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Title: The Best of Times
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Published: May 31, 2015
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Post Date: 2015-05-31 12:27:28 by Lod
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#1. To: Lod (#0)
Thanks for that! Brings back memories of riding my bicycle behind the mosquito truck :-o
'56 Bel-Air is the bomb, they just look right to me.
“With the exception of Whites, the rule among the peoples of the world, whether residing in their homelands or settled in Western democracies, is ethnocentrism and moral particularism: they stick together and good means what is good for their ethnic group."
-Alex Kurtagic
X-15 posted on 2015-05-31 13:22:19 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#2. To: X-15 (#1)
DDT was good stuff.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
Lod posted on 2015-05-31 13:26:40 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#3. To: X-15 (#1)
'56 Bel-Air is the bomb, they just look right to me.

Hard to believe that the same designers came up with the hideous '58 abomination.
A friend had one with the 348CID engine which was equally awful.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
Lod posted on 2015-05-31 13:29:52 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#4. To: Lod (#3)
the 348CID engine which was equally awful.

Until displacement was increased to 409. Severely underrated, it was a hot set- up and even today makes way more HP than people suspect it's capable of.
“With the exception of Whites, the rule among the peoples of the world, whether residing in their homelands or settled in Western democracies, is ethnocentrism and moral particularism: they stick together and good means what is good for their ethnic group."
-Alex Kurtagic
X-15 posted on 2015-05-31 13:44:49 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#5. To: X-15 (#4)
I'm not sure that the manufacturers of the muscle cars were completely truthful about the true BHP of their engines, in an understated way.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
Lod posted on 2015-05-31 13:49:11 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#6. To: Lod, X-15 (#3)

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
Bill D Berger posted on 2015-05-31 14:00:07 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#7. To: Bill D Berger, X-15, 4 (#6)
Back then, Hot Rod magazine was eagerly anticipated every month.
Great stuff.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
Lod posted on 2015-05-31 14:24:58 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#8. To: Lod (#7)
Thanks for the flashback.
1970 El Camino SS. Cherry red with black vinyl top. Half moon headlights. Future wife riding shotgun.
Life was good.

StraitGate posted on 2015-05-31 20:55:18 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#9. To: StraitGate (#8)
1970 El Camino SS.

Amen to that!
'69 GMC Sprint here - wish that I still had it.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
Lod posted on 2015-05-31 21:20:21 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
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