1955 olds ..anybody else have one?
#22
11-05-2008, 07:11 PM
Originally Posted by hialeah56
that looks hot!!! can''''t wait to see her dressed in chrome
#24
11-07-2008, 06:36 PM
you''ll love these
part 1(begining is sad [img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img])
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RraGCkTEdpo
part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7Hrx...;feature=relat ed
#26
11-10-2008, 07:36 AM
I know you are too young (^_*)to remember these
but thought you might enjoy this little piece of history.
I came across this phrase yesterday........
''''FENDER SKIRTS''''.
A term I haven''''t heard in a long time and thinking
about ''''fender skirts'''' started me thinking about other words that quietly
disappear from our language with hardly a notice like ''''curb feelers''''
And ''''steering *****.'''' (AKA) suicide ****
Since I''''d been thinking of cars, my mind naturally
went that direction first.
Any kids will probably have to find some elderly
person over 50 to explain some of these terms to you.
Remember ''''Continental kits?''''
They were rear bumper extenders and spare tire
covers that were supposed to make any car as cool as a Lincoln Continental.
When did we quit calling them ''''emergency brakes?''''
At some point ''''parking brake'''' became the proper
term. But I miss the hint of drama that went with ''''emergency brake.''''
I''''m sad, too, that almost all the old folks are
gone who would call the accelerator the ''''foot feed.''''
Didn''''t you ever wait at the street for your daddy
to come home, so you could ride the ''''running board'''' up to the house?
Here''''s a phrase I heard all the time in my youth
but never anymore - ''''store-bought.'''' Of course, just about everything is
store-bought these days. But once it was bragging material to have a
store-bought dress or a store-bought bag of candy.
''''Coast to coast'''' is a phrase that once held all
sorts of excitement and now means almost nothing. Now we take the term
''''world wide'''' for granted This floors me.
On a smaller scale, ''''wall-to-wall'''' was once a
magical term in ou r homes. In the ''''50s, everyone covered his or her
hardwood floors with, wow, wall-to-wall carpeting! Today, everyone replaces
their wall-to-wall carpeting with hardwood floors.Go figure.
When''''s the last time you heard the quaint phrase
''''in a family way?'''' It''''s hard to imagine that the word ''''pregnant'''' was once
considered a little too graphic, a little too clinical for use in polite
company So we had all that talk about stork visits and ''''being in a family
way'''' or simply''''expecting.''''
Apparently ''''brassiere'''' is a word no longer in
usage. I said it the other day and my daughter cracked up. I guess it''''s just
''''bra'''' now ''''Unmentionables'''' probably wouldn''''t be understood at all.
I always loved going to the ''''picture show,'''' but I
considered ''''movie'''' an affectation.
Most of these words go back to the ''''50s, but here''''s
a pure-''''60s word I came across the other day - ''''rat fink.'''' Ooh, what a nasty
put-down!
Here''''s a word I miss - ''''percolator.'''' That was just
a fun word to say. And what was it replaced with? ''''Coffee maker..'''' How dull.
Mr. Coffee, I blame you for this.
I miss those made-up marketing words that were
meant to sound so modern and now sound so retro. Words like ''''DynaFlow'''' and
''''Electrolux.'''' Introducing the 1963 Admiral TV, now with ''''SpectraVision!''''
Food for thought - Was there a telethon that wiped
out lumbago? Nobody complains of that anymore. Maybe that''''s what castor oil
cured, because I never hear mothers threatening kids with castor oil
anymore.
Some words aren''''t gone, but are definitely on the
endangered list. The one that grieves me most ''''supper.'''' Now everybody says
''''dinner.'''' Save a great word. Invite someone to supper. Discuss fender
skirts.
Someone forwarded this to me. I thought some of us
of a ''''certain age'''' would remember most of these.
</>Edited by: oldslady
but thought you might enjoy this little piece of history.
I came across this phrase yesterday........
''''FENDER SKIRTS''''.
A term I haven''''t heard in a long time and thinking
about ''''fender skirts'''' started me thinking about other words that quietly
disappear from our language with hardly a notice like ''''curb feelers''''
And ''''steering *****.'''' (AKA) suicide ****
Since I''''d been thinking of cars, my mind naturally
went that direction first.
Any kids will probably have to find some elderly
person over 50 to explain some of these terms to you.
Remember ''''Continental kits?''''
They were rear bumper extenders and spare tire
covers that were supposed to make any car as cool as a Lincoln Continental.
When did we quit calling them ''''emergency brakes?''''
At some point ''''parking brake'''' became the proper
term. But I miss the hint of drama that went with ''''emergency brake.''''
I''''m sad, too, that almost all the old folks are
gone who would call the accelerator the ''''foot feed.''''
Didn''''t you ever wait at the street for your daddy
to come home, so you could ride the ''''running board'''' up to the house?
Here''''s a phrase I heard all the time in my youth
but never anymore - ''''store-bought.'''' Of course, just about everything is
store-bought these days. But once it was bragging material to have a
store-bought dress or a store-bought bag of candy.
''''Coast to coast'''' is a phrase that once held all
sorts of excitement and now means almost nothing. Now we take the term
''''world wide'''' for granted This floors me.
On a smaller scale, ''''wall-to-wall'''' was once a
magical term in ou r homes. In the ''''50s, everyone covered his or her
hardwood floors with, wow, wall-to-wall carpeting! Today, everyone replaces
their wall-to-wall carpeting with hardwood floors.Go figure.
When''''s the last time you heard the quaint phrase
''''in a family way?'''' It''''s hard to imagine that the word ''''pregnant'''' was once
considered a little too graphic, a little too clinical for use in polite
company So we had all that talk about stork visits and ''''being in a family
way'''' or simply''''expecting.''''
Apparently ''''brassiere'''' is a word no longer in
usage. I said it the other day and my daughter cracked up. I guess it''''s just
''''bra'''' now ''''Unmentionables'''' probably wouldn''''t be understood at all.
I always loved going to the ''''picture show,'''' but I
considered ''''movie'''' an affectation.
Most of these words go back to the ''''50s, but here''''s
a pure-''''60s word I came across the other day - ''''rat fink.'''' Ooh, what a nasty
put-down!
Here''''s a word I miss - ''''percolator.'''' That was just
a fun word to say. And what was it replaced with? ''''Coffee maker..'''' How dull.
Mr. Coffee, I blame you for this.
I miss those made-up marketing words that were
meant to sound so modern and now sound so retro. Words like ''''DynaFlow'''' and
''''Electrolux.'''' Introducing the 1963 Admiral TV, now with ''''SpectraVision!''''
Food for thought - Was there a telethon that wiped
out lumbago? Nobody complains of that anymore. Maybe that''''s what castor oil
cured, because I never hear mothers threatening kids with castor oil
anymore.
Some words aren''''t gone, but are definitely on the
endangered list. The one that grieves me most ''''supper.'''' Now everybody says
''''dinner.'''' Save a great word. Invite someone to supper. Discuss fender
skirts.
Someone forwarded this to me. I thought some of us
of a ''''certain age'''' would remember most of these.
</>Edited by: oldslady
#29
01-18-2009, 11:38 AM
wow you should feel so proud of your self.. what an unbelieveable restoration this mighty fine olds has gone through.. i love the stock colors and fabulous paint job.. so what is next??? we are still waiting for the chrome to be done.. then we bring ours back to restoration shop and they add it all and we will be done.. thats why i have no finished pics yet.. all the glass is out so the frames chrome pieces were taken off .. also seat is out and door panels .. until all parts are done.. keep updating.. love watching yours too