Remember Those Old Classic Cars
Remember Those Old Classic Cars
Remember Those Old Classic Cars by Len Roe
Can you remember back to a time when cars were real? I mean when they were made of good heavy metal. A time when they all had their own character. They didn’t all look the same. A time when you could tell a mile away that a Chevy or a Ford was coming because of the identifying characteristics. The rumble or roar of the engine. That special sound a Pontiac made as it rolled down the highway. Every car had its own specific sound and we knew all of them.
That was a time when all cars had a class of their own. They all had their own shape and look and each year we waited for the coming changes wondering how we could modify it and make it look even better.
We could chop the top, add some fins or cut in some vents. We could change the paint design and add some flames and a lot of pinstripes. We always had a new idea to make our car an extension of ourselves.
Back then we all had our own favorite car and we worked on it everyday to make it shine, run smooth and stand out in the crowd because it was ours and we were proud of it.
There was the 51 Merc, the 57 Ford convertible, the 57 Chevy. And don’t forget the Charger, the Transam and the Firebird. All classic cars in a classic time.
A time when it was fun to go to the drag strip and show everyone what your car could do. It was great to pop the hood and show off the powerhouse that made that puppy roar. To see all the chrome shine and sparkle.
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