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First Memory?

 
ekimball ekimball
Administrator | Posts: 178 | Joined: 02/07
Posted: 11/16/07
10:57 AM

What is your first memory of a car that got you hooked?  

 
TXDon TXDon
User | Posts: 107 | Joined: 10/07
Posted: 11/16/07
09:08 PM

I guess it would be a 53 Henry J.  Back in 54-55 they were on the way out, dealer for this one parked one front wheel up on a railroad tie, popped the hood a notch to make it look ratty and had $300 on it. The idea was to make it look bad and cheap, so he could sell his lot full of Fords and Chevrolets.  njm,. I was getting by with a 41 Willys Americar fourdoor at the time. Henry J was a six cyl OD, 3k miles on it, still smelled new.  I fell in love with it and had it for quite a few years, replaced it with a 53 Kaiser Manhattan.  Worked up to a Kaiser Darrin, fiberglass sports car with sliding doors.  Chev Corvette copied the idea, it worked well for them.  

 
ekimball ekimball
Administrator | Posts: 178 | Joined: 02/07
Posted: 11/20/07
12:34 PM

Henry J's are cool, they were even sold at Sear's under the name Allstate, interesting little cars  

 

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