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Just a silly post of my nephew's children and their friend having some fun in one of my old cars. Kids and old cars just seem to go together. Who has photos of kids and their old cars?

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The earlier you sow the seed...

 

Yes, some kids seem to be drawn to old things.

 

Three SCV Camps in my area own authentic restored Civil War era cannon. These guys take the cannon all over for historical events and they actually fire them (no live ammunition, only wadding).

 

Anywhere the cannon go, kids love them. The Camps hold cannon training school several times a year and a lot of elementary school aged kids are waiting for the day they turn 16 and can attend cannon school and become vetted and trained to work a cannon crew.

 

So, as long as a kid is exposed to old stuff and learns to appreciate and maintain it, the old will survive.

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We had the two youngest grandkids this weekend and they are 5&7 what great fun, truly a hoot. The oldest G-K's are 37 & 38 and the great grand kids from them are 12, 15, 16!  

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My wife and I stopped at a local church fish fry and these kids were excited about my car. So we let them crawl in, on and around it. They had a blast and there church leaders were thankful for that. It was fun to see their excitement and answer their questions. 
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My Dad would flip an old car from time to time.

 

This is me about 10 years old with my Fanner 50 cap pistol.

 

Had to be sure to brush grass trimmings out of those pant cuffs.

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Sure, the Fanner 50 is still hanging on the garage wall.

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Early on we tried to expose the grandkids to my cars.

2 year old Zoe and 3 week old grandson Crosby on the seat next to her. Christmas 2012.

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This was an accomodation photo to me showing my grandchildren in the 1925 Buick 6 years later.. Their father has pretty much taught them that any of grandad's old cars are death traps. Noteing the look of apprehension on my grandaughter Zoe's face. They would only agree to the photo if the car was at rest and the engine stopped.

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44 minutes ago, dibarlaw said:

 

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This was an accomodation photo to me showing my grandchildren in the 1925 Buick 6 years later.. Their father has pretty much taught them that any of grandad's old cars are death traps. Noteing the look of apprehension on my grandaughter Zoe's face. They would only agree to the photo if the car was at rest and the engine stopped.

Is the father your son, or son-in-law? Either way you have my permission to wrap him in bubble wrap and duct tape and lock him inside his home, so he'll never encounter anything hazardous.

 

😛

 

People disparage what they fear, and they fear what they don't understand. It's sad when they project their fears onto others, especially younger folks, who might have otherwise developed some interest in it. Even sadder when they're so fearful they can't allow themselves to learn enough about what they fear to lessen their fear.

 

Howzat for convoluted logic?🙂

 

I went through the irrational fear thing with my mother. I was not allowed to climb trees as a child. Even going toward a tree would provoke histrionics and a beating. Why you may ask?

 

Her older brother climbed a tree at age 11, fell out of it, and broke both arms. So after that, using mama's logic, anyone who climbed a tree was going to break their arms.🤔

 

We won't get into what she thought about battery chargers. 

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Kids of all ages and cars go together. I love going to races and seeing racers put kids behind the wheel of a REAL race car. Boy, when they get to school Monday they will have a story to tell! Helps if Mom or Dad takes photos as proof.

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My two with a car to climb on. 1935 Nash Advanced Six Victoria.

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And me, twenty years before the Nash picture was taken, 15 years old, not old enough to drive but old enough to own one.

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15 hours ago, rocketraider said:

Is the father your son, or son-in-law? Either way you have my permission to wrap him in bubble wrap and duct tape and lock him inside his home, so he'll never encounter anything hazardous.

 

😛

 

People disparage what they fear, and they fear what they don't understand. It's sad when they project their fears onto others, especially younger folks, who might have otherwise developed some interest in it. Even sadder when they're so fearful they can't allow themselves to learn enough about what they fear to lessen their fear.

 

Howzat for convoluted logic?🙂

 

I went through the irrational fear thing with my mother. I was not allowed to climb trees as a child. Even going toward a tree would provoke histrionics and a beating. Why you may ask?

 

Her older brother climbed a tree at age 11, fell out of it, and broke both arms. So after that, using mama's logic, anyone who climbed a tree was going to break their arms.🤔

 

We won't get into what she thought about battery chargers. 

Glenn:

He is my son-in-law. More convoluted reasoning in that he is an avid mountain biker. The family routinely does repelling activities and kyaking. My daughter was paranoid about her mother not putting her seat belt on immediatly in our 2020 Buick Envision. But she had no problem with us driving around town in our 1925 Buick.... sans seatbelts.

 Here are some photos of my daughters and youngest son back in 1991 with my 1937 Buick.

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And the same cast of characters in 2020.

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17 hours ago, 60FlatTop said:

My Dad would flip an old car from time to time.

 

This is me about 10 years old with my Fanner 50 cap pistol.

 

Had to be sure to brush grass trimmings out of those pant cuffs.

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Sure, the Fanner 50 is still hanging on the garage wall.

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A 49-50 Chieftain Deluxe Streamliner

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And since we are from Mich and the tour was in South Carolina we stopped to see some things that you would not be able to see in Mich.  Where cotton comes from and how it is grown and an armadillo up close.  A dead one, but not squished like a bug on the side of the road.

 

We do all sorts of things on tours with the grandsons.

 

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3 hours ago, Larry Schramm said:

This was after a full day of touring with our two grandsons.  It was a 117 mile day with the temps in the high 90's.  They were fairly tired because of all the things they were able to do for the day.

 

 

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That back seat actually looks pretty comfortable!

 

If you were in Upstate, did you try hash? I haven't been to Spartanburg in nearly 10 years, but we always had to go to the Beacon and eat hash! A buddy had family in Spartanburg and I'd often go with them. His cousin dated Toy and Tommy Caldwell's baby brother Tim so we got to hang out with the Marshall Tucker Band.

 

https://www.beacondrivein.com/

 

South Carolina's mustard-based barbecue sauce is an acquired taste though.

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July fourth at party at our ranch,

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3 minutes ago, ramair said:

July fourth at party at our ranch,

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I almost forgot a few others Father’s Day with grandkidsIMG_1676.jpeg.ae63a5a54f23a7afbd4e76811f78caad.jpeg

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