It's funny, but I never could get into those monsters of the 50's and
60's. My first car, in 1967, was a '61 TR3A which, of course, would
fit in the trunk of a domestic! Even now, I like them only for the
nostalgia value... damn, they were big!!
Still, in 1960 when I was 13, I swore that when I was old enough to
get a car, it was going to be a 1960 Impala, a red one. Never
happened, but hey... I had my '3! :)
On May 19, 2009, at 5:41 PM, Chip19474@aol.com wrote:
> Absolutely David......American 50's and '60's vehicles were all
> about style
> and power. September television shows were highly anticipated -
> not for
> the show but for the introduction of "next year's models"! Pretty
> girls
> always highlighted the new low look or the windswept tail
> fins......no worry
> about fuel mileage standards, quality control was just a glance,
> tailpipe
> emissons were off the map by today's specs, and safety - nah - with
> all that
> steel, who needs safety features!! Funny, a TR3 still looks as small
> against an Escalade today as it did against my father's Buick Estate
> Wagon....ahhh, those were the years:)
>
> Chip Krout
> Delaware Valley Triumphs, Ltd.
> Skippack, PA
> 1976 TR6 CF57822U
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