All kidding aside, I sure do appreciate all you've contributed and continue to contribute to this thread.
My sincere thanks to you and all who've been part of it.
John S. Rehberg, 8/31/1956 to 9/14/2022, Dad you may be gone but you're always with me...
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All kidding aside, I sure do appreciate all you've contributed and continue to contribute to this thread.
My sincere thanks to you and all who've been part of it.
If you've been following along, you may recall me mentioning dad owning a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am.
I'm quite certain he bought this car brand new, I was about 5 years old.
So dad would be 22 or 23 years old in this picture.
The picture from the internet I uploaded to post #117 looks pretty close to the actual picture of that car I found recently(seen below).
Dad is on the right and his good friend Bob is on the left.
In the background you can see Bob's car.
I never could recall whether Bob's car was a Swinger or Scamp.
Looks like a Swinger from what little I see in the pic.
That was a little different for Bob, as he was a known Ford guy.
Bob is also the same guy who had the Mustang that dad blew the doors off of with his '70 Cadillac Calais.
If I didn't see that particular race with my own eyes I'd have a tough time believing that story.
More of that story is in post #102, if you care to know.
I'm quite certain he bought this car brand new, I was about 5 years old.
So dad would be 22 or 23 years old in this picture.
The picture from the internet I uploaded to post #117 looks pretty close to the actual picture of that car I found recently(seen below).
Dad is on the right and his good friend Bob is on the left.
In the background you can see Bob's car.
I never could recall whether Bob's car was a Swinger or Scamp.
Looks like a Swinger from what little I see in the pic.
That was a little different for Bob, as he was a known Ford guy.
Bob is also the same guy who had the Mustang that dad blew the doors off of with his '70 Cadillac Calais.
If I didn't see that particular race with my own eyes I'd have a tough time believing that story.
More of that story is in post #102, if you care to know.
This is dad’s 1986 Chevy Caprice.
Originally a gray(almost silver) car, dad repainted this car as you can see back in post #121, where there is a bit more of the story.
Here’s a few more photos of that car I found recently.
The last photo you can see my mom and my baby sister sitting on the trunk.
Originally a gray(almost silver) car, dad repainted this car as you can see back in post #121, where there is a bit more of the story.
Here’s a few more photos of that car I found recently.
The last photo you can see my mom and my baby sister sitting on the trunk.
This was a pretty cool find to say the least.
Follow the blue arrow to see a pic of dad’s 1986 Lincoln Town Car(that’s my little brother standing next to it).
More about that car is said back in post #123 if you so desire.
And follow the red arrow and you see my baby sister with our Brindle Great Dane “Mugsy” as a puppy.
Follow the blue arrow to see a pic of dad’s 1986 Lincoln Town Car(that’s my little brother standing next to it).
More about that car is said back in post #123 if you so desire.
And follow the red arrow and you see my baby sister with our Brindle Great Dane “Mugsy” as a puppy.
Here’s the 1990 Geo Metro I mentioned dad having back in post #124.
I wrote a lot about this car in that post.
Again, at the time I posted this car originally in this thread, I could only find a google rendering of it.
I sure am glad I found some actual pics of it to share.
In this first pic, my dad pulled over to an old abandoned gas station and had my baby sister get out and pretend she was pumping gas.
Gotta love it.
And here’s another pic of my baby sister with that ‘90 Metro in there on the right side of this picture.
I wrote a lot about this car in that post.
Again, at the time I posted this car originally in this thread, I could only find a google rendering of it.
I sure am glad I found some actual pics of it to share.
In this first pic, my dad pulled over to an old abandoned gas station and had my baby sister get out and pretend she was pumping gas.
Gotta love it.
And here’s another pic of my baby sister with that ‘90 Metro in there on the right side of this picture.
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Going on a bit of a tangent from dad’s cars right now, if I may.
Back in post #292, @guy gadbois noticed a motorcycle in this picture…
And good eye @guy gadbois!
Indeed, dad’s motorcycle was parked back there.
Here’s a little closer look.
Back in post #292, @guy gadbois noticed a motorcycle in this picture…
And good eye @guy gadbois!
Indeed, dad’s motorcycle was parked back there.
Here’s a little closer look.
....the motorcycle referred to in the previous post was dad's Norton.
Dad owned (2) Nortons that I recall.
One was a 750 Commando and the other was an 850 Commando.
The one here is likely dad's 850 Commando.
I'm pretty sure this is the one he repainted. Black was the color it was when he first bought it.
That bike would eventually be painted a color very similar to this, that I recall...
Dad owned (2) Nortons that I recall.
One was a 750 Commando and the other was an 850 Commando.
The one here is likely dad's 850 Commando.
I'm pretty sure this is the one he repainted. Black was the color it was when he first bought it.
That bike would eventually be painted a color very similar to this, that I recall...
If I find more pics of dad's cars down the road, I hope to return to add them here to share with you folks.
In the meantime, let me conclude this chapter with some pics that were part of my recent discovery...
Dad's boats. He owned (2) of them over the years that I recall.
First was this 19' Sea Ray Seville. This was an inboard/outboard 4-CYL IIRC. (That's dad on the left).
And dad would sometimes bring the tractor home from work to tow that boat up north to our family's place in Northern NY.
Here it is, hooked up to that boat in this picture.
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In the meantime, let me conclude this chapter with some pics that were part of my recent discovery...
Dad's boats. He owned (2) of them over the years that I recall.
First was this 19' Sea Ray Seville. This was an inboard/outboard 4-CYL IIRC. (That's dad on the left).
And dad would sometimes bring the tractor home from work to tow that boat up north to our family's place in Northern NY.
Here it is, hooked up to that boat in this picture.
@68BabyBlue
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The last boat dad owned was this 23' Wellcraft Nova 23.
It had a 454 Magnum in it that I recall.
Thru-hull exhaust.
It sounded pretty tough.
It had a 454 Magnum in it that I recall.
Thru-hull exhaust.
It sounded pretty tough.
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Great series of photos
I wish I had a lot more from my family
my dad Harvey's boats, Jeeps-Cj's & his Pinto, his Ford trucks
or
my stepdad Bob's cars/drivers, Pontiacs racecars, gen 1 & 2 GTO's S/S & Gen 1 Firebirds
the 57 Del Rio 2dr Ranch Wagon he built my Mom,
their 68 Sport Satellite 383 4bbl 4 speed ordered new in Nov 1967,
my mom's 1st ever new car (I owned later in 1979)
his Fairlanes one 67 390 GTA, a 427 4 speed (67 ?) the other a 66 289 Hi-po 4 speed
his Indian motorcycles a 49 Scout was 1, his 35 Ford coupe, Bronze colored
with a 401 Buick, T10 & Dana 60, very cool car, his Pheonix with the 413 Long Ram
or his many boats (all Cutty Cabins, fixer uppers in-boards), a few obscure scooters,
& some old bikes & all exclusively Ford trucks,
mostly older ones 53-56 (loved his 53 F100 Hotrod)
& 67-77 F250s for the campers or towing
I have some old slides of some, of both of theirs, but not very good photos really
someday I will need to go thru them & try to project them on the wall/on a sheet
(have no screen) & maybe get a few decent digital photos
@PlymCrazy
It's great you have all these old photos & can remember the good times
I wish I had a lot more from my family
my dad Harvey's boats, Jeeps-Cj's & his Pinto, his Ford trucks
or
my stepdad Bob's cars/drivers, Pontiacs racecars, gen 1 & 2 GTO's S/S & Gen 1 Firebirds
the 57 Del Rio 2dr Ranch Wagon he built my Mom,
their 68 Sport Satellite 383 4bbl 4 speed ordered new in Nov 1967,
my mom's 1st ever new car (I owned later in 1979)
his Fairlanes one 67 390 GTA, a 427 4 speed (67 ?) the other a 66 289 Hi-po 4 speed
his Indian motorcycles a 49 Scout was 1, his 35 Ford coupe, Bronze colored
with a 401 Buick, T10 & Dana 60, very cool car, his Pheonix with the 413 Long Ram
or his many boats (all Cutty Cabins, fixer uppers in-boards), a few obscure scooters,
& some old bikes & all exclusively Ford trucks,
mostly older ones 53-56 (loved his 53 F100 Hotrod)
& 67-77 F250s for the campers or towing
I have some old slides of some, of both of theirs, but not very good photos really
someday I will need to go thru them & try to project them on the wall/on a sheet
(have no screen) & maybe get a few decent digital photos
@PlymCrazy
It's great you have all these old photos & can remember the good times
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