The people our cars atract

[Willowbilly3]

I'm sure it's happened to most of us. Yesterday evening I ran to the grocery store in my hot rod. As I parked in front and got out, an older gentleman made a bee line for me with a big grin and started a conversation. typical "love your car, what year is it"? Then he wanted to tell me about his first car but the story begins with the formation of the planet (almost) and the history of his family leaving the east coast, all of his siblings and their age at the time, his grandfather, who was 84, and how he migrated here and his life history. How they moved across the country and what made them move from one town to the next looking for a nice place to live. About 5 minutes into this button hole, I tell him (politely) "this is an awful long story just to tell me about an old car you had". He goes "Yeah, I know" and continues on so I start walking into the store and he keeps following me and yammering on as I shop. By the time I got to the check out, I ask him again to get to the point since we still weren't to the part about his first car this reminded him of. As I walk away from him he says "I bet you have interesting stories too" No, not anything like yours I said.
Oh, he did finally get the the car, a 38 Olds sedan with little curtains that pulled down.
Jim Morrison was right, people are strange.

 

[gold03]

I love that song...what color were the curtains?

Gold03

 

[Dirtyrat]

Wow... yea, that happens a lot at car shows too, some odd ducks seem to gravitate toward my father's 55 chevy... I tend to go look at other cars when that happens when we are at the show together...

 

[21willys]

Yep I've noticed that also, everyone has to tell ya about the hot rod they had or their friend had, or their dad had, or who ever had. At the shows it don't bother me to much but when your trying make a quick trip it can get irritating. What bothers me the most tho is when someone try's telling me what I should of done to the car or what they would of done. Unless your a awesome fabricator and builder, I don't care. I built it for me, not you.

 

[skull]

yep

l always plan a extra time in when l take the rods, l l like hearing the stories and sharing mine.

a 80 year old man was telling me when he was the mechanic in 1950 while he was stationed in Korea they had a bunch of dodge trucks like mine.

sometimes they share too much info...........

one 60 something year old lady proceeded to tell me how she lost virginity in the back of a 1965 chevelle 4 door wagon just like mine

Later

 

[bob w]

Yikes! I'm one of the geezers telling the stories. Guess I'll have to stop.

When I was a teenager I woke up in the middle of the night and said to my brother, who woke up because of the commotion I was making, "I'm a Studebaker. Am I a six or an eight?" He said, "You're an eight." I said, "Oh good!" And went back to sleep.

My strangest one:

Had my '27 Chrysler Tub in an indoor car show. Guy looks at if for a very long time. We talk and he is very complimentary. Then he tells me he's building a car almost like it. I ask him what he is building.

A Fiero, he says.

 

[donsrods]

Down here in Florida we get tourists from all over the world and many times someone from a foreign country will ask to take pictures of my cars. I often wonder how many times those pictures have been seen in faraway places.

One time I was driving along in my 27 and a car riding beside me had a bunch of either Japanese or Chinese tourists with a huge video camera taking a video of my car. I bet they go back home and say "Everyone over there drives around in hot rods, just like we saw in the movies !" [cl[cl


Don

 

[Dirtyrat]

one 60 something year old lady proceeded to tell me how she lost virginity in the back of a 1965 chevelle 4 door wagon just like mine

Later

Did you ask her if she wanted to re-live her past? [ddd[ddd[ddd

 

[skull]

wanted

yes l did D R she was really cute, but l think her grandkids may have objected since we were out trick or treating at the time when l ran into her.

Later

 

[Dirtyrat]

So you get the trick and they get the treats... problem solved =P

 

[Willowbilly3]

A good friend of mine in Texas has several Model A's. One time their club took old people from a retirement home for rides. He had his 31 rumble seat coupe and ends up with an 80 something lady for a rider. She never spoke a word for about 20 minutes, then blurted out "I lost my virginity in the back seat of a car just like this", and never spoke another word.

 

[donsrods]

Just as long as she didn't try to recreate that event it is probably for the best! Some things are best left to our memories.

Don

 

[bruno]

I don't know Don, she may have been cute and known a lot of tricks that the young ladies don't. and yes, i know i'm a little sick........ guess i watch to much grandma porn