BUNKHOUSE RAMBLINGS

[Gun Butcher]

Thanks Santee, and Happy Veterans Day to all the pards who have served or are serving. My prayers and thoughts go out to them.

[Johnny McCrae]

I'll bet a lot of you Pard's have owned some pretty cool automobiles throughout the years.

Here is a picture of my first car. It is a 1953 Ford Victoria 2-door Hardtop with three on the column. I bought in in 1957 when I was 16 years old. It was bone stock when I bought it. I removed and added a few things to it. My mother actually found it for me on a used car lot near our home. My folks did not own a car back then, only a van for their business. They took it for a ride every Sunday morning. It was cool to see my Mother drive it. Sometimes she would rap off the pipes, by accident of course. I traded it in on a 1959 Black Chevy Impala Convertible. Sure wish I had those cars today!

[outrider]

Howdy Johnny,

Wow...what a neat picture of the old Ford.  My first car (when I was in the service) was a 51 Merc 2 door hardtop.  However, my second car was in fact a 53 Ford Vic...just like yours...was powder blue in color.  Bought my first brand new car in 66...Ford Galaxie 500 with a 390, 4 spd. dual exhaust...fast son of a gun...but my fastest car was a 1970 Boss 302 Stang...canary yellow with the louvered rear window, rear deck spoiler, and shaker hood...oh how I wish I had that thing now...

[Johnny McCrae]

Howdy Outrider,

Do you have any pictures of your 51' Merc or 53' Ford? Several of my high school buddies had 1950 and 1951 Merc's. I had a 1969 Red Mustang GT Fast-back until my wife had our third child. Then I went into my station wagon period.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

Howdy Gents

     My first car was a 1951 Merc. 2 door coup, I got it used in 1960, when I was 15 years old, and worked on it a full year before I got my drivers lic. I had it painted a metallic blue/green, I did the inside in white tuck and roll Naugahyde, I lowered it in the front to show off the duel chrome Scavies  underneath, I painted the whole underneath white, I put some fake thin white walls on the tires , and had Baby Moon hub caps, the engine was a Flathead V 8, it had 12" steel pack mufflers which would wrap every time you shifted gear, I had this big round chrome steel ball on my gear shift knob that I had to hold up when in second gear, or it would fall into third all by its self. Great car , wish I still had it.

           tEN wOLVES

[Kid Terico]

My first car was a 48  2 door chev. Got it in 57 when I was home on leave from the service. I was 17 and paid $75.00 dollors for it. Dont have picts. becaus cameras and horses wernt invented yet.  KT

[Ace Lungger]

Howdy Pards,
 First, Johnny, did you ever get a pattern for the saddle bags that you wanted to make? If so, do you have any pic's of your bags? That is something I want to try this winter, depending on how things turn out tomorrow.
Any body else out there made a set of saddle bags? I am looking for the single strap 1/2 circle flap style of bags. I am sorry that I don't have the proper name of the style, maybe WC will read this, his bags are the style I want. Now that I think about it, I think David Carrio makes that style, I will go to his site and look? I would be great full if I could get some help on these, for i am not sure what oz weight to use on the peice that is the sides and bottom?
 I would be very greatfull for any and all advice.
Later
ACE

[Arizona Cattleman]

Just got a new DVD collection, "The Great Indian Wars - 1540-1890"  I'll let ya all know if it is worth it.  It looks like a pretty complete history of the Indian struggle.

AZ Cattleman

[Josh Dabney]

Boy I sure enjoyed readin bout everyones first cars.  Always have appreciated classic autos.

Unfortunatly I got the urge to admit that my first car was an '85 Chevette.        She'd git over a hundred eventually, had a durable clutch, and would take a 90 degree left at 65mph.  Had alot a fun in that car though and she'd also run all week on $9 gas.

My number 2 was a '77 Malibu that I loved.  She was pale green which my pals nicknamed "ganged green".  Others called her the AaaaOooooGa mobile.  Never could figure why nobody liked her like I did.

-Josh   

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Cool about the first cars. I love the pics of them. Thanks for sharing them, pards. Mine was a Black 1930 Model A Tudor Sedan. That thing went places I wouldn't go today in my 4x4 pickup. My dad gave it to me when I was 12. It had been wrecked and he told me if I wanted a car when I got my license I could put it together. That was the best thing he ever did for me. It took a while but by the time I was old enough, it was done and running fine. I learned a lot about cars from that.

Here's number 5. I bought that when I got out of the Army.