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Announcements => Announcements => Topic started by: sjfd04 on August 27, 2016, 01:29:16 PM
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On September 8th, it will be 50 years ago that I passed my drivers test and my Dad let me take the "GS" out for a solo drive. WOW, what memories, the first thing I did was remove the air cleaner so I could hear that AFB "Kicking in" when I mashed that pedal to the floor. What a car to drive, manual steering, manual brakes and all that power. I am real fortunate today that I have a GS of my own and can relive those memories every time I take it out for a drive. The only things missing are my Dad and my youth. Anyway, just wanted post and share some thoughts.
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Thanks for sharing that, great story. I passed my drivers test in my 66 GS 3 speed, manual brakes and steering. Jacked up in the back and running Thrush mufflers. The instructor who rode along was not impressed, but I passed and that was the main thing.
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Dear sjfd04, Jim, and mid-60s Buick strollers down memory lane, . . . .
On September 8th, it will be 50 years ago that I passed my drivers test and my Dad let me take the "GS" out for a solo drive.
Thanks for sharing! Congrats on the anniversary! :icon_thumright:
It hasn't been that long for me and I don't think I passed my driver's test in my trusty wagon. She was without an engine at the time. However, once she got her engine back, I was the "test pilot" who drove her home from the shop.
The only things missing are my Dad and my youth.
Sniff, ditto. I sure miss my Dad when two people are really needed to do something on my trusty wagon. That's when you realize how alone you really are.
Edouard