A little nostalgia this morning
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From: Peter on 3 Jul 2010 08:46 "tony cooper" <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message news:rcht26tt1ii8lmfhb0ffrifpq329f5purf(a)4ax.com... > On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 23:47:58 -0400, "Peter" > <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: > >>Sedan, black. I traded it in for a Nash Rambler. (2nd worse car I ever >>owned) My Olds diesel being the worst, even though it was a tank and >>probably saved my daughter's life when she got sideswiped by a motorcycle. > > Ohhh! I had one of those. An Oldsmobile diesel station wagon. Zero > to 60 by tomorrow and a dense cloud of black smoke. Bought during the > gas crisis in 1973. > I got mine two weeks before the gas crisis. One guy wanted to start a fight because I pulled up straight to the diesel pump. He said I should wait in line. Big advantage to the cloud. A cure for the inevitable A--hole tailgaters. A few quick pumps of the accelerator would quickly give them a hint. -- Peter
From: Peter on 3 Jul 2010 08:57 "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message news:2010070221573982327-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom... > On 2010-07-02 20:40:12 -0700, "Peter" <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> said: > >> "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message >> news:2010070220041143658-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom... >>> On 2010-07-02 19:38:20 -0700, "John Sisker" <jsisker(a)sprynet.com> said: >>> >>>> "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message >>>> news:2010070217590116807-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom... >>>>> For those who care, a 1948 Hudson Commodore, downtown this morning. >>>>> >>>>> < http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/DNC3644w.jpg > >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Savageduck >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Interesting picture of the car itself, but the photo looks like nothing >>>> more than my typical travel snapshots. A slightly different angle would >>>> have been much better, plus some serious cropping for a better >>>> composition, and if you actually intended that reflection, that could >>>> have been done much better as well. In this particular case, I would >>>> assume that you did have amply time in taking the picture, even with >>>> the possibility of using different lenses and/or special effects. >>>> >>>> John Sisker - Huntington Beach, California >>> >>> You are correct. It is nothing more than an opportunistic snapshot, no >>> cropping, I didn't care about the reflection. The reflection was of my >>> car which I had to park along side. This was not a competition entry, >>> just a shot of a car I haven't seen for some time, and I thought some >>> here might be interested. >>> >>> Another example might be something like this; >>> < http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/_DNC3479w.jpg > >>> < http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/_DNC3485w.jpg > >> >> >> You are really trying to make me feel older. >> Mine was tan with the suicide doors. > > Here is another Cord shot to help relieve your nausea. > < http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/_DNC3487w.jpg > > > Good job you're not a doctor. <G> -- Peter
From: Savageduck on 3 Jul 2010 09:23 On 2010-07-03 05:16:09 -0700, "dadiOH" <dadiOH(a)invalid.com> said: > Savageduck wrote: >> For those who care, a 1948 Hudson Commodore, downtown this morning. >> >> < http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/DNC3644w.jpg > > > Dang...a car with a useable back seat! And wind windows!!! I miss both... > > Are you sure about the year though? I don't remember them looking like that > until later (circa 1950 -1951). Yup, The year was good, 1948. First of the "step-down" frame Commodores, all original. I had a long talk to the owner who would be happy to sell it for $35K. -- Regards, Savageduck
From: Savageduck on 3 Jul 2010 09:26 On 2010-07-03 05:57:50 -0700, "Peter" <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> said: > "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message > news:2010070221573982327-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom... >> On 2010-07-02 20:40:12 -0700, "Peter" <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> said: >> >>> "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message >>> news:2010070220041143658-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom... >>>> On 2010-07-02 19:38:20 -0700, "John Sisker" <jsisker(a)sprynet.com> said: >>>> >>>>> "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:2010070217590116807-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom... >>>>>> For those who care, a 1948 Hudson Commodore, downtown this morning. >>>>>> >>>>>> < http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/DNC3644w.jpg > >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Savageduck >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Interesting picture of the car itself, but the photo looks like nothing >>>>> more than my typical travel snapshots. A slightly different angle would >>>>> have been much better, plus some serious cropping for a better >>>>> composition, and if you actually intended that reflection, that could >>>>> have been done much better as well. In this particular case, I would >>>>> assume that you did have amply time in taking the picture, even with >>>>> the possibility of using different lenses and/or special effects. >>>>> >>>>> John Sisker - Huntington Beach, California >>>> >>>> You are correct. It is nothing more than an opportunistic snapshot, no >>>> cropping, I didn't care about the reflection. The reflection was of my >>>> car which I had to park along side. This was not a competition entry, >>>> just a shot of a car I haven't seen for some time, and I thought some >>>> here might be interested. >>>> >>>> Another example might be something like this; >>>> < http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/_DNC3479w.jpg > >>>> < http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/_DNC3485w.jpg > >>> >>> >>> You are really trying to make me feel older. >>> Mine was tan with the suicide doors. >> >> Here is another Cord shot to help relieve your nausea. >> < http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/_DNC3487w.jpg > >> >> > > > Good job you're not a doctor. <G> Here I was thinking you should take three, and you would feel better in the moning. Sorry about that. -- Regards, Savageduck
From: John McWilliams on 3 Jul 2010 11:01
Peter wrote: > "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message > news:2010070221075264440-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom... >> On 2010-07-02 20:47:58 -0700, "Peter" <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> >>> >>> Sedan, black. I traded it in for a Nash Rambler. (2nd worse car I >>> ever owned) My Olds diesel being the worst, even though it was a tank >>> and probably saved my daughter's life when she got sideswiped by a >>> motorcycle. >> >> Aah! A Nash, there was a big AMC goof on your part. You should have >> stuck with the Hornet. > > Well the Rambler had seats that folded into a bed. And I was single at > the time. Amen! My family had one, beige colored, that we dubbed 'the flesh pile'. I got to use it one Summer for a very long trip around the US. Ran like a clock, got abused, survived. -- john mcwilliams |