Old Farts Thread!

Turned 55 a few weeks ago, my favorite car was the 68 big block Corvette coupe I bought in 1972 for 2,500. I was 19, sold it to get money for college three years later, was a good trade, but I do miss that car. Started riding motorcycles at about 9 and been into them and fast cars ever since.

 

58.

It doesn't bother me getting older, but I do wish I had the memory, sight, and strength I did 20 years ago. I still kick start my Panhead, so I guess I'm still ok. (G)

The cars I wish I had from the past would be my dad's 56 Big Window Ford pickup (I've got a project, but it's not quite the same) and the 56 Ford Country Squire my mother had for a while.

Larry T

 

Well 58 in March. Seems time goes by faster than ever so I like to go faster with it. Current car is my favorite.

 

I'll be 59 in a couple of weeks. Been involved with cars since I could push one across the floor. My favorite car was my 389 poncho powered 55 chevy which my dad helped me build in my middle teen years. I still ride motocross so you know I'm not to smart.

 

57, My dad use to race hard tops so I was always around cars. My first car was a 59' ford rag top that I traded for my Honda 50 when the weather got bad. My favorite, fun wise, was a Austin Healey with all Ford running gear, that I use to autocross with. Man was that a lot of fun street racing in.

 

Yeah, yeah, yeah... I qualify. 63

Damn there are a lot of old farts here. More than I thought. No I don't fit in my high school pants and I'm dreading putting the temp gauge back in my pickup. Under the dash upside down just isn't quite the same as it once was but godammit I'll get 'er in there. If you don't hear from me call my son to come pull me out.

 

Will be 67 in a couple of months. As dad had a trucking company I have beeen arround wrenches since I could walk. At 14 had a 32 Ford roadster, had it till the kids came then sold it. Now have a 32 ford roadster with an Ardun flathead and 32 ford with a blown flathead.

 

I'm with Tommy on this one,,,I didn't know there were as many graybeards here as this thread uncovered,,

I am 57 but not for long,,,,

I still think like a kid,,,but when I put long hours in the shop with the marathon builds I'm glad they make exrta strenth asprin. HRP

 

I'll be 62 in July and been messing with cars from about 14 when I picked up a 50 merc with no engine. My first total learning experience on cars was my 55 ford 2 door sedan 272 V8 with 3 speed column shift. Me and the junk yard got to know each other real well with the rear ends and trannys I tore up. I've had many cars since then muscle cars, hot rods, you name it. My all time favorite though is my 40 Ford which I have today. Right now I'm building a 64 Dodge SS/A .

 

Ill be 58 this Sunday! The 2 cars I wish I still has was my Olds powered 34 Ford 4 dr sedan, and my 57 Pontiac Safari Wagon. Been messing with cars since I was 12 years old. Brian

 

over 50...yeah.
Old fart....Meh...it's all in your head. Age is a number. I have been accused of acting like a 16 year old at times, an 80 year old others.

Fuck it. You don't get old by bein' stupid

 

I love that line! HRP

 

62 here, been on SS since last May.....Every day is Saturday to me... Got my first car at 16 ...'56 Chevy 210 2-dr. then a '58 Ford Fairlane. then an Army Jeep for 20+ years.... Along the way picked up several different cars, the favorite was a Porsche 911 Carrera in Germany... Autobahns are fun!!!
Now have a '65 Mustang 2+2, 1958 F-100, and 1965 Int'l Scout - soon to be completed restoration....
As Satchel Paige said: How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are??

 

I'm 55 this year in april :-( but i'm still 16 in my head

 

Tease me about my age...

And I'll hit you with my cane!

 

Some free advice from a 61 year old. "Old fart is not an age, it's an ATTITUDE." Make love to older women, they don't tell, they don't swell, and they're grateful as HELL.

 

i,m 61 going on 19 some days 90 others my 1st. car was a 57 chevy conv. that i got when i was 14 that and my 50 coupe are the 2 cars i had the longest wish i still had the 57 but i still have the 50

 

Seventh month, seventh day, eleven in the morning..1950..I,m 57 years old and I feel proud and Lucky to have made it this far!..I useta do alot of dirt track racing, was a Sawyer and Smokejumper in the NW and liked rappeling for fun..Me and some friends are building a 48 Cadillac sedanette and I just bought an Avanti..I have a 64 Riviera I built and have owned since 1979..Sally is supportive and beautiful...I still have my hair and could lose a few pounds..I'm not on any medication...

 

I'll be 56 in May. Got an early start due to my dad/uncles being serious gearheads. Back in the dark ages when I was a kid, I drew hot rods on paper, colored them, cut them out and played with them. This started when I was 5 or so. When I got my first bicycle, I talked the neighbor into letting us make an oval track in his empty lot so we could have "stock car races". Talk about a bunch of banged-up kids! The guys kids were older than I, so they built a plywood and 2x4 contraption that looked like a "modified" from the circle track, and shoved me down a hill in it. Neither of us made the bottom. I had my first mini-bike at 12, my first cars (2 '56 Fords that I combined) at 14, went through 4 '56 Fords, a '55, a '54, a '56 merc, and a '57 Plymouth in the first 3 years I had a license. All were modified, some mildly, some pretty heavily. Joined the Navy, got into bikes and started custom painting in '72. Built/rode choppers/customs for over thirty years. Built a couple V6 trikes, had a blast, then woke up one day with no urge to ride. Sold my last scooter, built my '56 Plymouth. it's my favorite, because I can drive Hell out of it and not worry about scratches and such. But I figure my next project will go back to being "pretty". It's been a wild ride, for sure! Sorry for the long post, but I needed to keep going while I could still remember what I was talking about!

 

Tell me this fuckin sport dosen`t rule I`ll be 56 in may and doing the same ol thing
I`ve been doing since I was 13 and loving it...........................
Endsville Franco.................

 

Although I posted my response to this thread yesterday, I thought I'd add one more item.
I got to thinking about all us old guys, how we ended up this age and still playing with cars, and most importantly, some advise to all who have read these posts.
I can't stress this enough for all HAMBers of all ages:

Get a yearly physical.

Get blood tests often. Have your Dr. check for blood/sugar, PSAs, etc., etc.

If you smoke, quit. Thats a lot of saved money to put into your car.

Exercise, daily, no excuses.

Watch your weight.

Whatever you eat and drink, do in moderation.

For guys over 50: Get a colonoscopy (its not a big deal)
Have your prostrate checked

Not feeling good drains all your enthusiasm for almost everything, cars included.

Well, this geezer went to the gym this morning for two hours and now it's off to the GNRS...
The Show opens in 1 hour!!!!!!!!

 

Well, I'll tell ya... I didn't want to post to this thread. I'll be 62 in a few weeks. But that ain't OLD! Just wait a few years... I'll be grown up then...

 

I also love this line!!!
I'll soon be 59 and burning rubber still brings a big grin to my face. Play'in with hot rods is still a kick. Crawling around on the garage floor ain't as easy as it was, but what else would I do. Sure as hell not ready to "buy" somebody else's rod.
When the youngster's at work give me shit about be'n old, I tell'em they might get to my age if they're LUCKY.........

 

almost 62 , been retired since 55. have the mind of a 6 year old , the body of a 50 year old, a head that looks like it has worn out 3 bodies , but i`m still alive and kinda/sorta well ( a run in with prostate cancer )my first car was a channeled 33 5 window /48 ford fathead ,no floor and a school bus seat it was pulled or pushed more than driven. learned a lot from it at 15 years old , doing a 36 ford coupe and a 60 corvette now witha 67 camaro waiting , nice to be and old fart (beats hell out of the alternative )

 

Had an older fellow tell me once that the way you can tell if your getting old is when you start having wet farts and dry dreams.

Damned if he didn't know what he was talkin about![/quote]
A couple of my thoughts about the ageing process...You know that you are getting old when the mother looks as good to you as the daughter does. Second, you are getting older when you get up in the morning, and everything is stiff, except the one part you want stiff, and it leaks.

 

Oh, what the hell was I gonna say

Damm it

 

61, first car I had when I was 15, is the one I would like to have now, 53 Merc 2DR HT, just sold a 53 2DR SD and have a 55 F100 and a 60 Chevy now.

 

I'll be sixty next week, feel like I'm thirty, act like I'm twenty. I hope I never grow up.

 

well, today is my 55th birthday, woo hoo, feel like 25, look like 45 (I wish) been playing with cars too long. I finished a Hamb friendly truck last year and thought maybe it made me look immature...then i drove it...screw what anyone else thinks; I was immature when i drove it!!!! It was great. remeber you have to grow old, growing up is optional!!!! Besides i have a brother who is 58 and he's driving a DP90 painted '34 pickup.

 

I'm only 34, but this seems like a good place to say thanks to all the pioneers of rods and custom cars. I have a huge amount of respect for the older guys (some in better mental and physical shape than myself) who build cars now and when alot of the hi-tech crap we have now wasn't available. Thanks for the inspiration and motivation. Matt.