Little Old Lady from Pasadena

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Do you know what the Little Old Lady from Pasadena refers to?

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kornphlake

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I was talking to a co-worker who is about the same age as myself born in the late '70s, I said something about the Little Old Lady from Pasadena and he had no idea what I was talking about. He calls himself a car guy, I'm as much a car guy as I am anything else. I was surprised he didn't know what the reference meant. Without giving away what the title means, simply answer yes or no if you know what the title refers to.
 
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CurseTheSky

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I've never heard or paid attention to the phase before (born in '86), but I more or less guessed the meaning. Looked it up and confirmed. :p
 
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kornphlake

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mmntech said:
And nobody posts the song? Not the Beach Boys version though. Could only find their live version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRR_b5aDn6w&feature=related
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Thanks for spoiling the thread... It looked like the poll was about 2:1 in favor of people recognizing the reference.

We saw a brand new challenger driven by a silver haired woman that reminded me of the song at that moment. My co-worker had no idea what I was talking about, I was shocked, it's one of those songs you should just know if you're into cars, even if you're not into that type of music.
 
Bartman39

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Yes heard it all my life since the later 60`s... Am 50 now...

Was the used car salesman`s best pitch till the asian cars hit the market... Along with the phrase "its a cream puff"...
 
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exdeath

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I'd know it. I'm 31 and grew up around old cars and the music, I even had a few of their cassette tapes.

In addition to the others listed, favorites as a kid:

Little Deuce Coup - "just a little deuce coupe with a flat head mill", "she's ported and relieved and she's stroked and bored, she'll do 140 in the top end floored." "When something pulls up to me he don't even try, and if she had a set of wings man I know she could fly"

Spirit of America - "half airplane, half car" "strangest thing yet, was a jet without wings"

Shutdown - "to get the traction, I'm riding the clutch, my pressure plates burning that machine's too much"

Fun Fun fun (till daddy took the Tbird away)

409 - "my 4 speed dual quad positraction 4 0 9" "nothing can catch her nothing can touch my 4 0 9"

The 409 is a strange creature, prefer the 402 with standard combustion chambers in the head where they belong.

I'm getting all nostalgic now.
 
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409
A 409-cubic-inch (6.7 L) version was Chevrolet's top regular production engine from 1961 to 1965, with a choice of single- or dual-four-barrel carburetors. Bore and stroke were both up from the 348 at 4.312 in (109.5 mm) by 3.50 in (89 mm). On December 17, 1960, the 409 engine was announced along with the Impala SS (Super Sport) model. The initial version of the engine produced 360 hp (270 kW), with a single-four-barrel Carter AFB carburetor. The same engine was upped to 380 hp (280 kW) in 1962. A 409 horsepower (305 kW) version of this engine was also available, developing 1 hp per cubic inch with a dual-four-barrel aluminum intake manifold and two Carter AFB carburetors.

In the 1963 model year, output reached 425 hp (317 kW) at 6200 rpm with the 2X4 setup, 11.25:1 compression and a solid lifter camshaft. This engine was immortalized in the Beach Boys song titled "409". The engine was available through mid 1965 when it was replaced by the 396-cubic-inch 425 hp (317 kW) Mark IV big-block engine. In addition, a 340 hp (250 kW) version of the 409 engine was available from 1963–1965, with a single-four-barrel cast-iron intake mounting a Rochester 4GC (QuadraJet) carburetor, and a hydraulic-lifter camshaft.

427 (Z11)
A special 427 cubic inches (7.00 L) version of the 409 engine was used in the 1963 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe ordered under Chevrolet Regular Production Option (RPO) Z11. This was a special package created for drag racers, including aluminum engine and body parts and a cowl-induction air intake system, along with the 427 engine. The aluminum body parts were fabricated in Flint, MI at the facility now known as GM Flint Metal Center.[1] Unlike the later second generation 427, it was based on the W-series 409 engine, but with a longer 3.65 in (93 mm) stroke. A high-rise two piece aluminum intake manifold and dual Carter AFB carbs fed a 13.5:1 compression ratio to produce an under-rated 430 hp (320 kW) and 435 lb·ft (590 N·m). 50 RPO Z11 cars were produced at the Flint plant. GM Documents exist that show 50 Z11 engines were built at the GM Tonawanda engine plant for auto production, and 20 partial engines were made for replacement/over the counter use. No evidence from GM has been found that show 57 cars were built.
 
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LTC8K6

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My Aunt had a blue and white Corvair Monza convertible. No idea what year or which engine version it had.
 
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i still have an 8 track player and a handful of old cassettes for it. some old ford music ones and a blackfoot. good times.
 
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