BobinVirginia
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My people have been here since 1623 in Jamestown, Virginia.
There’s many stories I can share about famine and prosperity on both my parents families. So glad @Leland Davisstarted the topic. Many things happened in the depression people have forgotten.
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I enjoy your fun positivity! Thanks for posting.
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4 minutes ago, oldcarfudd said:
Hardship scars people for life. There was a woman in our ski club, born in Germany in the Nazi years, who wound up in East Germany when the war ended. She escaped to the west, but spent days in hiding with no food. To this day, she never goes ANYWHERE without some food in her handbag - just in case.
That’s actual trauma. So many people today including myself don’t understand how good we have it. Thanks for sharing that
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As a teenager in the early 90’s car guys were looked upon as ignorant rednecks. Funny how the snob people that thought that can’t afford my recreational vehicles now.
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My grandfather’s were born in 1904 and the other in 1920. The values of use it, rebuild it or do without it always impressed me. Really taught me buying items to just keep up with the Joneses is a fool’s game. Miss them both
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24 minutes ago, kegart said:
We can all see the reason Buick never made a more door Riviera.
Kevin
I think it’s the Riviera Crew Cab option? Lol
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Cool car. I really like the old Orphan American car brands.
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I’m biased as I think modern cars are overpriced plastic. User friendly but, flimsy appliances
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3 minutes ago, edinmass said:
Short, to the point, and accurate.......Well done!I’d like to add @JV Puleofor illustrating the value and knowledge of a wise machinist that can salvage these old contraptions. Takes more than guess work to do this!
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@Grimy @edinmass @George Cole @MrEarl @John Bloom @pkhammer
@1937hd45 @TAKerry@Steve Moskowitz @Peter Gariepy
@Walt G @C CarlThank you all! You know why
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Great story!
It’s amazing how cars can change the trajectory of a life. If not for my Haynes project I wouldn’t know who you are or anything about the forum. While not as significant as your story, it’s fantastic how one circumstance leads to an entire new world for a person.-
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19 minutes ago, ply33 said:
He is 21. If one has the resources (time and money) that is a good age for this type of adventure.
From time to time I think about doing that type of trip again (drove my 33 across the country when I was in my mid 20s). But the thought of all those miles without air conditioning, cruise control, etc. is much less appealing now in my late 60s.
I’m 44 and already understand what you’re saying! Lol
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I’m subscribed to Mark Felton on YouTube. I have youtube premium with no commercials and watch it on Roku. I rarely watch any corporate networks.
His productions are historically correct and insightful. The past isn’t always a nice or fun thing for some but completely necessary. If we forget the past we’re destined to make the same mistakes made.
As for the cars, they were works of art. They serve well as a reminder that evil people are still just people. That’s the scary part of humanity. We can agree on cars and technology but not how to treat one another.
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That would be an epic roadtrip!
Pesky work and responsibilities are overrated!
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On 6/10/2021 at 11:53 PM, Grimy said:
June 20-24 in Buellton, California. Put it on your calendar Bob! Fly into Oakland (OAK) and drive one of my cars down there, on tours, and back.
Can’t tell you how grateful I am for your offer! I need to put some stuff aside and do this!
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On 6/10/2021 at 11:53 PM, Grimy said:
June 20-24 in Buellton, California. Put it on your calendar Bob! Fly into Oakland (OAK) and drive one of my cars down there, on tours, and back.
I need a job with more flexibility! I really want to just put everything down and take you up on this
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51 minutes ago, edinmass said:
Brothers by another mother............we share everything but our ladies.............lots of fun to have car friends who can swap, share, loan, borrow, and just drive each other’s cars. He’s good enough to me that I fix his cars for free...........now if I can just get him to pony up on the JN..........I’ll borrow that even more than the others.......I need better friends. 🤣😂
I’ve got a few friends that are the best folks I know. Tight group and thanks to the forum I’m hoping to find more.-
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1 minute ago, Robert G. Smits said:
Thanks Bob
He’s quite a book of knowledge. I just learned something thanks to you both.
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1 hour ago, Walt G said:
Dave , thanks so much for all your time and contributions, all were most welcome and really great.
There is so much pre WWII era stuff out there , laying dormant in peoples collections for decades, not intentionally but just because there was no way to share to a vast audience on a regular basis and frequently. Or perhaps there was no real story to go with the image, so with the opportunity to post /share it here , the tremendous input of knowledge has let us all enjoy what we would never have seen. thanks to all of you - I will keep repeating that as I am so grateful to all of you.
WG
Well said!
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Way out of my league. Some of the cars people on this forum get to experience and know about is amazing!
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Super cool!
My Dad was a fireman for 34 years and as a kid I would climb all over the old trucks! I’d never heard of an Ahren so thanks for the education on them!-
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This has been a tough year and getting on here helps take my mind off things a while. I’ve gotten to know a few folks on here and it’s been great. I wish I had time to go hangout and help some of them with their cars.
I’ve found that the forum helps keep my chin up about my car project. While my project has stalled my gathering of knowledge hasn’t thanks to many topics on the forum. Thanks everyone!
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On 6/1/2021 at 10:18 PM, Akstraw said:
Interesting piece of history. Thanks for sharing. What year Haynes?
It’s a 1921 Model 50 and anything and everything I can learn about it is fun for me.
Snubbed by the youngsters?
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I’ve seen both sides of this discussion. I was 20 in 1996 and took my 68 Nova to a local cruise night with a friend who was a year younger in his 69 Camaro. Both cars were nasty small block 4 speed cars with muncies, 12 bolts with 4:56’s and M&H dot slicks.
While walking around we ran into an older guy that had a 70 Chevelle. I asked him about the big block and he claimed it was an LS6 blah blah blah. When I asked why the oval port heads he got pissed and told me I was a punkass kid that’s never ridden in a car that old. My friend quickly told him we both had cars there older and faster and we’d drag him right now.
I just tried to talk to the guy and he was pissed I knew more about his car than he did.
Fast forward 24 years and a friends son who likes Subaru WRX cars was a complete butthead to me over my old Impala. He’s 20 and acted like a prick about my old car that doesn’t corner etc etc. I just tried to relate to the punk.
The lesson learned is, we’re always gonna encounter pricks no matter what age they are.