms. Yours as well as Patriline and Foremother.
rouxjean t1_j9zsdrb wrote
Glad to be of service, I think.
Same-Bowl6381 t1_j9zstl9 wrote
He saw that hair and just assumed 80s. But I'm here to tell ya that we dragged that big hair kicking and screaming well into the 90s.
elizamathew t1_j9zu50q wrote
Her shoes match her car!! She is a rock star.
workswithpipe t1_j9zxbll wrote
I can think of some uses for her, none involve being my grandma
deepsea333 t1_j9zzxi7 wrote
If she was 20 in 1991 she’s about 60
Zabazooo t1_ja03grg wrote
Bruh that caption is creepy..
xMooseNutZx t1_ja07y66 wrote
Aww. I had a probe. It was great 4 banger turbo dump the clutch and roast the tires off...good times.
sambolino44 t1_ja0ediy wrote
My proctologist drove a red Probe.
bgplsa t1_ja0eh4m wrote
I know young women from the 80s are becoming grandmothers now including my wife but this title still kinda stung.
SafetyMan35 t1_ja0ffnh wrote
8’s hair would be about 3x bigger
zubaz69 t1_ja0fjmc wrote
She is a proud Probe owner
Same-Bowl6381 t1_ja0fpcf wrote
Well, we couldn't quit cold turkey. Gotta gradually let go.
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The_Zy t1_ja0o178 wrote
Ever drive one? My 91 gt was amazing. They just needed to be built with better parts...
tangcameo t1_ja0p7q4 wrote
I can taste that paint.
Do_it_My_Way-79 t1_ja0y2p4 wrote
One word for this picture…EPIC.
One word for OPs statement…CREEPY.
empathetic_witch t1_ja19lex wrote
Yes-We absolutely did!
dkn4440 t1_ja1fumd wrote
Oh I just meant the name. The looked fun to drive for the price.
downright_awkward t1_ja1gl19 wrote
I was thinking the car looked more like a 90’s car than an 80’s…
GimmeAMalt t1_ja1hxe8 wrote
My first car was a 1993 Ford Probe. Literally a rolling piece of garbage.
BTAlex_at_205 t1_ja1upvp wrote
its /r/oldschoolcool , not some old picture of mundane things. Boo
zealousreader t1_ja1uzsj wrote
What does that mean ?
jamesshine t1_ja225vw wrote
Yeah, the clothes too. Those colors and pattern are pure 90’s. I graduated in 93 and 90% of the girls I graduated with had this exact same fashion sense. The hair was still tall, but not as tall as a couple years before. It was a gradual deflation.
Suntzu6656 t1_ja2322z wrote
Big Hair needs to come back!!!!
coffeefromhome t1_ja2434z wrote
Yep this sub has turned into soft porn lol
Comfortable_Low_4317 OP t1_ja27k93 wrote
But it looked fly didn’t it?
Comfortable_Low_4317 OP t1_ja281oe wrote
I totally did, haha.
Comfortable_Low_4317 OP t1_ja28bqd wrote
Cruise around in her kick ass Ford Probe.
Comfortable_Low_4317 OP t1_ja28fhi wrote
It was the style at the time.
Comfortable_Low_4317 OP t1_ja28v8z wrote
Yes, who wouldn’t want a cool grandma to cruise around with in a Pepto Bismol Ford Probe?
ItsJustMeMaggie t1_ja29sif wrote
The “my grandma when she was young” posts are now valley girls from the 80’s 😭
omeyz t1_ja2b26w wrote
Why has no one asked OP’s relationship to this woman?
If she isn’t your grandma, who is this lol
Comfortable_Low_4317 OP t1_ja2ddox wrote
Time stops for no one.
Zachary_Lee_Antle t1_ja2nbig wrote
That’s the most awesome ugly dress I’ve ever seen.
rouxjean t1_ja2udud wrote
Sure. But I've never seen mauve Pepto. It looks like merlot and mayonnaise had a drunken fling.
Graniteman83 t1_ja2w64f wrote
I thought that was an early Probe. I had a 93 in high school in the late 90's, great car.
GimmeAMalt t1_ja3mljr wrote
Oh absolutely!
Same-Bowl6381 t1_ja4081k wrote
Yes it does! If you had a good cut along with the perm, all you had to do it wash it, pik it out and out the door you went.
grantnel2002 t1_j9yvmpu wrote
How does someone become the 1980’s?
Also, best/worst name for a car ever. Ford Probe.