Remember When.....
The Pacifier
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Cloverdale, BC
I ain't as old as some of you guys, so here's what I remember.
Pop came in glass bottles. Juice came in cans with a peel back opening. Beer came in "stubbies". Rotary phones. The tv remote was me changing the channel for my dad. Every house in the neighbourhood had tv antennas on their roof. Betamax. You could go to the corner store and buy smokes for your parents.
I'm sure there's more...
Pop came in glass bottles. Juice came in cans with a peel back opening. Beer came in "stubbies". Rotary phones. The tv remote was me changing the channel for my dad. Every house in the neighbourhood had tv antennas on their roof. Betamax. You could go to the corner store and buy smokes for your parents.
I'm sure there's more...
New User
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Pop came in 7oz & 16 oz bottles.
Lassie was just born.
Gasoline was gravity fed to vehicles.
Golf ***** were round (without dimples).
Golf clubs had names, not numbers
Bus rides for 14 & under was a nickle (14-21 was a dime.)
Lassie was just born.
Gasoline was gravity fed to vehicles.
Golf ***** were round (without dimples).
Golf clubs had names, not numbers
Bus rides for 14 & under was a nickle (14-21 was a dime.)
Posting Guru
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 1,914
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Burma Shave road signs
Hamburgers and malts on road trips
Fender skirts
Continental kits
Chrome tips on the exhaust
CHROME, CHROME, CHROME!!!!!!!!
Spinner hubcaps
Reverberation radio setup withTWO speakers
Racing stripes
Betty Boop with an eight ball
Uni-tred street racing tires
Cone hubcaps
Hand straps at the front door pillars to help the old folks get in
Spare tools in the trunk with popular parts for that car
Remote oil filters
Sealed beam headlights
Double clutching between gears
Six banger pickups that run wide open- 50 mph
Battery under the front seat
Blinds in the back window
Curb scratchers
EMERGENCY brakes- real ones!
And how many of you had grandparents that kept a potty under the seat for the grandkids?
I'm getting too old for this thread- back to you.
Hamburgers and malts on road trips
Fender skirts
Continental kits
Chrome tips on the exhaust
CHROME, CHROME, CHROME!!!!!!!!
Spinner hubcaps
Reverberation radio setup withTWO speakers
Racing stripes
Betty Boop with an eight ball
Uni-tred street racing tires
Cone hubcaps
Hand straps at the front door pillars to help the old folks get in
Spare tools in the trunk with popular parts for that car
Remote oil filters
Sealed beam headlights
Double clutching between gears
Six banger pickups that run wide open- 50 mph
Battery under the front seat
Blinds in the back window
Curb scratchers
EMERGENCY brakes- real ones!
And how many of you had grandparents that kept a potty under the seat for the grandkids?
I'm getting too old for this thread- back to you.
Gone but not forgotten.
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 6,521
Likes: 2
Originally Posted by FLgargoyle
The only computers where big old hulking things in sci-fi movies!
Dono
Elder User
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 605
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From: Broken Arrow, OK.
The burma shave road signs, I forgot about those, man this is a good thread.
I bet everyone that replies to this thread remembers how good it used to be, it really was a better time. I wish everyone now could know how it used to be.
I bet everyone that replies to this thread remembers how good it used to be, it really was a better time. I wish everyone now could know how it used to be.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,465
Likes: 0
From: Southern Alberta
How about those big , round "enjoy Coca-Cola" signs that weighed about 50 lbs that kids used to use for toboggans? (they went like heck!!)
Blue and green Coke bottles
Hardware stores with wood floors that creaked when you walked on them and one guy running the place, selling stock that had been there for at least 20 years before. And he knew where every tiny little pin was in the place.
Twin I beam truck ads, running over railroad beds
The Mercury Marquis ad, where the guy in the back seat splits a diamond while riding down a bumpy road.
Those Volkswagen print ads, where some guy traded in his Rolls-Royce on a Bug
Nash Metropolitans (excusively a Lady's car)
the Chinaman store (not meant to offend, thats what they were called)
Laundry that picked up and delivered
Lockers, where you rented frozen storage (no one had a deep freeze)
Gravel city streets
Kresge's and Woolworth's
Fuller brush salesmen
Blue and green Coke bottles
Hardware stores with wood floors that creaked when you walked on them and one guy running the place, selling stock that had been there for at least 20 years before. And he knew where every tiny little pin was in the place.
Twin I beam truck ads, running over railroad beds
The Mercury Marquis ad, where the guy in the back seat splits a diamond while riding down a bumpy road.
Those Volkswagen print ads, where some guy traded in his Rolls-Royce on a Bug
Nash Metropolitans (excusively a Lady's car)
the Chinaman store (not meant to offend, thats what they were called)
Laundry that picked up and delivered
Lockers, where you rented frozen storage (no one had a deep freeze)
Gravel city streets
Kresge's and Woolworth's
Fuller brush salesmen
Last edited by Ringo Fonebone; Jan 5, 2005 at 12:31 AM.
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Post Fiend
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: Damascus-Boring, Ore
First cars with Air Conditioning- the car cooled down, the motor got hot
You carried extra water in the trunk (for the car) when you had to climb the really big mountains
Going "off road" usually meant visiting one of your relatives
Rich folks bought their wives a mink coat- without worrying about PETA
Your mom went grocery shopping for the family for the week- with a $20 bill in her purse. And came home with change.
You saw your first import car.....and laughed.
The entire scout troop fit inside a Buick Wagon and went to a jamoree- on the freeway. You all survived the experience.
When someone called you a "Redneck," it was an insult
Only rednecks knew what Carhartt made
next...
You carried extra water in the trunk (for the car) when you had to climb the really big mountains
Going "off road" usually meant visiting one of your relatives
Rich folks bought their wives a mink coat- without worrying about PETA
Your mom went grocery shopping for the family for the week- with a $20 bill in her purse. And came home with change.
You saw your first import car.....and laughed.
The entire scout troop fit inside a Buick Wagon and went to a jamoree- on the freeway. You all survived the experience.
When someone called you a "Redneck," it was an insult
Only rednecks knew what Carhartt made
next...
Senior User
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 294
Likes: 0
From: Kentucky
What abought some of those old forgot about cars. When I was small my dad had a Renault. After all my cuts and bruises were healed, I was glad he rolled it that day. Then we got a 56 Ford, and I have loved fords every since.
Guest
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 7,988
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From: north west new jersey
how about a pojo diesel with 4 on the tree, our haveing to back a tractor up a hill backwards because the carb was gravity fed. and how about the sound of a now rare p51 mustang or corsair rotary
Senior User
Joined: Nov 2004
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Originally Posted by captchas
how about a pojo diesel with 4 on the tree, our haveing to back a tractor up a hill backwards because the carb was gravity fed. and how about the sound of a now rare p51 mustang or corsair rotary
Junior User
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 78
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From: Mckerrow
I am only 16 and my friends and 1 all agree that i was born 50 years too late, i spend my days looking Aand learning all about the old days with my grandma, i love the old cars and trucks , and especially the music. This craving all started growing up driving around with my dad in his '65 galaxie 500 listening to the beach boys (my first favourite band) and all the other gold oldies. I spend my nights now watching tv land and deja view where all the old shows come on ( gentle ben is still cool too). My favourite shows are Get Smart , Happy Days , The Brady Bunch, and now I followe the Fugitive.
I wasn't there but i can still appreciaite and be thankful theres enough people to keep the spirit of the ol' days alive.
Richard
'76 f250 supercab camper special
"keep on rockin in the free world"
I wasn't there but i can still appreciaite and be thankful theres enough people to keep the spirit of the ol' days alive.
Richard
'76 f250 supercab camper special
"keep on rockin in the free world"
Elder User
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 553
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From: Ont. Can.
The Good Old Days :
Thanks for the memories guys. What a way to start the new year . Those were the days of my youth as well and only the good old days because our expectations were based in reality and something like and X Box or a Remote Control Toy was something an adult with a job could afford .
We bought our first vehicles for less than some of today's toys are worth and speaking of vehicles , I remember the ones we could repair and maintain in our driveway with a standard set of tools and could expect them to last 10 or 15 years without multiple callbacks for design errors if looked after .
I remember them well that is why I'm still driving nothing newer than '86 and never will . I accept the changes that are good for me and society and reject those that are simply marketing scams for the masses .
We bought our first vehicles for less than some of today's toys are worth and speaking of vehicles , I remember the ones we could repair and maintain in our driveway with a standard set of tools and could expect them to last 10 or 15 years without multiple callbacks for design errors if looked after .
I remember them well that is why I'm still driving nothing newer than '86 and never will . I accept the changes that are good for me and society and reject those that are simply marketing scams for the masses .
Senior User
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 376
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From: Marsville Canada
No seat belt or only lap belts.
Dr. Pepper cans contest gave away 45 records ( cut the bottom out of the can and redeme at the local record shop)
Walt Disney every Sun evening - you could only hope it was a cartoon
Kids in the summer were gone from sun up till the street lights come on ( safe)
Dr. Pepper cans contest gave away 45 records ( cut the bottom out of the can and redeme at the local record shop)
Walt Disney every Sun evening - you could only hope it was a cartoon
Kids in the summer were gone from sun up till the street lights come on ( safe)