So, what year, make, and model were those nostalgic old cars?
Remember the two cars in the Name That Boomer Memory post earlier this week? Well, although quite a few cruised in to hang out on Boomer Memory Lane, nobody responded to name the two cars. The first car is a 1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria. The second car is a 1964 Ford Galaxie, but ours was a 4 door rather than a 2 door.
A friend of mine in high school (early 70’s) had a souped up 1955 Chevy Nomad with a 4-in-the-floor that was painted fire engine red. He worked as a sales clerk in a department store to earn the money to restore his prized and coveted car. He did all the restoration himself while attending school, participating in sports, and working, and he did a great job of restoring it, I might add.
I almost had the pleasure of driving it one day. Unfortunately, I had to have the seat all the way up in this one, too, in order to reach the accelerator, brake, and clutch. With the seat all the way up, I wasn’t able to shift through all the gears. Dang! How disappointing! That car was s-o-o-o-o-o-o cool with it’s low but loud rumble, too.
A lot of my friends had some really fun cars and hot rods during my high school years. I’ll save all that info for the future, though. Maybe I’ll set aside a day a week or a day or two a month to feature some of the classic cars we enjoyed “back in the day”.
Whadya think? Got any cars or car stories you’d like to share?
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