60FlatTop Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 In 1964, when my Riviera was new (I didn't buy it until 15 years later), I was 15.This morning I was out in the garage working on the convertible and took a little break to go through shelves of paper, books, and stuff.So I took a picture of a picture. Its a '54 Olds, not a Buick, but it is a "Me and My".Back then we knew if a car was a crapper you just rolled it on the side to remove the engine and transmission. I had a nice pry bar made from a Buick inner driveshaft. It was a lot nicer than most guys had.About 9 years after that picture was taken I met my wife. She started hemming my jeans to length to make me look less like a yokel and it also helped keep a lot of grass clippings off the living room rug.50 years ago, different day, doin' the same stuff. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Wow, 4 slicks in those days.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 Those Olds slicks would have been 7.60 X 15 and worth about $2 each as recapable casings. With luck, they were right on the edge of selling as farm wagon tires. The farmers preferred the 8.20 X 15's for the bigger loads.Within a few months of that picture being taken I did license my first car after having quite a few in varying conditions. That was a 1950 Buick Special two door fastback.It had 4 "new" Firestone 7.60 X 15 recaps from Johnny Atonelli Tire. My Grandfather ran a tire shop and used car lot so I got a full set for $12 each. I always was a guy with good rubber. Even though we sold used regrooved tires for $3 to $4, I went for the high end.Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 $12.00... now you spend 400 or more and can't get more than 4 years out of a tire (radials) due to dry rot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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