Talking About Cars 237 - Richard Carpenter (the Carpenters) . 

Great walk in the past…..thx!

Great interview. YOu can hear how interesting and engaging Richard is to talk about cars. I am sure he gets a little tired of being asked the same questions about music and Karen. I loved the questions you asked about driving to California and all the things along the way. Richard seeing an A&W for the first time!!!! Route 66!!!! RIchard is right about the 60's and all the unique looking cars. NOwadays most of the cars look the same.

Wow, that black ‘60 Chrysler 300 F Richard owns is an absolutely stunning car

Carpenters= Nostalgia

My first non hand me down car that I actually purchased was a 69' Ply Road Runner in 75 or 76'.

A very enjoyable interview and being a Mopar fan myself made it all the more interesting. Thank you!

My favorite car back then was the 57 Chevy. In the late 50s and early 60s we had a 55' Rocket 88 Olds 2 door. The epitome of a 1950s classic.

The Ferrari Pinto LMAO !!!

Love how Richard has such great taste in cars, and that he bought them because he liked them, whether they had “collector value” or not 🙂! I don’t think I’ve ever seen an interview before where Richard talks cars, although I did know the Ferrari Daytona Coupe (365 GTB/4) on the cover of Then and Now was actually his car 😁❤️. The story of that cover is hilarious 😂, and I’m with Richard that it was a sacrilege to (visually) cut Karen’s face in half 🤣! Something I’m surprised that neither you nor he mentioned was that the house in the background was their folks’ house, when they first moved out to California 😮!

My Grandparents first new car was a 60' Dodge Phoenix. Before that they had 36' Ford.

In June 1960 we moved into a new home when I was 3.

Continental Mark II owned by Richard Carpenter was white, car C56Q3692.

I still have my high school car 69GTO, and my first brand new truck I paid cash for 1986 standard cab Toyota turbo 4X4

Was the Plymouth Satellite a re-trimmed Dodge Dart?

I'm surprised he didn't keep the black Imperial he bought his Parents.

I saw a Carpenters publicity photo of Richard and Karen standing next to a (I think) 1972 Ford Econoline van with the Carpenters logo painted on the side and "powered by Bear" painted on the driver side door. I would love to ask Richard what ever happened to it? Did A&M Records own it or him?