[Coco] Coco crew old car reference

[Dave Philipsen]

Nice story, Ron.  I've got an old '68 'vette that I've had since I was 18.  It needs a lot of work and it's become a 'one of these days' project!

Dave 



> On Jun 1, 2017, at 7:45 PM, Ron Klein <ron at kdomain.org> wrote:
> 
> My dad was a car guy so I became a gear head.  Really love the old muscle
> cars.  When I was 18, I bought a 1969 Camaro in rough shape.  I knew next
> to nothing about these Camaros, but started learning quickly.  Over the
> following 3 years I had taken the thing completely apart (down to the front
> sub-frame) and rebuilt the entire thing.  I'm amazed at how well the
> original Chevrolet factory assembly manual worked -- just like putting
> together a model.  :)  In any case, I was working multiple jobs to help pay
> for everything, attended many swap meets and met folks and made many
> friends along the way.  That, BTW, is the best part about being a car
> enthusiasts -- all the great friendships.  I see a similar thing with the
> Coco community.
> 
> In any case, I still have the car today.  I turn 50 in 2 weeks.
> 
> Sorry for being so far off-topic here on this list -- just responding
> briefly.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Ron
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 6:51 PM, Rietveld Rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Just finished listening to episode 24
>> Loved the comparison to old cars. I am a big old car guy. I have a blue
>> 1971 mercury comet v8 and 4speed.
>> I also have (believe it or not John) ‎ a green 1954 Pontiac chiefton
>> flathead 6 and 3 on the tree
>> 
>> Any other gear heads amongst us?
>> 
>> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
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