For the rest of you old pharts, with a lawn.........

[K7SGJ]

Some nice rides, great tunes, and fond memories of days gone by.

http://biggeekdad.com/2013/01/the-best-of-times/

[PA5COR]

Pity it will never come back...

[wa6mhz]

I can't grow a lawn. I tried once and GOPHERS SWiSS Cheesed it making it impossible to mow. For the next decade I would have to cut it with a Weed Wacker until the iceplant finally overgrew it. We aren't allowed to have lawns here anyway. No water to water them with!

[XE1/N5AL]

Ah, all those gasoline fumes were much more satisfying when they were leaded!

I could insert a 'WIK'-esque comment here and mention that I lived only a few hundred feet from Elvis at the time. He was a big presence in our Memphis neighborhood, but I was only a toddler at the time. My cousins knew Elvis better. They actually grew up in the neighborhood, and as teenagers, they worked at a local movie house where Elvis would sometimes show up, to rent the whole place out.

[NQ6U]

Three on the tree, just like in my '52 Dodge.

[K7SGJ]

Three on the tree, just like in my '52 Dodge.


My '52 Chevy was the same way.

[NQ6U]

My '52 Chevy was the same way.

Actually, so was the '71 Ford pickup I learned to drive a stick in, although it had overdrive.

[K7SGJ]

Actually, so was the '71 Ford pickup I learned to drive a stick in, although it had overdrive.

My '49 Ford had the same setup, and I wish I still had it. I don't know why, but I really liked the lines and especially the tail lights. Not to mention when I had to work on it, I could physically get inside the engine compartment if I need to. Lots of room.

[NQ6U]

My '49 Ford had the same setup, and I wish I still had it. I don't know why, but I really liked the lines and especially the tail lights. Not to mention when I had to work on it, I could physically get inside the engine compartment if I need to. Lots of room.

My father had a '49 Ford coupe when I was a kid, first car I can remember riding in. It had that little flathead V-8 in it. I'd love to find one to restore.

http://www.autolife.umd.umich.edu/Design/Walker/1949-Ford-86070-114.gif

[K7SGJ]

My father had a '49 Ford coupe when I was a kid, first car I can remember riding in. I'd love to find one to restore.

I got mine from my grandparents in '64. They had bought it new, and it was in pristine condition, with very low miles. It was so roomy inside, you could hold a party in the back seat, which we did on many occasions.

[NQ6U]

I got mine from my grandparents in '64. They had bought it new, and it was in pristine condition, with very low miles. It was so roomy inside, you could hold a party in the back seat, which we did on many occasions.

Yeah, the Dodge was like that, all nice and plush inside too. I smoked a lot of dope in that car.

[K7SGJ]

My father had a '49 Ford coupe when I was a kid, first car I can remember riding in. It had that little flathead V-8 in it. I'd love to find one to restore.

http://www.autolife.umd.umich.edu/Design/Walker/1949-Ford-86070-114.gif

That right there is the model I had.

[NQ6U]

That right there is the model I had.

Neat car, my dad loved his and it really pained him when he had to trade it on on a yellow '57 Ford wagon in order to haul around me and my siblings.

http://hooniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Fullscreen-capture-6242011-93504-PM.bmp-700x394.jpg

[K7SGJ]

Neat car, my dad loved his and it really pained him when he had to trade it on on a yellow '57 Ford wagon in order to haul around me and my siblings.

http://hooniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Fullscreen-capture-6242011-93504-PM.bmp-700x394.jpg

I still like the lines of the Fords from the '50s. The one I had that was my favorite was a '55 Ford Crown Victoria. It had that stainless steel band over the roof. It was red and white, and had white vinyl seats, which were wicked in AZ in the summer. I sold it for $300, and now they go for thousands. Oh the ignorance of youth, but Who Gnu?

https://forums.hamisland.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=12983&stc=1

[NQ6U]

I still like the lines of the Fords from the '50s. The one I had that was my favorite was a '55 Ford Crown Victoria. It had that stainless steel band over the roof. It was red and white, and had white vinyl seats, which were wicked in AZ in the summer. I sold it for $300, and now they go for thousands. Oh the ignorance of youth, but Who Gnu?

https://forums.hamisland.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=12983&stc=1

That's a very sweet ride!

On ignorance of youth, I remember selling my E-Type Jag for exactly what I paid for it—$4000. You know how much those things go for now?

[K7SGJ]

Yes it was. Every once in a blue moon, I'll see one on the road, but I guess they are pretty rare.

[NQ6U]

Yes it was. Every once in a blue moon, I'll see one on the road, but I guess they are pretty rare.

They have been considered "special interest" cars since at least the late Sixties. I guess Ford never sold many of them.