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:

  1. Ramblings of a Retired LadyAugust 2, 2017 at 5:02 AM

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

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  2. CynthiaAugust 2, 2017 at 5:19 AM

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

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  3. linda mAugust 2, 2017 at 6:53 AM

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

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  4. Sam I Am......August 2, 2017 at 6:58 AM

    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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  5. DJanAugust 2, 2017 at 7:27 AM

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

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  6. Tired TeacherAugust 2, 2017 at 8:16 AM

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

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  7. PatsyAugust 2, 2017 at 8:43 AM

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

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  8. JanAugust 2, 2017 at 8:48 AM

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

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  9. RitaAugust 2, 2017 at 1:27 PM

    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. ;)

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  10. RedAugust 2, 2017 at 2:35 PM

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

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  11. Linda ReederAugust 2, 2017 at 4:40 PM

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

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  12. marluAugust 2, 2017 at 6:58 PM

    What a great photo - and memory!

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  13. Granny MarigoldAugust 2, 2017 at 11:26 PM

    I agree, great picture of the good old days!

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  14. AnonymousAugust 3, 2017 at 7:27 AM

    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

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  15. L. D. August 3, 2017 at 1:14 PM

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

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  16. AnonymousAugust 4, 2017 at 8:52 PM

    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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