Today I am officially an old man...

"WilliamsSW" (williamssw) 02/26/2018 at 08:49 • Filed to: 50, get off my lawn, old

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Post things that are at least half a century old!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 08:55

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Here’s to the next 50!

- from a fellow old man =)

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 08:56

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Discerning > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 08:58

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1967: the best year for a classic corvette... and I’ll passive aggressively roll my eyes at anyone who says differently!

CB > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 08:58

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Because silver is overrated.

WilliamsSW > Discerning 02/26/2018 at 08:58

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This is a true fact.

WilliamsSW > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/26/2018 at 08:58

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Nice! That stuff is exactly the same age as me!

WilliamsSW > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/26/2018 at 09:00

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Not your typical Alfa there...

$kaycog > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:02

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Happy Birthday! Have some cake................and champagne!

WilliamsSW > CB 02/26/2018 at 09:02

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I’m a sucker for cool European sports cars in unexpected colors - this gives it a different character than silver, I love it!

InFierority Complex > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:05

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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:05

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Better than being older than it!

vondon302 > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:05

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Hot wheels turn 50 this year.

Congrats on 50 laps around the sun from another old dude.

WilliamsSW > $kaycog 02/26/2018 at 09:05

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Thanks! I’d love to have that champagne with a little OJ for breakfast, but unfortunately I’m at work... :(

WilliamsSW > InFierority Complex 02/26/2018 at 09:06

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I saw the U-2 in flight at Oshkosh 2 years ago - what a stunningly beautiful airplane it is!

WilliamsSW > vondon302 02/26/2018 at 09:08

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Wow - I did not know that! Grew up spending 90% of my time playing with Hot Wheels, Matchbox cars, and Legos...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:08

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Bertone’s always good for something different.

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:08

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Remember, you’re only as old as you feel. Or, my corollary, which is, you don’t have to feel as old as you are. Happy Birthday!

Plus some things that also took flight for the first time in 1968.

vondon302 > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:09

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Fun fact matchbox is way older.

PartyPooper2012 > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:09

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Well, congratulations... Hold up a mirror to where an image of an old thing would be.

WilliamsSW > PartyPooper2012 02/26/2018 at 09:10

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Why the hell would I want to look at that? :)

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 02/26/2018 at 09:15

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Awesome stuff, thanks! Love the pit lane photo (what a different time) and that C-5 in particular!

Mercedes Streeter > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:20

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Production began in 1968 for all of these three (DC-10, 747, and L-1011), with first flights a couple years later:

Spanfeller is a twat > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:21

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WilliamsSW > Mercedes Streeter 02/26/2018 at 09:23

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All 3 great airplanes - - I’ve taken many trips on the DC-10 and 747, though only a few on the L-1011.

PartyPooper2012 > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:23

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you make us look at that... so only fair

WilliamsSW > Spanfeller is a twat 02/26/2018 at 09:24

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The icon!! I still think of the green taxis all over Mexico City on my first travels there-

Spanfeller is a twat > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:26

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Yes, additionally it is sitting next to an Icon of an era as old as the car itself: The National Autonomous University of Mexico.

Nothing > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:28

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My Cougar turns 51 in April. I have a few years, but not many, until I start getting my AARP paperwork in the mail.

ttyymmnn > Mercedes Streeter 02/26/2018 at 09:29

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You and your tri-jets! ;)

ttyymmnn > $kaycog 02/26/2018 at 09:29

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Are you going to pop out of that cake? :D

fintail > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:31

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My old dear hit 50 several years ago:

$kaycog > ttyymmnn 02/26/2018 at 09:31

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What a birthday surprise that would be! You crazy man.

Monkey B > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:35

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1968 PMOY and her Javelin. 6 years behind you...50 is the new 40 though, right?

Slant6 > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:37

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It’s my birthday too! Happy Birthday, here’s my 65 Dart:

Cé hé sin > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:41

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Miura S!

Also, and more accessibly....Escort Mk1.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:48

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Maxima Speed > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:49

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Happy Birthday! Here is a 1968 Porsche 912 for you. I used to think 50 was the edge of old but now that my mom is about to turn 50 I realize it’s really just middle aged.

punkgoose17 > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:53

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Happy Birthday!

TheRealBicycleBuck > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 09:55

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And what they drove....

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 10:00

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Happy birthday old man!

Network restrictions prevent me from posting a picture right now, so pretend there’s a picture of a blue 2nd gen Corvair Monza here.

shop-teacher > ttyymmnn 02/26/2018 at 10:03

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Oh boy, a LOT of good stuff there!

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 10:05

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Have a Renault 4 TL, exactly 50 years old.

Well, I hope your body is in better condition, more like this one.

Best wishes!

WilliamsSW > PartyPooper2012 02/26/2018 at 10:19

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I suppose... :)

WilliamsSW > Cé hé sin 02/26/2018 at 10:19

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Sexy and cool - just like me! (no)

WilliamsSW > Monkey B 02/26/2018 at 10:20

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Correct! And that AMX looks great in pink!

WilliamsSW > Slant6 02/26/2018 at 10:20

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That’s a cool car!

WilliamsSW > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 02/26/2018 at 10:21

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Thanks! And probably I’m somewhere in between...

WilliamsSW > Maxima Speed 02/26/2018 at 10:21

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You’re only as old as you feel! And sweet Porsche—

WilliamsSW > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/26/2018 at 10:21

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Human see, human do...

WilliamsSW > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/26/2018 at 10:22

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What a gorgeous car!

WilliamsSW > Nothing 02/26/2018 at 10:22

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Nice - and your car looks stunning especially with that background!

WilliamsSW > fintail 02/26/2018 at 10:23

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Pretty car, and pretty color, too!

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 02/26/2018 at 10:24

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FTFY!

arl > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 10:36

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Yea, another 1968 February baby! Welcome the old guys club.

Have a 1968 Ford for sale and enjoy your day.

https://classiccars.com/listings/view/938906/1968-ford-fairlane-for-sale-in-staunton-illinois-62088

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 10:40

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Happy Birthday Old Man!

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 10:57

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YESSSS!!!!!

In the late 70's, my dad bought a blue ‘65 with a wrecked front end from a friend. It came with a donor car with a good front end. My dad and the seller spent a week swapping the good front end over to the otherwise good car.

A week later, my dad rear-ended somebody.

The next day, he was driving it anyways (it was his only car), and the entire steering column came off in his hand. Luckily there was no traffic, because the brakes pulled to the left.

A friend of his patched the steering column back together by welding an impact socket over the break. He made my dad swear to never tell anybody who did it (dad kept his word, I have no idea which friend did the deed), and then Dad sold it as-is.

A little epilogue to the story:

Some 30+ years later, after our wedding rehearsal dinner, some of my friends and I were shooting the breeze and telling stories, when the subject of Bob (insert now forgotten last name here), the alcoholic security guard at our high school came up. My dad interrupted and said, “Wait, Bob ____?”

My friend said, “Yeah, Bob ____ was one of the security guards at DHS, and he was drunk literally all the time.”

Dad cocked his head sideways and said, “That’s the guy who sold me the Corvair!”

WilliamsSW > arl 02/26/2018 at 11:00

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Nice! Thanks!

WilliamsSW > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 02/26/2018 at 11:01

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Hahaha! Nice!!!!

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 02/26/2018 at 11:03

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Hahaha - that’s awesome! And yeah, it’s amazing what was done to keep some of these cars on the road back then!

WilliamsSW > punkgoose17 02/26/2018 at 11:05

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Thanks! What are those? The 2nd one looks fairly Corvette-like.

punkgoose17 > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 11:27

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1968 Bizzarrini p538 Manta and 1968 Dodge Charger III

Rico > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 11:38

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Awesome! Today’s my cake day too :) Happy Birthday!!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 11:45

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I think my favorite part is the taillight/exhaust combo.

WilliamsSW > Rico 02/26/2018 at 12:01

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Thanks! And a Happy Birthday to you, too!

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 12:48

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Yeah, I’m sure it still happens more than we think, but all done by shady body shops, to cars dumped at BHPH lots.

I know of a home done front end swap as late as the late 90's. My best friend’s mom DD’d a ‘77 Ford LTD. One day she was following his dad towing the family boat to the lake, since the family couldn’t all fit in the truck, when she smacked into the outboard motor.

His dad bought a motorless ‘77 T-Bird for $200, dragged it home with a chain tied to his truck (mom was in the T-Bird to steer and stop). He swapped the whole front end over, complete with working flip-down headlights, giving them the world’s only 4-door T-Bird.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 02/26/2018 at 13:02

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Nice! But not the world’s only 4 door T-Bird - my grandfather had one of these when I was very little. Bought new the year I was born:

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 13:10

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I forgot about those!

OK, the world’s only 4-door ‘77 T-Bird :)

Chariotoflove > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 13:16

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Almost missed this. I’d post a pic of myself, but I’m not old enough to meet the criteria! Nah, nah. (well, not for two months anyway)

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove 02/26/2018 at 13:21

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Thanks! I’ve got a buddy who’s 2 months older than me - - I gave him a lot of grief over being an old man at his party in December, so it’s only fair for you to return the favor!

Nice Camero!

Jason Spears > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 13:22

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Bruce Willis, 62.

Cigarette warning labels.

Blackbird.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 02/26/2018 at 13:24

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They were pretty rare even in the early 70's. Only made them for a few years, and I think they were a small % of sales.

Chariotoflove > WilliamsSW 02/26/2018 at 13:28

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I married a girl who is three years older than me. Best move I ever made. She can make fun of my grey, but she knows to not take it too far because she is so open to retaliation. :D

Those Camaros are the best reason to watch Guy Fieri’s show. Just remember me when it’s my time in April, and be as generous.

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove 02/26/2018 at 13:44

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Wise move ! I will be sure to remember — and yeah, that’s my favorite part of that show, too!

WilliamsSW > Jason Spears 02/26/2018 at 15:26

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Love that Blackbird shot!