Pics from Back in the Day

[dadsbee]

Left an aircraft builders meeting in Brampton, on Mother's Day, about 25 years ago in the Superbird. Promised the Wife I'd be home to make supper. Doing a buck twenty (mph) Northbound up Airport Rd I came over a hill to an OPP radaring. I just pulled over and let him catch up.

In a loud voice he said "let me see your pilots licence" and I obliged and handed it to him. He handed it back, went back to his car and pulled a U turn and left! Laughing so hard I thought he was gonna blow chunks.

 

[Dave6T4]

I thought maybe something like that. Nice

I always heard of Crystal Beach, near Fort Erie, in the '60's and '70's, but never made it there. Now, I believe it all subdivisions.

 

[Photon440]

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

 

[devinism]

A good friend's Sport Fury. Pic taken in 1976.
He still has it. 383 with a 2-4 long ram.

My Dad's 383-4 '69 Newport 4 door ceedan handily shut down my neighbor's 440 New Yorker. Same with a schoolmates parent's 71 440 NY.
Something about 355s, trailer towing package?

 

[devinism]

Fremont 1972-1973
Easily dented fenders?

 

[Coelacanth]

Some of the more recent pics, I just have to say...mixing different mag types is a big fail. Slots with Cragars, Keystones with dog dishes, etc...it is to puke.

 

[HawkRod]

Some of the more recent pics, I just have to say...mixing different mag types is a big fail. Slots with Cragars, Keystones with dog dishes, etc...it is to puke.

Back in the day, you did what you could afford. I had slots on the back on my Dart, and factory wheel covers on the front! Some of my buddies had to get what was available and they could afford - so that sometimes led to different style mag wheels on the front vs. the back. Not great by today's standard, but much better then being a "dork" back then!

 

[qkcuda]

Back in the day, you did what you could afford. I had slots on the back on my Dart, and factory wheel covers on the front! Some of my buddies had to get what was available and they could afford - so that sometimes led to different style mag wheels on the front vs. the back. Not great by today's standard, but much better then being a "dork" back then!

Case in point.

 

[Photon440]

Original colour photo (not colourized) of the Eiffel Tower taken in 1914.

 

[guy gadbois]

Back in the day, you did what you could afford. I had slots on the back on my Dart, and factory wheel covers on the front! Some of my buddies had to get what was available and they could afford - so that sometimes led to different style mag wheels on the front vs. the back. Not great by today's standard, but much better then being a "dork" back then!

Agreed, but why not wait until you could afford all 4? Thats what I did; guess my aversion to 'dork dishes' wasn't as strong then...

 

[Bennoel 10]

I always heard of Crystal Beach, near Fort Erie, in the '60's and '70's, but never made it there. Now, I believe it all subdivisions.

Yeah was a happening spot back in the day. There was an amusement park with fun house and the usual rides. Went there as a teenager.

 

[Bennoel 10]

Agreed, but why not wait until you could afford all 4? Thats what I did; guess my aversion to 'dork dishes' wasn't as strong then...

I'm still waiting till I can afford "4".

 

[guy gadbois]

I'm still waiting till I can afford "4".

sometimes have that issue myself...

 

[DeltaV]

1) Get paid on Friday and buy 2 rear wheels and tires on Friday or Saturday.
2) Go cruising on Friday or Saturday night.
3) Wake up the next morning and your 2 new wheels and tires have been stolen.
4) Reinstall 2 old wheels and tires.

Cheaper than having all 4 new wheels stolen at once.

 

[Bennoel 10]

Buy wheel locks first

 

[devinism]

1) Get paid on Friday and buy 2 rear wheels and tires on Friday or Saturday.
2) Go cruising on Friday or Saturday night.
3) Wake up the next morning and your 2 new wheels and tires have been stolen.
4) Reinstall 2 old wheels and tires.

Cheaper than having all 4 new wheels stolen at once.

Tough neighborhood!

 

[Bennoel 10]

Tough neighborhood!

Not that tuff, they left the car behind.

 

[SlingLow]

If I remember my broke-dick-days, you find a smokin' deal on 2 used wheels and you have the $ in your pocket. The question to answer is, 'Will my car look better with those 2 wheels than without them. If it's yes, you buy them with a plan to upgrade the other 2, or find an even better set of 4 later. I remember a lot of horse trading back in those days.

You also had your burnout wheels that you put whatever crappy, hopefully free tires on to vaporize. Clorox bleach allowed!