"Dad use to talk about a 53 Chevy he bought for 50 bucks in the late 50s. Said he flipped the column 180 so he could shift with his left arm and keep his right arm around his girl..."
Now that's pretty cool!!!! Reminds me of my Dad when he was dating my Mom 1945/46. He had just been released by the VA Hospital in Ogden Utah. He had lost his right leg in the war and had a wooden leg from the hip on down. He was walking with my "Mom to be" down the streets of Ogden and the knee joint on his wooden leg gave away and he fell to the ground. He picked up the pieces and hopped (on his good leg) to a nearby bicycle shop and used their tools to put his leg back together. They continued on their date and the rest is history!!!!!!!!!!!! My Dad was made of STEEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's him on the right......I still haven't figured how a man 19 years old can lose his leg, get gangrene numerous times on his way back from Europe, go through numerous surgeries, almost die numerous times and still have a GIANT GRIN on his face????? I guess he was just happy to be alive???
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