My grandmother next to a 36 Ford 5W and my grandparents together next to a 35 Ford. Grandpa had a few 35/6s back in the day. Sorry for the crappy phone copy.
Drake's Store was where I bought my gas back in the 60's & 70's. HRP Grandpa Paul was a regular at Drakes.
As long as I can remember, I've been in and into some really cool cars. My very first memories were of my dad's little Triumph. That's me (the one on the LEFT!), circa 1965! I would cry when he went to work, not because he left, but because he took it with him! He was a car guy growing up as well! At 12, he tried to buy a Model T from a neighboring farmer for $25 but grandpa wouldn't let him!! In his teens, dad had a '49 shoebox. That's mom on the fender! Yes, '49, in this pic, circa 1959, he had wrecked it twice, resulting in a later model front clip grafting. (Check the grill insert!). The local Ford dealer mentioned to a customer once that he kept a little baby blue paint in stock for WHEN dad brought it in for repairs!! Dad kept spiffy cars. One of my favorites was the '63 Impala SS convertible he had. White on white with red interior! It was a 283/PG, but man, was it cool!!
[GALLERY=media, 761]Copy of Copy of dad's 36 in 62 1 by Roothawg posted Jul 7, 2008 at 8:37 PM My 1936 in 1978. Dad's 36 in front of mine. by Roothawg posted Jul 27, 2008 at 9:28 AM 4 generations of 35-36 builders. by Roothawg posted Nov 27, 2008 at 8:53 PM My 36 in 1970. Happy birthday to me. by Roothawg posted Jul 27, 2008 at 9:28 AM front page1 by Roothawg posted Jul 7, 2008 at 8:45 PM Well, you asked...... Here are some shots from our family album.
Grandpa Bryant My dad's first car, a raked out '64 Comet with a lace paint job. That's his second car behind it, a '66 Beetle. It would eventually get flared fenders and flaked out green paint with fades.
My father is in the middle, age around 16, his father is to the left and grand father to the right.....
My new favorite thread. Thanks Ryan. This is my mom, my little brother and myself with our 57. Ron...
Very early '60's Mom and Dad us 3 kids and a 60 Desoto Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Grandma and my oldest uncle in front of the same 36 as above. And grandpa and my cousin in the De Tamble in front of my house in about 1973 or so.
My Uncle Jim Hay and Grandfather Don Hay ran a Midget in the late 50's with an aluminum Olds engine. By the early 70's my dad had a fleet of cars completely taking over my grandparents garage. The car in the garage is my dad's 38 Chevy that I still own. My Grandpa ran a DX station on the North Side of Des Moines for years. Because of the 70's gas crunch, he turned it into a used car lot. Don Hay Sales. Little me, in 1979, with the 38 Chevy I mentioned earlier. Dad getting a top 25 award, OKC NSRA Nats, 1983 Me, at the roundup last year in the same car My kids, sitting in my project 40 Ford Sedan
My dad's first ride when he was 16 in 1959. 1940 ford 2 door sedan running a 1956 Pontiac motor. Blue/ white Tijuana tuck n roll interior.... A few years later after saving every penny, he pulled this custom order 1966 396 chevelle with polished American mags(which he literally polished every day) off the local Chevy dealership... Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Me at 2 or 3 trying to copy what I saw my dad doing before he went in the house for a drink of water....
The car my dad learned to drive in. Ran it out of gas going up and down the driveway before he had his license. Sent from my SM-G900V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Most of my family and my first car. 55 Chev I bought for 40 bucks with paper route money at age 12. I am 24 in this picture. The baby is my daughter Shannon, she is 33 now Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
This is probably my favorite picture in my dads photo album. This picture was taken in the earl 80's in my grandparents front yard. My dad owned both the 34 and the 32, and he was headed to a swap meet in Memphis.
My Mom and Dad stopping for a Coke after a cruise in their Plymouth Coupe. And the B-24 that my Dad spent most of WW2 in.
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