We liked fully loaded cars back in high school. In addition to a big V8, a fully loaded car had "tilt, cruise, and air". I got to to the point that if you saw an attractive female you would say she had tilt, cruise, and air.
"Dude and Man"..... I agree with pretty much ALL the words and phrases I've read here. When I got my first car I wanted either Keystones or Cragers. Unfortunately, on my stock boy pay check from the local grocery store I could only afford Superior slotted mag wheels. Ya, I know. You all probably never heard of them. They were probably Chinese junk that I bought from a local area automotive store. Now back to Dude and Man. When I was in 11th grade, 1974, EVERYONE said Dude or Man. So one day I helping my Dad put a tune up on the family station wagon. Basically I was the gopher. Dad asked me to get a wrench for him. I said, "Sure Man." When I came around the front of the car with the wrench he looked at me with very stern eyes and said, "Don't call me Man!" I said, "OK Dude." He about flipped out and yelled.... "Don't call me Dude either!!!" I guess he thought they were "Hippie" words or something. Slowly.... "Dude and Man" left my vocabulary. Probably about the same time I drove the "Chevy to the levy." Great thread Joe!
Nah, just showing a lack of respect. I encountered that same thing, and got the "lecture". I was referring to "my old man/old lady" to a friend on the phone in a conversation, and when I hung up, I had another conversation about the conversation I had... Now, that long hair and the grubby blue jeans, yeah, that was "Hippie crap".
TrunkMonkey... You made me laugh out loud!!! The "old days." One phone in the house and it was usually hanging on the wall by the kitchen. EVERYONE heard your conversation!!!
Or if you were lucky enough mom would let you put one of the long 12 footer cords on the phone and you could atleast go around the corner or down the hall to get some semi private convos lol
Yeah then your little brother would come running around the corner like a rocket always looking back then as soon as he turned around and noticed the cord he got CLOTHESLINED
And the girl you were talking to thinks you hung up on her and is now mad. After you beat on your brother a bit for ruining your phone call you go back to find your sister's on the phone now to her friends talking about stupid hair and boy crushes and now you can't use the phone till she's done!
We had two phones, one in the kitchen and the other in my parents bedroom. They would take the phone off the hook when they went to bed. You couldnt make or get a call till they felt like hanging the phone back up. Oh, and who tried to speed dial the rotary only to screw up right at the end and have to start over? Good times!
(late 50's early 60's) "It'll shag ass". "It's got a 4-barrel, stick on the floor, and duals." It can get 90 in a quarter.
Well, he could drive the roads north of Asheville pretty well. I think the fifth under the seat was just Saturday night’s fun. To make money on shine you needed helper springs, a big trunk full and a toggle switch to the rear lights. Or so I’ve heard. Patrick
Dual quads was mine. Always loved the sound of progressive duals with no air cleaners opening On The Eighth Day God Created Buick
...that brought back a memory. Doing new car prep at dealership, road tested '65 Riviera GS with top off air cleaner. Ummm...
