My Mom gave me her 1960 Corvair. My son already knows it is his car. 3 generations is pretty cool I think.
My 11 year old has had her eye on my 53 chevy since she was 5! I have made mention a few times of selling it, that was met with some rude looks. she went as far as to find me my next project, to help insure her place in line for the chevy
That sounds great, but not good for my blood pressure. I see a new chip or s****e on my son's car every time I see it. I just have to bite my lip, it's his car.
My parents never kept any cars, but when my grandfather p***ed, my brother got his old pick-up (a late 20's Ford, not really surewhat cause the last time I saw it was before I knew anything about how to define the years), and my sister got his 56 Olds 88.
yep... i have 2 boys.. and 2 67 camaros.. BUT........... they wont get them til they are like 30 or something... or driven a beatup 90 camry for their whole college life.. or.. built an old *** car just to have some transportation.
Yeah, I have the last two cars my dad owned.Since I don't get rid of anything, my kids will have to dispose of my collection when I p*** on to the great dirt nap.They way the economy is going, they would never be able to afford an antique car in the future so I may as well just keep them for them.
My son was going to get my '32 5w and when he was 12 he was already talking what he would do with it when it became his. However, as he has gotten older and he has made progress on the '69 Z-28 I gave him for his 16th birthday he hasn't mentioned the '32. He will still have right of first refusal if it's still in the family after I go but then it becomes the property of my wife to do with as she sees fit Frank.
I was contemplating selling my F100 earlier this spring, to make some $$ available to start something different, and out of the blue my nephew emails from Yirrip where he is working: "if you ever want to sell your truck..., the weird thing was not a week later independently my son calls from Rhode Island and says, "dad, don't sell the truck I want it at some point...." Neither of them has space/time for it right now, and obviously it goes to my son first at some point ***uming he still wants it. But now I am s****ing around putting **** (hopefully treasure to others) out on C'list and eBay trying to raise $$ for projects. I'm glad they want it, and better to keep it in the family, as its haunted the garage for so many years and I have loads of fond memories working on it with my son when he lived at home. It would be fun to see how either of them would change it.
i've owned my 63 chevy carryall (burb) for over 25 years now .. my 27 year old daughter has claimed it as hers .. i tried to sell it once ,,, and my whole family got pissed ... so i guess that its hers ... my wife has claimed my 48 dodge 4 door choptop once i'm finished with it .. my 99 mini-van ,,,, well,,,, no one wants to claim it ... my 16 year old daughter and 14 year old son would also love for me to build them a cl***ic car ... guess that i'll have to get real busy ... i'm starting to feel old ... at least i can drive the cars ,,, when they will let me ..... hey son ,, can i drive the car ???? no way dad ,,, you didn't do your chores yet ... OH **** ... payback is a ***** ...
I intend to help my son build something (more streetable) of his own when he's old enough. If he drives it like a squirrel then it goes right back into my garage and he can work on his cardio lol. I don't know that I could ever give him my car in it's current state. Like giving him a syringe full of heroin and saying," be a good boy don't hurt yourself."
When my sons were in their early teens I got them involved in their own car projects. I gave them a say in how their rides were to be built. We built a '48 Anglia for the youngest and a '30 A Tub for the oldest. Christmas and birthdays meant persents from Dad of stuff for the car projects. The oldest lost interest in his project before it was finished. I bought him out. The youngest persevered until the Anglia was running down the strip. On his 35th birthday I enclosed the ***le signed over to him in his birthday card. It was a tearful moment for both of us. Truth be told when I'm gone my children will get my entire collection of hot rods. Now the grandkids dig it
My four year old son has already claimed my 61 for himself, but he's gonna have to beat his little brother off of it with a stick.
Whatever happened to giving your kid a 1981 Dodge Omni? My kids will get my cars when they respect them.
Nope, not for me. My parents made me get a job to buy my own car and pay for gas, insurance and upkeep. It made me appreciated it more.
My son is in his 30's and doesnt give a **** about cars. I wouldnt even let him use my 5-W, never mind give it to him. I envy guys that have kids that are tuned into street rods. Sigh.
<---------per the avatar, my son has already staked claim to the '33. As long as he helps rebuild it, it'll be his............some day, after I'm done driving the snot out of it!
LilT is 3, he already has the makings of a 28 closed cab pickup. He will learn fabrication and mechanics on it, he is in the shop with me every day. Just like I earned and learned on my own project with my dad.
My kids want them all but I haven't seen any ****** knuckle's, heard any ratchets spinning or the hum of the air compressor's deep into the night? If you get something for Zip thats exactly how much it means to you - Zip
The torch has already been p***ed a long time ago,,,The 1954 Ford Ranch Wagon was purchased new by my wifes grandmother,,then p***ed on to my wifes mom & dad and then we took posession,,,3rd generation. The little girl in the photo is my wife. We are in the process of rebuilding the car,, Now my wife is the grandmother and our granddaughter Veda will probably be the next owner of the car,,,that will be the 5th generation to be the caretaker of the ol' family wagon,,HRP
I have four daughters and none are interested in the car thing. They will probably go to my brothers.
Either of my girls, 33 now, will be happy to own and drive anything I have to leave them. My son, 25 now, is still the non-***ular owner of the 57 BelAir post sedan which he drove to high school but dismantled after his second year of college to "restore" against Daddy's advice. It resides in the drive slowly twisting in the wind and may end up with one of his sisters. In his defense, he does now have a couple of kids and a pending divorce.
I might give them a choice of vehicle or cash. I've got one daughter and one nephew that might be interested in a car or bike. Now grandkids get anything they want! Larry T
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