My Mopar craze
Sometime around the time I was born, or an infant, Dad had a 36 Plymouth. I can still remember him talking about the electric wipers. That was a big deal back then, because most cars had vacuum wipers. When I was about 4-7, Dad had a 'work truck' in the form of 3 different model A Fords. At least one of them only had!!! a hand operated!!!! wiper on one side!!!! and both the others either had just one vacuum wiper or a vacuum motor on each side. Most of our cars for quite a few years were vacuum, our 5? Ford, 54 Nash Ambassador, 54 Nash Rambler, and the 3 or 4 GMC/ Chev 50's trucks and one Stude that Dad owned. It wasn't until he bought the 60 Poncho Bonneville that we had a car with electric wipers. A/C? Surely you jest.
My first car, a 57 Chev, had electric wipers. I don't think they all did. I believe that was an option. Dad's 55 Chev wagon, he had the same time I bought my 57, was vacuum
This is one of Dad's early "work" trucks, a dump truck!!! The reason little "I" look so dammed unhappy is that (look at the headlights) I've just got done investigating "that little man with the lantern" that makes the lights work, with my toy carpenter's hammer. My Grampa on the left would have been around 53-54 or so in this photo, more than 10 years younger than I am now
This is a "T" but you get the idea
That's right. optional. And one side at a time, too!!!!
Sometime around the time I was born, or an infant, Dad had a 36 Plymouth. I can still remember him talking about the electric wipers. That was a big deal back then, because most cars had vacuum wipers. When I was about 4-7, Dad had a 'work truck' in the form of 3 different model A Fords. At least one of them only had!!! a hand operated!!!! wiper on one side!!!! and both the others either had just one vacuum wiper or a vacuum motor on each side. Most of our cars for quite a few years were vacuum, our 5? Ford, 54 Nash Ambassador, 54 Nash Rambler, and the 3 or 4 GMC/ Chev 50's trucks and one Stude that Dad owned. It wasn't until he bought the 60 Poncho Bonneville that we had a car with electric wipers. A/C? Surely you jest.
My first car, a 57 Chev, had electric wipers. I don't think they all did. I believe that was an option. Dad's 55 Chev wagon, he had the same time I bought my 57, was vacuum
This is one of Dad's early "work" trucks, a dump truck!!! The reason little "I" look so dammed unhappy is that (look at the headlights) I've just got done investigating "that little man with the lantern" that makes the lights work, with my toy carpenter's hammer. My Grampa on the left would have been around 53-54 or so in this photo, more than 10 years younger than I am now
This is a "T" but you get the idea
That's right. optional. And one side at a time, too!!!!
