keiser31 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 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? 22 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 (edited) Two of my granddaughters. Edited August 4 by Mark Shaw (see edit history) 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 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. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trulyvintage Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 One of my favorite images that I have taken over the years. After the parade thru Richmond, Indiana at The 2018 MTFCA Homecoming. Jim Transporting To Travel Traveling To Tell Stories From The Road 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 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! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29 Chandler Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Grandchildren of the second owner of our 1914 Chandler when it was changing hands for the first time since buying it from the dealer. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter J.Heizmann Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 (edited) My 7 year old grandson Chayton. 1972 Triumph TR6. Edited August 4 by Peter J.Heizmann (see edit history) 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Me. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 "How big?" 42 years old next week. "OK, how big this time?" 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 My cousins, 10 years ago. Now they're in college and out of college, and one owns a collector car: 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 (edited) My son John on my '31 Chevy fire engine in 1986. Edited August 4 by J.H.Boland (see edit history) 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron hausmann Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 My 2.5 yr old grandson Ted taking the Chrysler CD8 Roadster project for a spin around the yard last month! 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS25 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 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. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 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. Sure, the Fanner 50 is still hanging on the garage wall. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdillinger Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Just a few.... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 (edited) My kids a while back....1955 Dodge and 1970 Plymouth GTX.... Edited August 5 by keiser31 (see edit history) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 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. She was very happy to play and then found the horn and would not let up on it for at least 30 seconds. That is untill I took her hand from it. I guess that started the tramua of dealing with granddad's old cars. 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. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7th Son Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 The "kid" is now 47 years old. Wasn't much help with this brake job. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 44 minutes ago, dibarlaw said: 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. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Byrd Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 One of the cars that got me started (my parents said) in 1949 when I was a little tyke and then lots of years later (1979) when my son was helping me change out engines in my Ranchero. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studemax Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 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. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 My two with a car to climb on. 1935 Nash Advanced Six Victoria. And me, twenty years before the Nash picture was taken, 15 years old, not old enough to drive but old enough to own one. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playswithbrass Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Working for his Cheerios 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 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. And the same cast of characters in 2020. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 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. Sure, the Fanner 50 is still hanging on the garage wall. A 49-50 Chieftain Deluxe Streamliner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadGoat Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Grandson working on Grandmas 62 MG Midget. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 👍The grandson does pretty work! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE POLLARD Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 My youngest of four children......Andy loves old cars ! The rest of the gang.... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 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. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 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. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 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. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 From the 2023 and 2024 Barrington July 4th parade 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramair Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 July fourth at party at our ranch, seven? Passenger 1915 Big six Buick C-55 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramair Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 3 minutes ago, ramair said: July fourth at party at our ranch, seven? Passenger 1915 Big six Buick C-55 I almost forgot a few others Father’s Day with grandkids 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 (edited) I think that I have posted this before. My oldest son.. He is a diesel mechanic now.. How time flies... Yes I still have the car.. Edited August 6 by nick8086 (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosmo Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 (edited) From the late 1980s - my wife's nephews playing in & around some old Studebakers I used to have. Edited August 6 by Dosmo (see edit history) 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Oh boy! .... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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