Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Wistful Wednesday: T Bird

Cousin’s Bonnie and Wayne shared some fun photos with us by email,  we thank them for sharing! 

Hot Rod Gene

This one made us both smile.  Far Guy is in cousin Jay’s #10 T-Bird, helped along by his father.  This must have been around 1957 –1958 sometime.

Uncle Jimmy built this for his son Jay.  Note the string steering and the front wheels are wider than the back.

Far Guy thinks that there were races of some sort in Grand Forks, ND  this T Bird had no motor it was a push car.  (There are no hills to speak of in North Dakota.)

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16 comments:

Ramblings of a Retired Lady said...

Ahhhh, the good old days! Love the picture, made me smile this morning! Have a great day.

Cynthia said...

What a fun dad and happy little boy. It's the original Cozy Coup!

linda m said...

That is a neat looking car. Must have been fun to ride in.

Sam I Am...... said...

How cute is that! It takes a great Dad to build something like that for his kids! Far guy was so cute as a little boy!

DJan said...

I remember those push cars back in the day. A cool picture. Thanks for sharing it with me :-)

Tired Teacher said...

Reminds me of the pine box derby. Do they still have those?

Patsy said...

Life made sense for us back then, if you want it build it.

Jan said...

Life had more meaning back in those times. Pictures remind us of that.

Rita said...

There must have been a sloping street or hill that they used over and over again. Us kids managed to find sloping streets to coast down on our bikes--even if it was for just a minute or so. (I lived in the flat Mpls suburbs.) All that work for a minute of gliding along. ;)

Red said...

I'll bet somebody had a lot of fun making this car and playing with it.

Linda Reeder said...

No motor, no hills, no need for brakes? But at least it had a good roll cage!
How fun!

marlu said...

What a great photo - and memory!

Granny Marigold said...

I agree, great picture of the good old days!

Anonymous said...

I really enjoyed the photo! Thx for checking in on us. Taking a break from posting on my blog - it seems most folks have lost interest in visiting mine and John and I both are poorly any way.. I enjoyed your sunflower and buffalo photos, also

L. D. said...

My older brothers liked making rustic things from scrap wood. The rope thing was also their way for turning.

Anonymous said...

How cute is that! It takes a great Dad to build something like that for his kids! Far guy was so cute as a little boy!


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