Posted by LA in WI on February 01, 2013 at 10:18:53 from (64.251.222.158):
In Reply to: Simpler Times posted by TGP on February 01, 2013 at 05:56:20:
I"m a young 76 and I can immediately identify everyone one of those cars in those pics, a few made in the 1930s make me think twice, but it is easy to figure out the company just by the designs. Every car had a unique flair to the body, fenders, or chrome piece that was easy to identify.
Going on a hot date in my "53 Chevy with Powerglide I would stop for gas, they would check the air, oil and wash the windshield while filling the tank. About $3.00 to fill and away I would go. Plus I got a bunch of Green Stamps to lick and stick in my booket.
And the push buttom AM radio would be blaring with Chuck Berry.
To this day when I meet old cars on the hwy I always tell my wife what kind of car that was and she just shakes her head...she is not a car person.
Sure wish I had my 1956 Ford with overdrive and overhead valve "T-Bird" V8 again...but now I wouldn"t go looking for Chevies to race. Well, maybe I would if it was a straight stretch of Iowa hwy.
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