Folks Of Interest Jumping to conclusions

In the 80s when my then wife was driving our then 34 roadster, she would take great delight in pulling into a full service gas station and asking the attendant to "Fill him up".

 

Nope, my girlfriend drives a 2015 Vera's note and as u kno that's absolutely ur as far away from a hot rod as one can get


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Very cool ride and congrats on the finger cuts I think she gets it lol


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Well sort of on the same line but people generally assume the wife would know nothing about her husbands car. My wife knows most of the details about the '29 down to the rear-end ratio and what it'll run in the quarter. Needless to say it puts a big grin on my face when she starts spouting off numbers like cubic inch displacement, 1/4 mile e.t., how much it's chopped...blah, blah, blah.

 

It is,Danny took it as payment for a bill when he had his paint store.

 

carefull with that pig sticker on the end please ....

she drives it but I get stuck fixing it when it breaks ....

 

She does know how to use the SKS and I have convinced her the bayonet is for toasting marshmallows. HRP

 

Well this all seems nice and so on, but from 45 almost 46 years of experience, what is hers is hers, and what is mine is also hers!

 

Yes you are!!!!Bruce.

 

Well, it's a soiceity thing...
You can see this in factory literature...
The owners manual for a 48 F1 Ford is writen from a male's perspective to the point it's almost ridiculous.
Cigarette lighter in a car(feminine) Cigar lighter in a truck(masculine).
Glove box in a car...Dispatch Box in a truck. Hey, real men don't wear gloves, they make deliveries.
Three speed on the column..... most definitely marketed to the ladies. This continued on.

The owners a manual for my old 1988 F150 was definitely written from a masculine perspective. The potential owner was referred to as "he" and all the illustrated operating instructions used male models. Male hands, male clothing etc etc etc....Reading through it, it was obviously dated, even for 1988.

Rather than taking offense, I find it quaint and nostalgic. It's a reflection of when real men went out worked for a living, bought home the bacon, hooked up the boat/camper,did the wrenching and beat Hitler and Tojo.

The women well, they can drive a Column without messing up their manicure. They have a place for their extra cotton gloves. Always stylishly dressed in the latest fashion and always with ruby red lipstick, they raised the kids, cooked the meals, brought home groceries, played bridge,kept the home fires burning, watched with awe and joy as Dad and junior hooked up the boat/camper, loaded the truck and did the car washing and mechanic work.

Was it ever really like that? Not really.

 

In 1954 Ford advertisers were starting to target the female market. HRP

 

That happens to me constantly, and I am not married. Several years ago I owned a sunfire yellow 66 Vette. Men were always asking if it was my husband's car. I was told it looks like a 'guy car'.
I was driving my C5 through the registration line at a Darryl Starbird car show and this young punk asked me if it was my car. I asked him if he asked that to the guy ahead of me. He replied, well girls don't normally drive cars with flames. I told him there was nothing 'normal' about me.
Small minded people are a big pet peeve of mine.

 

Hi HRP.Best be have yourself.Looks like Miss Brenda offers body piercings in .30 cal and smaller.NO REFUNDS if not satisfied..
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

I didn't realize Y-blocks only had 130 HP.

 

In 1954 the Y-block police interceptor offered 160 HP. HRP

 

That was with a 239 with loadamatic distributor and a teeny tiny 94 carburetor that looked like a tea cup sitting on top of a piece of plywood.

 

'65? Maybe we should ask HER what year it is!

 

Let me know how that works out for you.
Funny, whenever she's telling someone about her Nova she says it's a 66, I think because we also have a 66 Suburban.
I "let" her help strip the paint on it

 

In the 1980's my wife had taken off on a Friday night in our '39 Ford coupe to head out to a weekend run with some friends. I had to work Saturday so didn't go along. She told me later that when folks asked where I was she told 'em I was still at home and nobody believed her.
They must have jumped to the conclusion that she couldn't drive the coupe all that way by herself!

 

There was a reply earlier that hinted that this thread was a little demeaning but it has been removed,not sure if it was the posters decision or not but I mean no disrespect to anyone.

I vividly remember when Brenda joined the Hamb and my friend Randy Nash made a comment about her which was far from being considered a put down rather a true belief that she is as much a hot rodder as I am,maybe even more so.

You don't necessarily have to spin wrenches or be male to have the HOT ROD chromosome. HRP

This is Randy's reply....

I am PROUD to call Brenda a friend also.

She actually is more a HOT ROD person than Danny ... and loves to go to the events and runs. Randy

 

I am building my wife a 40 Ford pickup and it will indeed be her truck. Oh she will honestly say I built it for her but look out if she hears someone say it 's her husband's truck !

 

Restored this one for my wife 30 something years back.
Her complaint was always about how much extra time it took to do the shopping. Always questions to answer. I will leave you to work out what it is
Garpo

 

My wife has never shown any interest in hotrods or customs but one day she drove my 56 Pontiac to work. When I asked her if she'd enjoyed it she said "No, it's too high schooly", what ever that is.

 

It seems to be a Japanese Prince Gloria GT and/or Prince Skyline GT ..........andyd

 

My 17 year old daughter sits in the front passenger seat of my "60 Caddy, when I stop at the lights, you see people "assuming' it's her car (because it looks like she is driving it, we are Right hand drive), and pointing in amazement as we drive off. She knows the deal, sit up like your'e actually driving it, I keep my hands out of view and watch their jaws a-flappin'.
She looks like she's 12, so that helps, too.

 

I have one like that on one of my thrown down once units ( MAS36 ) we call it the white flag holder ..
fer marshmellers it must work great ,lots better than my m-9 . .

 

Rocky
Tell her to do a burnout in front of the principals' office next time, that will generate some excitement.

 

Who are all these baboons that assume women can't drive anything other that new cars and mini vans? I have never assumed that a car belongs to a man I always ask them " how come ur watching ur wife's car?" lol BC u never kno who owns it most of the time lol ask who's the owner or driver BC sometimes it turns out to be theyer kids car to lol


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These are my wife's 2, bought them herself. Drives the vacuum shifted Chevy just fine. The T, well lets just say the first lesson didn't go real smooth so I don't think there ever was a second lesson, lol.

 

On a similar note, I worked with a lady that owned a gun shop on the side, she employed her husband.

Had some good stories about guys coming in and asking if they could talk to the owner, or someone who knew guns. She bagged her limit each year and competed nationally in distance and sharp shooter type competitions.