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Hey Don , Some people say I was around before the Pope was Polish !
and General Motors was a private !Oh Yeah !! and the Dead sea was only sick !!
and General Motors was a private !Oh Yeah !! and the Dead sea was only sick !!
Hey Don , Some people say I was around before the Pope was Polish !
Butch,
I think this is more to your time http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=42a_1360248193
Yep, THAT'S insane. 
Brian , You are so right !! When I was born there were no cars manufactured for the general public , (1943 ):eek
WW II
My Dad had a 1939 Chevrolet that he and my uncle picked up from the assembly plant in Tarrytown New York in November 1939 and drove back to Long Island. He bought it from FRAME CHEVROLET in Mineola N.Y. for $495.00. That Chevy Dealer is now an Entenmans Bakery outlet store. I remember when I was a kid me and my buddies used to go to the dealership in October and try to sneak a peek at the new cars in the snowroom and the storage yard before the announcement date.
The showroom glass was covered with what we called Glass Wax so you couldn't see in. When the cars were delivered they all had canvas covers much like the BMW and Audi do today. You really had to try hard to see what the new models looked like.
So YES , I am old. But I loved every minute of it.
WW II
My Dad had a 1939 Chevrolet that he and my uncle picked up from the assembly plant in Tarrytown New York in November 1939 and drove back to Long Island. He bought it from FRAME CHEVROLET in Mineola N.Y. for $495.00. That Chevy Dealer is now an Entenmans Bakery outlet store. I remember when I was a kid me and my buddies used to go to the dealership in October and try to sneak a peek at the new cars in the snowroom and the storage yard before the announcement date.
The showroom glass was covered with what we called Glass Wax so you couldn't see in. When the cars were delivered they all had canvas covers much like the BMW and Audi do today. You really had to try hard to see what the new models looked like.So YES , I am old. But I loved every minute of it.
Ron , I bought that 1939 Chev from my Dad for a $1.00 in 1966, fixed it up and sold it for $2,200. Lots of memories in that car. I think I still have the original invoice on that car from Frame Chevrolet. I think the shipping and destination charge was around $35.00. I remembeer my Dad telling me he was not about to pay that kind of money to have the car shipped to Mineola.
Hey BJ , I can clearly see some cars in that video that are in the 1934 to 1936 range.
During the war they sold used cars. My grandmother had six brothers four of which all had car lots after WWII. What got them started was during the war my uncle Henry. They grew up in Yakima Washington. My uncle Henry was in the Navy and stationed in Seattle Washington. Henry said during the war everyone wanted a 39' Chevy in this part of the country and they would bring a top price so, he would put a false add in the Seattle Times for a 39' Chevy and give an address that was way out in the country and no phone number with of course a low price. Mean while he had his younger brothers answering adds and buying up the other good cars listed in the Seattle Times.
droptop62ss
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Cool pictures Dan 
Great pics Brian.......is that Shirley Shahan, the Drag-On Lady?
Geeez, almost thought that said One Ton Paula was the prize.....:eek
As for loving a woman with a stick in her hand.......and I do.....
all you fishermen out there should remember this quote from...
SHAKESPEAR: "HAPPINESS IS A ROD IN YOUR HAND".........
Used to have a t-shirt with that on it when I went fishin'...
bj
Geeez, almost thought that said One Ton Paula was the prize.....:eek
As for loving a woman with a stick in her hand.......and I do.....
all you fishermen out there should remember this quote from...
SHAKESPEAR: "HAPPINESS IS A ROD IN YOUR HAND".........
Used to have a t-shirt with that on it when I went fishin'...
bj
I'm sure that is Shirley BJ. This picture of her (from NHRA site) looks like it could be in the same car.
