Seeing the comments about the 57 Ford/Chevy--I have a close friend with one of the nicest '57 Chevy's around, he bought it when he was 16 and now in his early 50's. Since I am a die hard Ford guy, I refer to his car as an Edsel. At the Good Guys Show here in Des Moines a couple years ago- while walking through the swap meet, I spied a pair of Missouri personalized plates "Edsel".
I HAD to buy them and a couple weeks later at a cruise in I taped them over his plates front and rear! I wish you could have saw the look on his face when he spied them, not to mention the others there walking by! Glad he has a sense of humor!
Strick
When I spot a Nomad at a car show or car cruise, I always talk extra loud when I'm near it and refer to it as a BEACH WAGON. I usually say something like ..."Look at the 2door beach wagon". You should see the dirty looks. Sometimes they correct me.
LOVE IT!
Beach wagon..now there's a term I haven't heard for decades.
Quote from: RICH MUISE on 2014-04-24 11:44
Beach wagon..now there's a term I haven't heard for decades.
Rich
Does that mean that we're getting to be elderly? In my day that's what we always called them except for when we called them a Station Wagon.
Jay
Yep...they were beach wagons in our neck of the woods at least.
Elderly??...LOL...A few months back when I was leaving for a weekend roadtrip, my wife gave me a hug and said.." be careful, I'm planning on us growing old together", to which I laughed and said, "Hon, we've been there done that".
Quote from: strick on 2014-04-24 08:22
Since I am a die hard Ford guy, I refer to his car as an Edsel. Glad he has a sense of humor!
Now that isn't very nice...an Edsel is so much more classy then a 57 Chevy....you shouldn't defame such a fine automobile as that by putting it into the same pile!
Quote from: RICH MUISE on 2014-04-24 17:10
Yep...they were beach wagons in our neck of the woods at least.
Elderly??...LOL...A few months back when I was leaving for a weekend roadtrip, my wife gave me a hug and said.." be careful, I'm planning on us growing old together", to which I laughed and said, "Hon, we've been there done that".
Rich
When I just read what you said to your wife, I burst out laughing aloud.. Good thing no one was watching me or they would have thought I was cracking up..
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Quote from: Ford Blue blood on 2014-04-24 21:14
Now that isn't very nice...an Edsel is so much more classy then a 57 Chevy....you shouldn't defame such a fine automobile as that by putting it into the same pile!
Bill
It's funny that you mentioned that about defaming a fine automobile like an Edsel. I was trying to show restraint. People might get the right idea and think I'm a Chevy basher.
Glad you guys enjoyed. The owner of this 57 is and instructor at the Des Moines Community College auto body program. He is a super nice guy and can't help it his Dad blurred his mind with Chevies. He would buy a Ford if the right one came along! It is one of the nicest 57's around, I am just glad he takes my kidding in stride!
Alan