History Where were you in '62???

maz, this was long ago, but Foothill used to make a right turn and continued up to what was later called New York drive. and Inn-N-Out was on Walnut till about 1954-55.
My brother just sent me some old photo's. I had a Triumph Bonneville in 1959 still had it in '62 when I bought my all time favorite memory car. a 374 ci Packard powered 51 Oldsmobile running 13 1/2 to 1 compression that ran on the way to expensive 39 cent a gallon Custom Supreme 104 octane white pump. 4:88's and a Art Carr hydro. got 2 mpg tops

 

In '62 I was a Junior in H.S. in Rapid City, SD ...Hangin', Cruisin', Boozin', & Raisin' whatever kind ruckus we could find to! If I had to roll in one of Dad's it was a '54 Bel Air or a '64 Impala, the beggar was they were both wagons. But, a couple of my pals had nice rides, so shotgun was OK by me. I was lusting after Triumph Bonnevilles, BSA Rocket Goldies, and any car radically lowered w/ lakes pipes, flippers, & louvers; and wishing my Dad would get transferred to SoCal!

 

in 62 my dad was 3 years old lol

 

i was a little cell swimming around

 

I was 12, looked like Ernie of My 3 Sons, hornie as a jack rabbit, wished I was 10 years older and 6'4" blond hair-blue eyes with Sandra Dee hanging on my elbow sitting next to me in the "Little Duece Coupe".

 

i was 11 Schwin Bike not a Stingray
worked as a cleanup boy in my dads repair shop
i did get to chance oil on Saterday's
there was a nother shop in the same building
i washed cars for him moved cars around the yard
at 13 i was moving cars with the tow truck
before 14 i was driving it and picking up cars in town

 

Was 5 years old. My parents bought a new 62 Galaxie 2dr hardtop. Baby blue and my dad had the roof painted white. 292 & Ford-o-matic..

 

In '62, Navy boot camp then Submarine School in New London, Conn.

First sea duty was the Cuban missile blockade then spent the Viet Nam war years patroling North Atlantic. I can proudly say there were no Viet Cong attacks on the bars in Bergen, Norway on my watch.

Car was a '51 Dodge 426 (four wheels, two doors and six cylinders).

 

in grade school born in '53....ill never forget nov 22 1963.....jfk

 

This photo RULES !

 

I was at FT. Ord getting my butt in shape.--TV

 

Hey Sundown....Were you in Phibron7? In 62 I was aboard the Talledaga (APA 208) out of Long Beach and was due to be seperated on Jan. of 63. Then the Cuba deal and went to Cuba as staff of Phibron1.

 

it was dark, wet, and i was fuckin crowded! lol im only 21

 

I was 14 in '62 and car crazy. My buddy, Ken and I built cool modified bikes and built lotsa models...we'd sneak out at night and walk downtown to watch the hotrods and customs cruise town. Late in '62 we rode our custom bikes downtown to the chevy dealer showroom to check out the first new '63 corvette stingray to hit town...it was a split window coupe in dark blue....a very dull dark blue to help cover up the terrible wavy bodywork! Begged a ride in every hotrod I could. Began saving $$$ for my first car.

 

I was 11 years old building models at the dining room table, while my mom complained about me not doing my homework instead. lol

 

Senior in High School getting ready to do 8 years in the Marine Corps driving a 1934 3 window Ford coup.

 

I was three years old and missed out on that period in time!

 

6 years old staring at all the early 30's Fords that were out .

 

1st. yr of High School,,,playin in "The Klansmen", bein a dumb ass, smart mouth , pain in the butt teen! Used to go to the rocky roll dance at Jacks Drive Up! Then,,,,,,,the rest of my life is a blur! (lotsa lsd after I got back from Nam in '67.

 

Helping my big bros work out the bugs of our street racer

 

Well, I was born in Aug of 63, so.......

 

in '62? My mother was -5 years old. You guys are old. lol

 

Well, I was born in June of '71, so.......

 

i was 3 years old and in los angeles, but you wouldn't catch me missing out on this glorious era--- that's my dad's 54 crestline behind me with the original black on yellow california plate.. sadly he sold her in 1964 and bought a nova wagon to accomodate our growing Mormon family...

 

I was in Inglewood Ca. a Freshman in High School and cruising with my cousin down Hawthorne Blvd. What a time to be alive, TOTALLY AWESOME! Rags

 

Living in Ft. Rucker alabama, my dad just retired from the army, moved to wichita kansas, he went to work at Beech aircraft, he retired in 1976 and I went to work there in 1974. I retired in August of last year from Beech after 36 years.

 

Two years old and riding in the back of the families 57 country squire.

 

I was born in 62, so I don't remember much.

 

7 years old and riding in Dad's black '55
chevy two door hardtop Belair with a 235 straight six and three speed overdrive cause he thought that new Chevy V8, "...wasn't gonna amount to much" ha ha.

 

In 62 I was 10 living in Reseda in Cali. Dad ran Auto Part Emporium on Van Nuys Blvd. Two big events in my life. Filmed a Crest Toothpaste commerical on my birthday in Feb. Filmed at Griffith Park by the carousel. Found it on YouTube last year. Weird times we live in. Made $8K in residuals in three years. Assembled my first engine with dad supervising. A Studebaker 289 bored .060 with Jahns 12 to 1 pistons, Grantell Enterprises (The Granatelli Brothers) R2 camshaft and heads ported by dad. That baby really ran. We built it in the back of the auto parts store. Parts in front, machine shop in back. I was hooked. Dad took me to Bob's Big Boy on the blvd. to celebrate the event. I loved working with dad on Wednesdays nights. He was open until 8PM. I would sit outside the store and watch the show. Cruising was just starting to catch on big time. Great memories.