What did you Drive in The 50's
02-09-11, 01:29 PM
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What did you Drive in The 50's
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51 Chevy for me.
51 Chevy for me.
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Didn't get a driver's license until I was well into the 60s. Then my first car was a Mercury Monterey with 390 cubic inches of raw power. It looked just like this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4_oN...eature=related
My second car was a 67 GT Shelby 500 with a 355 hp 428-cid Police Interceptor V-8 and 4 Hurst speed manual transmission. Almost killed myself in that car three times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4_oN...eature=related
My second car was a 67 GT Shelby 500 with a 355 hp 428-cid Police Interceptor V-8 and 4 Hurst speed manual transmission. Almost killed myself in that car three times.
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Wasn't eligible to drive a car till I was 17 in 64--65 and I was in the Marines and drove a Land Rover Mk 1. Bit like your Willis jeep but with comfort- It had seats.
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I drove my dads '55 Mercury while in high school. That car was hot - 0 to 60 in 7. Then I had a '53 Plymouth, bought with my own money. I hated that car. It never started unless it was parked on a hill. I still hate that car over 50 years later.
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My first car was a 1961 Morris 850, AKA a "Mini". Mine was the only one I ever saw while living in Wisconsin. (I should mention that it was 1975 when I started driving the car).
02-09-11, 03:17 PM
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In the early fifties I "drove" something like this.
In the late fifties I "drove" one of these.
I didn't get my driver's license until 1965. I was 20 years old at the time. My first car was a 1956 VW.
In the late fifties I "drove" one of these.
I didn't get my driver's license until 1965. I was 20 years old at the time. My first car was a 1956 VW.
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My first car was a 52 Chevrolet. It had a Powerglide rear end with a 3 speed shifter on the column. The 3 speed differentials had 411 gears. The Powerglides had 376 gears which made it a better highway car. Mine had insert bearings in the 235 cubic inch six cylinder engine. I swapped the 6 volt system for a 12 volt system which greatly improved starting reliability and headlight performance.
I also had a 57 Chevrolet BelAir.
Although these are 1950 vintage cars I didn't own them until the late 60's.
I also had a 57 Chevrolet BelAir.
Although these are 1950 vintage cars I didn't own them until the late 60's.
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What they didn't know and I didn't know was the 6 was the first year with overhead valves. It had phenomenal torque and could keep ahead of a V8 until about 70.
Got bored with it, sold it to my dad with the agreement I could borrow it for dates. I got a Triumph Thunderbird 650 motorcycle. Much better as I'd had nothing but two wheels before. He did not like the stick shift and got rid of it for a brand new gold 57 Chevy coupe.
I came out way ahead on that deal since I now had a great car for dates. .
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02-09-11, 07:21 PM
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1949 Plymouth with a steering column 3 speed shifter. Bought it for $200, put 40,000 miles and a pink dashboard in it and sold if for $100 and replaced it with a 1953 Ford with a leaded hood, red wheels and a loud muffler.
However, I started driving when I was 12 in 1951 my dad's Willy's Jeep and 1949 Dodge with "Gyromatic" transmission.
However, I started driving when I was 12 in 1951 my dad's Willy's Jeep and 1949 Dodge with "Gyromatic" transmission.
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02-09-11, 07:26 PM
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Great thread. Makes me feel young. I didn't drive until the 70's.
02-09-11, 07:30 PM
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The 50's....ahh yes, those were the days....
Yup, back then men were men and boys were boys
As I recall I drove a lot of trucks back then....Let's see, there was...
* The six wheel Mack tractor with the eight wheel 40' box trailer
* the Jeep with a utility trailer
* a six wheel flatbed with stake sides and a two bay livestock trailer
* a four wheeled Army Big Gun Rocket launcher
* a Chevy Pickup
* a six wheel wrecker, boy I used that sucker a lot!
* a 10 wheel cement mixer
* a Coca Cola delivery truck with cases of soda and a two wheel dollie
And when I wasn't 'Drivin' Truck' I was gingerly guiding a 20 wheeled, freight haulin' Pennsy Turbine along the mainline. Yessiree, them was busy, busy days.
The trucks were Tonka, the steam engine was Lionel, and the fun was real.
Hey there young whippersnapper. Sit down here! Have I ever told you about when I used to 'Drive Truck' back in the 50's? Those were the days. Boys were boys and toys were toys and no one dared try to come between them.
As I recall I drove a lot of trucks back then....Let's see, there was..................
Yup, back then men were men and boys were boys
As I recall I drove a lot of trucks back then....Let's see, there was...
* The six wheel Mack tractor with the eight wheel 40' box trailer
* the Jeep with a utility trailer
* a six wheel flatbed with stake sides and a two bay livestock trailer
* a four wheeled Army Big Gun Rocket launcher
* a Chevy Pickup
* a six wheel wrecker, boy I used that sucker a lot!
* a 10 wheel cement mixer
* a Coca Cola delivery truck with cases of soda and a two wheel dollie
And when I wasn't 'Drivin' Truck' I was gingerly guiding a 20 wheeled, freight haulin' Pennsy Turbine along the mainline. Yessiree, them was busy, busy days.
The trucks were Tonka, the steam engine was Lionel, and the fun was real.
Hey there young whippersnapper. Sit down here! Have I ever told you about when I used to 'Drive Truck' back in the 50's? Those were the days. Boys were boys and toys were toys and no one dared try to come between them.
As I recall I drove a lot of trucks back then....Let's see, there was..................
