Here is a couple pics of my dads first street rod he had plenty of hot rods growing up his first car was a 42 Willys sedan with a 392 hemi and a 4speed sadly I don't have a pic of it but I do know where the car is and someday I might be able to afford it lol. Anyhow the first pic is of his T roadster pickup in front of vickers Corp in Joplin mo somewhere bout 1975-6 my mom and dad are in the truck and my grandfather in the middle he worked at vickers and arranged this photo my uncle is on the right The second pic is a closer pic of my mom and dad with me in the middle we were getting ready to go to a car show in the same pickup before it was painted sorry for the damaged pic but it's all I have Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
a poster that sits in my office top left my father in 1971 Top right my mom behind the wheel with my brother, cousin and myself drinking the can of something....and out sheep dog, about 1972 or so 2nd row left my old neighbor, myself in white hat and dads high school buddy and his 1970's 32 Ford on our way to a Rochester show in 1975 2nd row right fresh new paint in 1972 right before Dad took the car to Detroit in 72 for the nats. Still have both dash plaques 3rd row left 2001 on its way for new paint 3rd row right with my son after working on the hot rod about 2000 Bottom row left 2002 May just back form paint Bottom row right with both boys after the new top was added about 2004
Here is a picture of me in 1974 in my Uncles "Fad T". This was taken at my grandmothers. Pretty much infected since birth with the hot rod bug!
And then there is this one....one of my favorites....I'm six and my brother is three, next to this 33 at New England Dragway in 1979. I'm digging the zip sneakers and little league shirt I'm wearing!
Family car was this 37 Chevy 4dr in the 60's. Before that my dad rode motorbikes. That's me closest to wheel on running board with my brothers and sisters.
Not necessarily a real old pic with family, but me in 1981 posing with the 350 SBC that was put into the 74 Vega. Built it when I was 18 senior in high school. I drove that Vega 6 years through college (5 years) and when first working out of school. I know the Vega is OT for HAMB, but I still have a soft spot for another V8 Vega.
Here's a couple photos of my oldest brother Larry and his 56 Chevy. They were taken in about 1960, or so. The third is of my older sister Carol, being a "Trophy Queen" with my brother Bob's 56 Chevy parts car, in about 1970. LOL.
The seat belt/ shoulder harness was you mom (or dad's) right arm in those days.... Some time ago, when I was in my thirties, I rode with my mother to a family function. Even though we were both wearing seat belts at the time, she would throw her arm out across my chest whenever she would brake for a light. Typed on an IBM Selectric
This is a great thread. I am liking hearing the family stories that go with the pictures. It made me go through some old family albums and load some photos but when I went to post them I found that Google had changed Picasa and I can not post any of my pictures anywhere. I'll figure something out someday.
Sadly my dad in these pics, is still alive, but unfortunately, has dementia, is in a hospital and will be going to a nursing home, 1 year ago he still was working in his garage and yard. But at 84 anything can happen. I really think those who stay young and healthy physically and mentally like "Gene Winfield" for example, are extremely blessed, think gene is 89 this year, and still going strong.....
That's me with my dad.....he let me wash his tires with my own pale of soapy water!!!...I was in heaven to be around my dad and his cars! My dad at 17 in 1958....with the car he dated my mother in.....I have the car in my possession now, and am currently putting it back together again .... sure does makes me smile after all these years! The memories come flooding back every single time I step into the garage!
My Ganpa's gas station where my dad and uncle worked. the house on the right is where I grew up and the station is where I spent all my time up to the day I went into the service. My Ganpa sold it to Phil who had it until he closed it because of health issues.
I have to give a bit of credit to my maternal-grandmother....she always had unique cars, and absolutely loved to drive them with a smile! (Her favorite car was the Nash Metropolitan!!!) She rebuilt the go-cart engine herself in the garden shed!... and let me ride it every time I visited her as much as I wanted....she was fun, and didn't mind fiddling on her cars with a pair of 'altered' coveralls she made on her 1920's Singer 'flip-top' table sewing machine....she added a lot of 'fun' concept to my fledgling car passion in the early 60's....just a whole lot of simple smiles
Christmas last year, youngest grandson and I getting a tree for the house. No snow but 20 degrees out. Cliff Ramsdell
here's my grandma - my dad's mom - my great aunt Kay's daughter - my dad and my great aunt Kay who lived to be 95....
^^ Looks like the wheels on that sedan above got swapped out for some newer 15" wheels and dog dish caps, any idea when that pic was taken Stillrunners?
Yeah, The spare was probably too fat to fit the fender mount unless it was during the war when spares were rare.
This is my uncle Dick Nowell driving the Tommy Lee speedster on Dec 6 1941 , but because of Pearl Harbor the Sunday meet was cancelled and they missed their chance to break the record of 141 mph
Wow D.N.D., that car is stunningly well built, with a ton of work to make it pretty in a time when many racers were comparatively crude looking. Any more history on it?
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