A bit of nostalgia........

I've been meaning to post this link for awhile, so here it is. It isn't necessarily Ford related, but I thought you might enjoy it, that is, if you're old enough! Click on the link below, relax for a couple of minutes, and take in what life was all about when I was young. It's all true - I was there! Dave Maher



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Where has the time gone??????????????

Was 15 and had a really nice 51 Chev Hardtop with &quot;three on the floor&quot;, dual exhaust and tripower under the hood.

Fastforward 45 years and still working with tripower, only on a flathead V8, go figure!

I friend of mine and I took my sisters little red wagon and went through the ditches (remember when it was OK to toss things out the window of a moving car?) along the highway and collected enough pop bottles to cash in at Safeway to go to the kids movies downtown on Saturday morning. It cost a whole 25 cents each to enter the theatre plus we had enough money left over for pop and candy.



I don't think it was the &quot;good old days&quot; as there were plenty of problems then too (remember the cold war, bomb shelters, bills to pay, race relations and so forth)



But it really was a simpler life. More clear cut issues.

There seemed to be a right and wrong. (My father was right I was wrong even if I did not always agree.)



My father would tell my sister and me &quot;turn off that *&amp;%$#(*! TV and get outside and play. Today it seems to be &quot;turn on that TV and leave me alone.



Today the issues are kind of a muddy grey and right and wrong depends on so many factors it is usually unclear what is really going on.



It is just my view anyway.

Want my addy???? I need some!!!They only unbuckle the straps here for an hour a day.

His Name is GEORGE MITCHEL thats where he gets the GM from. too bad his parents didn't name him FIX OR REPAIR DAILY. THEN HE COULD BE SIGNING F.O.R.D. lol

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Dave that was great, rushing to get through supper evey night so we could head to Richards Drive In, and maybe get in a good run or two on Western Ave, was also a part of our growing up in Mass.

Mom drove a 37 Ford coupe to work every day, we had a maid come in once a week to clean house, I learned to drive in a 55 Buick Century.

Dave, thanks for the look back in time. Brings back a lot of memories!

You wouldn't be talking about Western Ave. in Lynn, would you? That nearly mile-long, straight, uninhabited road, with one Christmas tree, er, I mean stop light, at the far end. Perfect for a drag racing, after working on our cars all night, and visiting the Adventure Car Hop for a midnite meal! I should say that I never participated, but then I'd be a liar! BTW, I was a member of the &quot;Stockers&quot; hot rod club! Any of you former members here? Dave Maher



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Dave, you mean the Lynnway, we used to run there when we would go to the Adventure Drive In, in Saugus, or after Kelleys roast beef at Revere.the Western Ave i had meant was in Allston, near Richards Drive In in Cambridge.

Hey Ken.. You know I sign under each post as &quot;GB&quot; (Graeme BURR). I have to confess my middle name is Maxwell, so the laugh could as easily be on me!! ( you have be able to laugh at ones self if you are going to put the Sh*t into others ).

GB

seem like a lot of you guys are from Ma. me too Fall River,Ma. here till in my early 20's transplanted to ct. in the early 60's.ken ct.

no problem got a lol from that post . didn't know if you knew it was geo. mitchel. hes a wealth of info.an a real helpful one at that. ken ct. USA

I still have my Red Ryder copper banded b-b gun my dad bought for me in 1941, and no i didn't shoot my eye out &lt;s&gt;

Ken the amazing thing is that although you have never met the various &quot;posters&quot;in person on this site, you feel you know them after a while. Like you say GM is a wealth of info and you can tell.



GB

well my name is steven howard ivan thompson....i guess i shouldn,t sign on using my initials..ha ha..

oh ive been to GM's place in Punta Gorda,F&lt; a few times. i know him personally. and Shelly &amp; Pete

oh ive been to GM's place in Punta Gorda,F&lt; a few times. i know him personally. and Shelly &amp; Pete ken ct.

i would'nt if i were you. model A lady would probebly bleep you ha-ha. ken ct.

wish i still had mine. ken ct.