I'VE GOT MAIL! #134 A BONUS Monday Special 4-26-2021

Posted by: @georgeschire

When I got my drivers license in 1967 I remember wanting just about every car that I grew up loving for my very FIRST real car.  My childhood was made memorable because of all the incredible automobiles that looked different.  There were soaring fins, glittering chrome, fancy interiors, and engines that not only sounded fast...they were!  Those styles morphed in to more sleek and less radical styling offerings in the sixties and seventies.  These cars were flexing their Muscle!

Having plastic and diecast replica's of so many of them has helped keep this incredible decade of cars alive!   

Oh gosh George; I'm RIGHT there with you sir! I started driving at 13, in Florida, legally, back then, in 1960. I couldn't wait until fall to press my nose against the dealership glass to see the changes in the next years' cars! By the very day of my 20th birthday, may 1967, I was inducted into Uncle Sam's Army but still never let go of the love of autos. Jeeps and M113 driving took the place of cars until I got back home. 

This brochure enhances those great memories. Thank you!

I was hoping to get an email to Tony Perrone, but with the new site I can't do anything. If Tony could send me an email I would appreciate it. 

Thanks 

barrysvettes@yahoo.com

Posted by: @barrysvettesyahoo-com

I was hoping to get an email to Tony Perrone, but with the new site I can't do anything. If Tony could send me an email I would appreciate it. 

Thanks 

barrysvettes@yahoo.com

Hi Barry. Message sent. On the forum, there is the ability to click on a person's name and it brings up the option to send them a message. I just sent you one! Thanks for posting and welcome aboard!

George/Tony

I was the same way. I could not wait until I turned 16 which was the legal age in N.Y.  I had my first car a 68 Dodge Dart before I got my license.  My dad was a mechanic and had his own shop, so I grew up around cars all my life.  Even today I am in and out of dealerships with my job, so I am always looking at the latest and greatest vehicles by all manufacturers.  My older brother and I would go visit new car dealerships in the 70's and just walk into the showroom to look at all the new vehicles even though we could not afford to buy one.  Back then they did not hound you the minute you strolled in.  We had a strip of dealerships, so it was easy to just go from one to the other.  We would pickup all the brochures and bring them home and just read every little bit about each car.  We would spend hours looking at all the information.  We thought we won the lottery.  These little cars just bring back such great memories from growing up.  My older brother and I were very close and had a lot of fun.  He has been gone now 11 years, passing from Pancreatic cancer that hit him so sudden.  Sad day back then and still sad today.  But he is just racing around heaven now.  I know we will be together again, but not for another 40 years when I am over 100.  This is my plan.

George thanks for posting all the brochures.  It is great to reminisce your past and how each car affected you.

Sorry to ramble folks. 

@carsman1958, if you were rambling, I don't mind.  I like when we all share experiences and back story's to our collecting.  And thanks for the compliment on my sharing the brochures.  I'm glad the posts are appreciated.