But, that's after a _real_ day's work, right? (Can't beat the mileage those
match boxes get, though...) <G>
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Lewis - K7LVO - Medford - Valley of the Rogue - OR
The Forty - 1940 Chevy Pickup - One Owner
http://www.teleport.com/~losborn/1940.html
Saturday, April 22, 2000, 9:49:54 AM, Alan wrote:
> Hmmmm...I'm 37 and I refuse to grow up as well! I still play with/collect Hot
> Wheels cars! *G*
> Alan Gingles
> 1948 Chevy 1314
> http://www.nucleus.com/~agingles
> Lewis Osborn wrote:
>> Every so often I get a better appreciation for the way the fellow felt.
>> It's amazing how many people are too young to have experienced the 60s-70s.
>> It's enough to make a guy feel old! <sigh>
>>
>> OTOH, there are some younger folks out there who seem to be determined to
>stay
>> young forever. There obviously in their mid-20's, but they're still on their
>> skateboards and bicycles. Go figure! :)
>>
>> --
>> Lewis - K7LVO - Medford, OR - Valley of the Rogue
>> http://www.teleport.com/~losborn
>>
>> Saturday, April 22, 2000, 7:38:52 AM, Wayne wrote:
>>
>> > I used to go to local car shows but found that the judging can be very very
>> > skewed, to the point that I don't really go any more. I was gassing up
>> > recently and an older gentlemen came up and started talking about the old
>> > chevy truck he used to have---of course it was just like mine... We had a
>> > good 30 minute conversation about the trucks, he made me feel so good and
>> > proud to own my truck as he viewed it for what it was--not the fact that i
>> > haven't spend 20k on it but just the fact that I owned it and valued it for
>> > what it was. He was amazed at all the shiny chrome on the engine and was
>> > just in awe. Should've seen his face when I told him to crawl in and fire
>> > it up, I could just see the memories flying through his head... This to me
>> > was and will always be, worth more than any trophy I could get at a
>> > show.... Wayne
>>
>> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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