I’m right there with ya, lost my dad 1-5-16 and think about him all the time. I still have his house and his shop full of his tools and stuff, now with my tools and parts mixed in. I keep running across pieces of paper in his chicken scratch with a person or car along with a phone number, usually revolving around a studebaker or something equally obscure. My dad was a lot like yours, he had a ton of cars throughout his life, especially in his early adulthood. My grandfather had a Sunoco station in Canton Ct in the 60s and my dad worked there as a young adult. He told me of the countless rambler Americans he had as winter beaters, and a handful of 58 chevies with 348s all purchased for pocket change from folks who felt they weren’t worth the repair bill. Thankfully I have his last favorite car, a 66 Chrysler 300. I spent quite a bit of time tinkering and maintaining it with him and driving around town together. Im glad I have it.
Oh, and your talk of the 50th birthday reminded me of dads. We had a big party for gram(dad’s mom), my dad, and my brother. They were 75, 50, and 25 respectively in the same year, it was a good time that I hadn’t thought about in quite a while, so thanks for that.
Travis..
