Dandy Dave Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Yup, My old 1962 Ford F-250 4X4, and I, are Fifty today. Woooo hooooooo!Now, with Automobiles, 25 years makes it a Genuine Antique, with other old and dusty furniture and stuff, it has to be 100. Now, how about people??? When do we earn the right to be classified as a "Genuine Antique Person." Seems like the old timers I have looked up to in my youth, and gained much of my mechanical knowledge from, have for the most part past on, making me the "Old Timer" with the wits to make old and rusty stuff run again in these parts. So, should I view it as Fifty years old? Or, Fifty years young? And have I yet earned the right to wear a "Genuine Antique Person" hat at a half a century old??? Just a little over one hundered years ago, the average life span was only about 45. Just another spoke in the wheel of the continuing saga of keeping a piece the past, for the future. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim_Edwards Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) What are you carrying on about young whippersnapper? Some of us have belly button lint older than you.Happy Birthday! Edited February 10, 2012 by Jim_Edwards (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UVT_Mike Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Happy Birthday and congratulations on making this milestone. Not too far behind you but still young enough to call you an old timer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Happy Birthday, age is a state of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 What are you carrying on about young whippersnapper? Some of us have belly button lint older than you.Happy Birthday! LOL....OMG....AARP wants me. :eek: I guess I've arrived. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlK Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Hech I've got food stains on my ties that are older than that.welcome to the old farts club anywayAl:D:rolleyes::eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I've got toys from my childhood older than you! Happy birthday and may you enjoy another 50....at least. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 C'mon, you're not an antique, you're a classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shop Rat Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Let's see now, I was half way through the fifth grade when you came into the world. Happy Birthday Dave.P.S. Don't forget, some places offer a "Senior Discount" to folks as young as 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim_Edwards Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 LOL....OMG....AARP wants me. :eek: I guess I've arrived. Dandy Dave!Something to look forward to for sure. The next 50 years filled with Junk Mail and Junk E-Mail from AARP and all the "special" not so bargain insurance offers from various insurance companies living off the AARP bandwagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2Wrench Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Happy Birthday!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cben09 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Now is a good time to start lying about your age,,,,haha,,,Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscheib Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Well Dave,All I can say is I did not realize I had 25 years on you. Happy Birthday. We'll have to have a drink for these special years when I do get to 75 in June.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyll Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Happy Birthday DD from chilly Scotland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Lets give Dandy Dave a little garage type help......A dandy is a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of Self. Historically, especially in late 18th- and early 19th-century Britain, a dandy, who was self-made, often strove to imitate an aristocratic lifestyle despite coming from a middle-class background.It's not the years Dave, It's the mileage. As my old Army Sergeant from West Virginia would opine...... you been rid too hard and put away wet too many times..... but to be fair I am sure you are in much better shape than all the old cars you work on! Maybe it's time for a new AACA forum name and avatar. I vote for "Older than dirt Dave." With maybe a shot of a junkyard crusher pile. :eek:OK.... to be fair Dave is a good friend and mechanic to a good friend of mine, Mike K, and everything I have heard about him is good. He is an active and valuable member of this forum, An I just couldn't let his 50 Th. pass without a little ribbing. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ......... YOU OLD ............ DANDY __________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4 bufords Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 happy birthday dandy,hope had a great day and have many more,4 bufords from ct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackofalltrades70 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Happy birthday Dandy Dave! I hope you re having a wonderful day and enjoying yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trulyvintage Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Happy Birthday Gotta respect a guy that drives an F series truck ..... Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 Thanks for all the good wishes gang. I went out last night, acted like I was 18 again. ( when I was a young um, you could legally get served alchohol here in New York State at 18. ) I sang a few songs with the music from one of them there new fangled karaoke machines. ( Them young uns don't know how good they have it. In the old days we had to bring out the Gutairs, Banjos, fiddles, and such. And then try to make music with them ourselves.) And then I help close the Bar and arrived home at 2 sumthin AM...... LOL... It's 8 AM and here I am up and around and typing this. Yup, Looks like I still got it! Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 Lets give Dandy Dave a little garage type help......A dandy is a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of Self. Historically, especially in late 18th- and early 19th-century Britain, a dandy, who was self-made, often strove to imitate an aristocratic lifestyle despite coming from a middle-class background.It's not the years Dave, It's the mileage. As my old Army Sergeant from West Virginia would opine...... you been rid too hard and put away wet too many times..... but to be fair I am sure you are in much better shape than all the old cars you work on! Maybe it's time for a new AACA forum name and avatar. I vote for "Older than dirt Dave." With maybe a shot of a junkyard crusher pile. :eek:OK.... to be fair Dave is a good friend and mechanic to a good friend of mine, Mike K, and everything I have heard about him is good. He is an active and valuable member of this forum, An I just couldn't let his 50 Th. pass without a little ribbing. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ......... YOU OLD ............ DANDY __________________I'm an original and classic "Yankee Doodle Dandy." Us Yankee Doodle Dandys are a little more down to earth. I like to show off the Red, White, and Blue and often have been spoted proudly wearing the colors while mowing the lawn. or wrenching on stuff . Folks comment all the time, " Now,.. that's just Dandy....Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957buickjim Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Happy Birthday Dandy Dave! Welcome to the "Fifty is the new Thirty" club..remember, my mom once told me you are as young as you feel so after last night's shenanigans you must only be 18! Enjoy the rest of your ride my man!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dick Whittington Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) Yup, My old 1962 Ford F-250 4X4, and I, are Fifty today. Woooo hooooooo!Now, with Automobiles, 25 years makes it a Genuine Antique, with other old and dusty furniture and stuff, it has to be 100. Now, how about people??? When do we earn the right to be classified as a "Genuine Antique Person." Seems like the old timers I have looked up to in my youth, and gained much of my mechanical knowledge from, have for the most part past on, making me the "Old Timer" with the wits to make old and rusty stuff run again in these parts. So, should I view it as Fifty years old? Or, Fifty years young? And have I yet earned the right to wear a "Genuine Antique Person" hat at a half a century old??? Just a little over one hundered years ago, the average life span was only about 45. Just another spoke in the wheel of the continuing saga of keeping a piece the past, for the future. Dandy Dave!Lemme see, I had been intimate several times with the local constabulary and highway patrol :eek::eek:when you were born, driving new trucks back from Ft. Wayne and Springfield, was on my third or fourth car, have SnapOn tools older than you, yada yada yada.Happy birthday ya young whippersnapper:D:D:D Edited February 11, 2012 by Dick Whittington (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay144 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 It's funny how, on your 50th birthday, you get the invite from AARP in the mail...It seems like yesterday I was 18...I blinked, and now I'm 57. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Call Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Dave, you're still a kid. I've got underware older than you. Wishing you another 50 of old car fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Wish I was 57 again!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAVE. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Thanks for all the wishes! I woke up this morning with nothing but sneezes and sniffles. The party is over and all I got to show for it is a cold some slob gave me. Yankee Doodle Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Ahhhh....the gift that keeps on giving.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Trulyvintage, WHAT IS THAT COUPE, very cool piece from what I can tell. Dale in Indy1941 Limited Buick custom1946 Buick Roadmaster, just purchased.1979 Vette custom, 600hp, purchased new1957 German motor scooter, might sell.1947 Whizzer motor bike1940 Rexner rail/tether car 21" long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Trulyvintage, WHAT IS THAT COUPE, very cool piece from what I can tell. Dale in Indy1941 Limited Buick custom1946 Buick Roadmaster, just purchased.1979 Vette custom, 600hp, purchased new1957 German motor scooter, might sell.1947 Whizzer motor bike1940 Rexner rail/tether car 21" longThat is a 1932 Ford 5 window coupe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Love to see other pictures sometime. They just don't come any better than a 32. Buick 32 is a cool piece tooooooo.Thanks,Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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