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Dwayne & Sharon
Caldwell: It was Giessen Germany about an
hour's drive from Frankfort. Dwayne was in the US Army
from 1967-1969.He either paid $100 or $200 for the car
and I think he sold it for $100 after we drove it all
over Germany and Austria to different castles. We really
put the miles on that VW driving on the autobahns. No
speed limits on the autobahn. Our oldest son was 6
months to 2 years old at the time we were in Germany and
no seat belts in the car. |
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Dwayne
Caldwell: Dwayne's first cars... He was 4
years old. |
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Dwayne
Caldwell: Dwayne's black '56 Chevy he had in
high school, 2 door hardtop, 283 4 barrel power pack
heads, 411 rear end, padded dash. This was 1965 when
Dwayne and Sharon were going together. He kept the car
until 1966 when he drove it to Aberdeen, Maryland (AIT)
from Tulsa with 3 other army buddies. The car needed a
lot of work after he drove it there and he didn't have
the money to get it fixed only making $40 a month at the
time (army pay) so he sold the car for around $100 to a
junk yard. He wishes he had that car now! |
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Richard & Pam
Hodges: First new car after marriage,
1966 Pontiac bought new off show room floor. |
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Richard & Pam
Hodges: 1926 Model T Bucket -Chevy
powered guess who’s in drivers seat |
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Richard & Pam
Hodges: 1955 International Truck, Chevy
powered...Built it with one of my long time friends, put
many hours of work into it, had it along time...Until
the kid (Brian) got a hold of it in High School and
wrapped it around a Tree! Oh well, it was big enough and
they don't make them like that anymore, it had enough
"real metal" to save his life! |
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Brian
Hodges: My first car was a 1964 Ford Falcon
Sprint bought while in High school, it was a classic
story of "listen to what dads tells you"...and of course
I didn't!
The car ran great when I drove it into "Dads"
garage, it even had paint and was "all there", so the
first thing I did was tear it apart, sand blast it, and
use the weapon of destruction in the first picture--a
cut off wheel! I tubbed it, shaved it, slammed it,
primered it, and of course "I could put it back
together" and make a "show car" out of it...
The 3rd picture is as fast as the thing ever went
after I had to grow up and raise a family... I was
making the VROOM noises in the car...with no engine in
it!
The car still sits in Dad's garage... oh well next
time I'll listen...
Any one know one of the guys over at
Overhaulin'... ha ha |
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Dick McGuire: 1940 Ford Standard, 17years
old. Paid $150 for the car!!! He saw the car while on a
paper route and kept asking about it…and was told it had
mechanical problems. The lady that had it finally let it
go to Dick’s Dad, and it was given to Dick as a surprise
seventeenth birthday gift. The “Mechanical Problems”
turned out to be a simple hole in the radiator and was
fixed right up with a can of stop leak! |
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Roger Whiteside: I
am in the USAF IN 1950 STANDING BY my new 1950
Plymouth. The next picture I am in my classic 1950
Plymouth in 2010. |
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Douglas Harris: My Bicyle! |
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Douglas Harris: Cushman Scooter, wish I
still had it!! |
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Douglas Harris: Honda Dream 100! |
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Douglas Harris: First Car- 1965 Mustang! |
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Douglas Harris: 1967 Mustang! |
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Douglas Harris: 1971 Mach 1 Mustang! |
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Dalton Harris: First Ride- Route 66
Cruisers Pedal Car! |
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Gary Schwendemann: I
started my 1927 T by paying $20.00 for the body and a 28
A frame. Then for $500 I bought a wrecked in the rear 67
custom 500. I pulled the 289, C-4 and 9 inch out plus
everything else I thought I could use and sold the rest
to the junk yard for $150. Dad found a cross-ram from a
413 Chrysler Hemi and made adapters for it to fit the
289. Talk about wild! Each carb was out by the front
tires. I really never finished my car, as with dads
passing I ended up selling my car to my cousin. He took
off the cross-ram, put on a 2 barrel and got the T
running. He kept the car for 10 years, driving it 700
miles and called my mom saying he was going to sell it
and gave us first chance. Mom called me while I was in
Louisiana working in the oil field and said the T was
for sale for $2500. I didn't think I needed it as I
really didn't have a place to keep it. She said, “Too
bad. Come get it and you owe me $2500.” The best thing I
ever did. I have had it ever since. |
