[94SilverCab]

My brothers and I gathered today to go through some of the personal items left by my parents. We have a long family history and many documents of our life in these United States.



I was gratified to find out today that my Father did not, in fact, earn straight A's in school and I was evn more pleased to discover this tidbit that I thought I would share with you...



In April of 1939, my Father, at the age of 17 and 3 months was cited for Careless driving...and made to pay the sum of $5.00 for his violation...



The acorn does not fall far from the Oak.



Jay

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[ds968]

Awesome ! Here's a cheer to dad, and to the document which is undeniable proof , IMO , that he was a cool dude !

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[Darth Vadar]

Found a receipt in my parents things for a speeding ticket Dad got back in 1959... IIRC, he was driving a 1959 Ford Galaxy 500, with a 352 Tbird engine...

How could he NOT speed???

He sold the "Beast" before I got my license, as Mom was sure I would kill myself with it... a distinct possibility!

What did he buy to replace it, you ask?

1966 VW Type 3 Fastback 1600 cc... 60 hp I think... bias ply tires... NO crash protection whatsoever, but it couldn't go nearly as fast as the Galaxy 500!!!

Oh, well... the wisdom of our parents!

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[Rap]

My father in regaling me of his college days once told me about the time he drove his car into the river. Before I left for college he told me that these would be the best four years of my life and to enjoy them. What a mistake. I figured that as long as I didn't drive my car into a river I would be OK! 2 licenses, 12 tickets, 3 accidents and a BA later, I had had some fun. So the moral is" the apple doesn't fall far from the tree and listen to your Dad..

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[Chris Vais]

My Dad was always in a state of uproar whenever I brought home a muscle car. Kept going on about the price of gas and the need to own an economical car. You know, the depression era mentality. So one day he is showing me pictures taken during WWII when he was taking some post graduate training in naval engineering in Annapolis, MD. There is a car in some of the pictures that, as it turns out, was a 1933 Marmon 16, that had, as the name inplies, a V-16 engine that made, considering when it was built, a fair amount of horsepower, no doubt a "muscle car" in its day. He said that he only paid $500 for it and it was about the only thing for sale at the time. The owner wanted to get rid of it because fuel rationing made it impractical. My Dad and three of his classmates pooled their fuel rations and ran the car for the duration of their stay and sold the car when they got orders to the Fleet.



The secrets we learn about our parents.

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[Rap]

That's why we must continue to carefully extract our families histories before they disappear! Sometimes wine helps.

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[rxter]

My Dad drove 2 Impalas (late 70s - not sexy by any stretch), 2 Citations, and Camrys ever since (on his 3rd or 4th I think - 165K and thinking about a new clutch). He thinks I'm nuts, but he really enjoyed our drive up the Ortega this year. So much so that he has agreed to a Coastal road trip next year.

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[ds968]

My father drove a diesel MBZ for as long as I can remember, and then some 20 years later he switched to a Sunbeam ( "Tiger" .. I thnk. ) but after a year or two he went right back to another MBZ. So I think he only owned two different brand of cars in his entire life, and as living on the edge as I thought he was ( paratrooper in WW II , ridge alpine skiing daredevil ) when it came to cars it does not seem he ever had " the need for speed " Hell, I'd rather drive 160 mph on my trips to L.A. anyday, anytime, than either jump out of a friggin' airplane or, even looking down a 900 ft ravine while on the edge of it, surrounded by icy snow. So no apple falling close to the tree in this family.. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/glare.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[Rap]

Yo ain't lived till ya not only looked down that ravine but slid over the edge and skied it! Jumpin off edges into powder is purty neat too. Course the older ya get the easier ya break. These days it seems to take a while to heal up after all the niggling continual injuries. My brother once told me, Navy pilot, that anyone that jumped out of a perfectly working aircraft was crazy. So I'm with you there. Bet the the apple is closer than you think. Didn't you ever hear the saying, I'll never be like my parents? What did you think Hobbits made that up? Lol

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[Langley968]

My dad has never owned an "exciting" vehicle in his life. To him it's just "four wheels to get me somewhere".

My son on the other hand, at 24 has owned more vehicles that I have! And some nice ones at that...

Ah... I guess it's a genetic thing, and since I was adopted at birth, I have NO idea where the car passion credit goes...

Still love u dad! <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/wink.png" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[tamathumper]

They sure wrote purty tickets in those days. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.png" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[Rap]

Yes they did. As I seemed to be on a path to collecting them from the Mid Atlantic region it never occurred to me to save copies of them? Course what goes around comes around. Now I have my youngest coming to me to get her tickets fixed with responses like, " how many tickets did you have at my age"? Or the in your face, " how fast do you drive"? Sort of makes it unreasonable to say, do as I say not as I do!

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[redbaron]

When I was 16, my Dad decided to buy a used 1949 Chevrolet and took my brother and I with him. The salesman got the keys and slid into the front passenger seat while my brother and I jumped in the back. My father popped the clutch and left a trail of tire smoke. The salesman asked Dad when he had last driven and he said "not since I drove my Whippet about 20 years ago". Needless to say, the rest of the test drive was very scary with Pop leaving patches of tire smoke at each light - but he did buy the car!

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[tamathumper]

Now I have my youngest coming to me to get her tickets fixed with responses like, " how many tickets did you have at my age"? Or the in your face, " how fast do you drive"?

To which I would respond - "As fast as I want because I fix my own !$@# tickets. Good luck with this one."

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[Rap]

Gee what happened to the good role model? Oh that's right with some things I'm not. Actually my response was this is the last fix, to many tickets too many points will cause you to lose your license lose your job lose going to school and watch everything unravel. Course I doubt she believes me. Lol

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[tamathumper]

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Being a good role model doesn't mean being cheerful and accepting of all things... In my house, if you get enough points, you win a bicycle. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/glare.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> Second daughter had an accident today, tailgating a day after her mother told her she drives too close to traffic ahead... A few more times being that dense, and she'll be a winner!



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