Let's Go for a Ride
Memories of Automobiles40 total reviews
Comment from amahra
Thank you for a walk down your automobile memory lane. Great job!
A girl never rode in it. I don't think it was the car. It could have been the driver, or maybe it was the car. [made me laugh so hard]
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2022
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Thank you for a walk down your automobile memory lane. Great job!
A girl never rode in it. I don't think it was the car. It could have been the driver, or maybe it was the car. [made me laugh so hard]
Comment Written 02-Jul-2022
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2022
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Amahra, thank you for reading and reviewing, glad you laughed! Terry.
Comment from BethShelby
This is a lot of memories built around many different cars. Sometimes we do have a lot of adventures and emotions involved with our cars. This is a good way to reconstruct a bit of your life's history.
reply by the author on 01-Jul-2022
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This is a lot of memories built around many different cars. Sometimes we do have a lot of adventures and emotions involved with our cars. This is a good way to reconstruct a bit of your life's history.
Comment Written 01-Jul-2022
reply by the author on 01-Jul-2022
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Beth, thank you very much for the kind words. Terry.
Comment from LateBloomer
Hi Terry, thanks for the ride down Memory Lane. I can remember and recall many of the cars your described. GTO was and is still a great muscle car, a favorite of my husand's. I can remember those pea-green Chevys--what was Chevy thinking.
I especially liked:
This manual was a step-by-step guide to car repair. Step one was to remove the engine.
"Are you kidding me? That is step one? I live in an apartment!"
(Terry, the above made me laught because when I was a Realtor, I had a house for sale. No-one wanted it because the living room was filled with auto-parts. People walked in, and they walked out. I knew someone who was looking for a house. I told the couple ... outside of car parts all over the Living Room, the house is a good house--good value. I asked them not to be offended if I showed it to them. Bingo, they bought it--just sharing.)
The head-on collision was an horrific experience. Thank God, you, your brother, and mother survived. The other car was not so lucky.
Well-chosen, fantastic photo choice. I love to go to those antique car shows. Thanks for sharing your cars with us.
As this is a contest entry, I wish you good luck. LateBloomer
reply by the author on 01-Jul-2022
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Hi Terry, thanks for the ride down Memory Lane. I can remember and recall many of the cars your described. GTO was and is still a great muscle car, a favorite of my husand's. I can remember those pea-green Chevys--what was Chevy thinking.
I especially liked:
This manual was a step-by-step guide to car repair. Step one was to remove the engine.
"Are you kidding me? That is step one? I live in an apartment!"
(Terry, the above made me laught because when I was a Realtor, I had a house for sale. No-one wanted it because the living room was filled with auto-parts. People walked in, and they walked out. I knew someone who was looking for a house. I told the couple ... outside of car parts all over the Living Room, the house is a good house--good value. I asked them not to be offended if I showed it to them. Bingo, they bought it--just sharing.)
The head-on collision was an horrific experience. Thank God, you, your brother, and mother survived. The other car was not so lucky.
Well-chosen, fantastic photo choice. I love to go to those antique car shows. Thanks for sharing your cars with us.
As this is a contest entry, I wish you good luck. LateBloomer
Comment Written 30-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 01-Jul-2022
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Thank You for your very kind review! Terry.
Comment from Elviss
Firstly, I wanted to know all the other cars you were setting out to mention. Then, I tried hard to visualize the "sex appeal" of these automobiles. At last, I thanked the heavens that such a head-on collision was not as worse as it could have turned out to be. A great read!
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2022
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Firstly, I wanted to know all the other cars you were setting out to mention. Then, I tried hard to visualize the "sex appeal" of these automobiles. At last, I thanked the heavens that such a head-on collision was not as worse as it could have turned out to be. A great read!
Comment Written 30-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2022
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Thank you very much for the kind words, Terry.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
Sex appeal and cars have gone hand in hand and guys have often thought that their cars help to pull the birds, not sure this is true but it sounds like you have a long track record here of colourful motors, I enjoyed the ride Terry, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2022
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Sex appeal and cars have gone hand in hand and guys have often thought that their cars help to pull the birds, not sure this is true but it sounds like you have a long track record here of colourful motors, I enjoyed the ride Terry, love Dolly x
Comment Written 30-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2022
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Dolly, thank you for the review! Be sure and read the "Ode to Humpwhistle" story. Terry.
Comment from GTG345
The story was just purely great telling a story about automobiles. I wish I knew how it was back in the days because being 17 and hopefully I can get my driver's license this summer and get a used car but during this time I don't really think it's worth it. Gas prices are soaring and I would like to go somewhere in which I can bike to my job or use a electric scooter there.
-Good Luck with the contest!
-GTG345
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2022
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The story was just purely great telling a story about automobiles. I wish I knew how it was back in the days because being 17 and hopefully I can get my driver's license this summer and get a used car but during this time I don't really think it's worth it. Gas prices are soaring and I would like to go somewhere in which I can bike to my job or use a electric scooter there.
-Good Luck with the contest!
-GTG345
Comment Written 30-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2022
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GTG345, Thank you for reading, yes it was a different time and it was a hoot! Terry.
Comment from Lobber
hi my friend,
you^re right to focus on the relationship between people and autos. My first car - a Fiat Abarth - was a 16th-birthday gift from my father. More generously, he agreed to maintain it for me, since I barely knew how to change its tires - I knew it did require a special jack. Thank you for sharing.
Lobber
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2022
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hi my friend,
you^re right to focus on the relationship between people and autos. My first car - a Fiat Abarth - was a 16th-birthday gift from my father. More generously, he agreed to maintain it for me, since I barely knew how to change its tires - I knew it did require a special jack. Thank you for sharing.
Lobber
Comment Written 30-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2022
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Thank you, those Fiats were cool! Terry.
Comment from John Ciarmello
Geez, Terry, I didn't see that ending coming at all! How tragic for all involved. A collision like that in the days of no seatbelts never ended well for one party. I'm sad for the parents who lost their lives and their children, but I am glad you made it, as I'm sure you are. :) Great contest entry, my friend. Best, JohnC
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2022
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Geez, Terry, I didn't see that ending coming at all! How tragic for all involved. A collision like that in the days of no seatbelts never ended well for one party. I'm sad for the parents who lost their lives and their children, but I am glad you made it, as I'm sure you are. :) Great contest entry, my friend. Best, JohnC
Comment Written 30-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2022
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John, Thank you very much, we were all very lucky. Terry.
Comment from Susan Newell
Terry,
What a terrific story. My brother just recently wrote a history of every car he had ever had (including those owned by my parents before we had our own cars). I dated a lot of guys who had 55-57 Chevies and my parents had a 1966 MGB. I learned about braking on snow with that one. (I ended up doing a 360.) i loved walking down memory lane with you and you caught me with a surprise ending. My parents had a 54 Chevy coupe. My mother had to stop quickly and my brother went into the dashboard. Remember how the seat backs didn't lock in place. Forever after, if either of us was riding shotgun and she had to stop at all quickly, her right arm would shoot out to plaster us against the seat back -- even with shoulder-strap seatbelts. Needless to say, as I matured I had to learn to throw my shoulder out to deflect her forearm from causing pain. I remember almost all the cars you mentioned. Thanks for the read.
Sue
and a small back seat. -- I've never approved of it, but backseat is a compound word as both an adjective and noun. That and backyard have always bothered me as nouns, particularly because the "front" is not handled the same way for either.
My friend Phil Davis got in it and said, "Wow, this looks like a Navajo whorehouse!" -- LOL
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2022
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Terry,
What a terrific story. My brother just recently wrote a history of every car he had ever had (including those owned by my parents before we had our own cars). I dated a lot of guys who had 55-57 Chevies and my parents had a 1966 MGB. I learned about braking on snow with that one. (I ended up doing a 360.) i loved walking down memory lane with you and you caught me with a surprise ending. My parents had a 54 Chevy coupe. My mother had to stop quickly and my brother went into the dashboard. Remember how the seat backs didn't lock in place. Forever after, if either of us was riding shotgun and she had to stop at all quickly, her right arm would shoot out to plaster us against the seat back -- even with shoulder-strap seatbelts. Needless to say, as I matured I had to learn to throw my shoulder out to deflect her forearm from causing pain. I remember almost all the cars you mentioned. Thanks for the read.
Sue
and a small back seat. -- I've never approved of it, but backseat is a compound word as both an adjective and noun. That and backyard have always bothered me as nouns, particularly because the "front" is not handled the same way for either.
My friend Phil Davis got in it and said, "Wow, this looks like a Navajo whorehouse!" -- LOL
Comment Written 30-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2022
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Sue, thank you for the six stars!!! Those cars of the 50s and 60s were the golden age, today there is no difference in the autos, I know you sold cars so you do understand. Thanks for the edit. Terry.
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Most welcome. I can't tell any of the cars apart nowadays. I really miss the muscle cars. I had some great (and dangerous) times in them. I always loved to drive.
Comment from dmt1967
Every car tells a story. I can't drive but I still remember the first family car we ever had. This is a great story with a sad ending. My only advice would be to leave it on a happier note as, after having a nice read, I felt a bit deflated at the end. Good luck in the contest and thank you for sharing. Have a great week.
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2022
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Every car tells a story. I can't drive but I still remember the first family car we ever had. This is a great story with a sad ending. My only advice would be to leave it on a happier note as, after having a nice read, I felt a bit deflated at the end. Good luck in the contest and thank you for sharing. Have a great week.
Comment Written 30-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2022
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Thank you for reading. Terry.