No such thing as not being old enough to drive. Old enough to be legal maybe, but driving is feasible at just about any age...
stan (started with tractors at 12/yr, cars at 14/yr) On Jun 13, 2007, at 8:39 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Ah, J.C. Whitney. They were at the intersection of Archer Avenue and > State Street in Chicago. When I was fifteen years old, I used to > wander their showroom for hours. They had a display engine: a 312 > Ford with six deuces. I loved the look, but I was already smart > enough to know that it was a collector's item rather than a viable > powerplant.. When I finally saved up enough money I bought a new > chrome grille for my '34 For. I put a '60 Pontiac NASCAR engine in > it. It had the high rise aluminum manifold and a Malcolm McKellar > number 7 camshaft. I had that sucker running before I was old enough > to drive, so I drove it anyway -- with a wire tied to the carburetor > so I could work the throttle. Good times in old Chicago town. > Paul > On Jun 13, 2007, at 7:51 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > >> Yep also called the Phony Phord. J. C. Whitney's used to sell the >> kits. >> >> John Francis wrote: >>> Ever seen one of these? >>> >>> http://www.jfwaf.com/PAW/PAW.php?name=PAW0722 >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 09:09:33PM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Ken. I bet it's a real hoot to drive, as long as you don't >>>> try to turn a corner on a bumpy road. Did you ever have a VW >>>> wheel tuck in on you in a turn? Things get ugly in a hurry. >>>> Paul >>>> -------------- Original message ---------------------- >>>> From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> >>>>> Nice capture Paul. >>>>> The passenger's face seems to mirror the cars happy-go-lucky >>>>> stance. >>>>> >>>>> Kenneth Waller >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> Subject: PESO: Hot VW >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> To continue the V-dub theme: >>>>>> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4834201&size=lg >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> All dogs have four legs; my cat has four legs. Therefore, my cat is >> a dog. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
