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‘48 Chevy coupe @ $185
Dual carbs, split manifold, glass packs, GMC big 6, several red and white Naugas gave their hides for the interior. Faded red with primer accents. Bought it with paper route and lawn mowing money off the way back row of the local Chevy dealer after it was traded in on a Fiat 500. I was just one of a string of local high school hot rodders who owned the “Love Buggy”

‘54 Chevy 2 dr. @$450
Pristine one owner found few weeks later by my uncle after my widowed mother’s shock and awe seeing the “Love Buggy” and its impact on her eldest.

‘31 Model A pickup @ $50
Bought it from a buddy headed to ‘Nam. Stayed in the family since then and gifted back to my son and I. Last licensed in ‘69. Final stages of clearing garage space to see if it can be saved and put back on the road. Hacked up mess but the engine turns.

That’s actually three cars for 1/3 the cost of the new fridge.
 
My 1st was my Vw square back 3 hundies smelled like weed 😱 in there 😉😎.
2nd was 68 Chrysler Newport 383 and 727 Fireengine red black vynal roof excellent shape,100 mph felt like 30 mph car floated down the highway. 3 hundies . 3rd VW Bus hippy 💩 don't remember how $ to much of number 1 😳🤣😎. Then lots of F250 4x4 s some more weed! Hey wait what. 1st Yota was brand new 79 or 80 pickup $7300 brand spanking. Me tired 😫😩😴
 
Some will recall the slight miscalculation of overhead clearance in Lander WY on our way home from Pig Party 2020. Since late October the Frankencruiser has been in surgery, which is just about completed. You'll recall the old adage about "good, fast, cheap...pick two." In the case of my guy, who originally did the work ten years ago to restore my PIg, "fast" is never an option.
Here's the refresher on what we've been dealing with for the past three months.

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Ouch! So sad...
 
I know others are thinking it so I'll go ahead and say it.
This might have been a good time to modernize the color, I miss the 70's too but yeah.... Avocado.

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Thought about all the options..,zebra stripes, flat black, red, fake patina etc. but not blue. Already had one of those. Decided to stick with God’s own favorite.
Mother-in-law actually had avocado appliances. Married her daughter anyway.
When you say you thought about ALL the options, did you consider Panther Pink???

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I use this same line when talking about stuff with the teenagers...so they understand how much things have changed.

I am sure our teenagers highly value these important perspectives from us.

I'm all ready to teach my boy the importance of taking care of your gear, he tried to sleep outside last night, but came in at some point. Left the sleeping bag outside...
 
Wandered in just as the sun was coming over the horizon one weekend my senior year in high school. Might have been an overdose of 3.2% Coors involved. Was sitting on the edge of my bed taking my shoes off when Mom came in and asked what was going on.
“Just getting up to mow the lawn” I said while re-tieing me shoes. Long morning. I’m sure she was laughing while I sweated out the Coors.
 
Wandered in just as the sun was coming over the horizon one weekend my senior year in high school. Might have been an overdose of 3.2% Coors involved. Was sitting on the edge of my bed taking my shoes off when Mom came in and asked what was going on.
“Just getting up to mow the lawn” I said while re-tieing me shows. Long morning. I’m sure she was laughing while I sweated out the Coors.
Wise answer!
 

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