Neat thread...I've read every post...very enjoyable!
Originally posted by Parallax 1972 Honda Coupe. 600cc 2cyl air cooled, front wheel drive, 10" rims. It redlined at 63 mph.
Jim, all I can say is you have more nerve than I do to post that!
Had to have a '55 Chevy....My Dad financed it...I never paid him back totally....even in my youth Otis would have been proud of me!
Nice looker, 2 door coupe, I had rolled & pleated leather seats installed......only about $200 back then and they were beauties!
It ended there.
6cyl that got around 30 miles to the quart of oil...recycled oil @ .15 cents a quart. It dripped off the inside of the hood, ruined many a shirt and made service station attendants cuss a lot. Embarrassing on a date when you had to stop and add oil. Luckily no one could see you from behind because of the smoke trail. Cops pulled me over at night for obstructing the view of traffic. Once I was on the Interstate and the cop made me wait 4 hours for daylight before I could resume my trip.
When I graduated High School I got a half decent job and rented one of my Grandad's rent houses.....went fishing one day in the '55 Chevy and the clutch burned out coming back up a steep bank on the fishing pond. I had no cash for repair, and my Grandad took a look at it and said he was ashamed my Dad ever sold me a piece of junk like that. He tried to make my Dad pay for the repair and a new engine.....my Dad wouldn't budge.
I was at work the next day when my Grandad pulled up in a new Ford Falcon....came in and handed me the keys and asked if I could take off an hour and drive him home. Oh yeah!
Never let me pay him back a dime...said it was worth it to give that junker back to my Dad.
I drove it for years, in fact it is where I taught Mrs Rupert the facts of life....well, as much as I could...which wasn't all that much. She demanded all that up front stuff like rings and commitment...in writing!
It was like this one but sky blue.....and it was a very decent car for several years. Fond memories!
That's my story....
looking forward to hear more of yours!
Regards!