Thread: I Miss Those Days....
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10-12-2021 06:12 AM #1
I Miss Those Days....
I'm not sure what triggered the memory, but I miss those days when the newspaper had want ads of things folks wanted to sell. In the Sunday paper back in the '70's there was probably a dozen pages of cars for sale, and another page or two of car parts. I remember looking through the Kansas City Times in late '76 or early '77, after I'd been working long enough to have a couple of nickels to rub together in my pocket, trying to find a '65 or '66 Mustang Fastback for sale, and proclaiming that there was no way I was paying almost $2000 for a 10 year old car! Where's Mr Peabody's Wayback Machine!! I'd run through the available cars, especially the "Other" section that listed hot rods and customs, then run down the engines for sale, wondering about the Hemi's and 427 Side Oilers - and the 409's that had that "look" with the unique valve covers.
Just reminiscing a bit about simpler times, years before the internet and even the personal computer! Ya' know, I'm not sure things weren't better before instant access to information on handheld computers we call "phones".
Ya'll have a great day!Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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