Friday, May 13, 2022 – CARS THAT HAS PIZZAZ AND DID NOT LOOK LIKE TANKS
FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2022
The 674th Edition
MORE CARS
OF “YESTERYEAR”
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SOME OTHER FAVORITE CARS
1958 Chevrolet Biscayne State Car.jpg
1958 Corvette (Hollywood, Florida).jpg
1958 Ford Fairlane leaving car show (1143469549).jpg
1958 Chevrolet Brookwood blue.jpg
1960s Lincoln Continental convertible with suicide doors open.jpg
Chrysler Imperial
1958 Edsel Ranger (5222272655).jpg
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LOTS OF GREAT MEMORIES OF THE VW BEETLE.
This Volkswagen sedan was the vehicle that Pat and I owned and drove during our years in Nyasaland as it became Malawi in the 1960s. It was beige. The license was FJ84. Although there were no seatbelts and the steering wheel was on the right, the woven reed baby basket fit well into the rear seat, so at least one passenger was carried safely. As our daughter passed her first birthday and outgrew her baby basket, her favorite spot in the car was behind the driver’s seat and the passenger seat where she could comment about what she saw for the edification of her adoring parents. At the time, Malawi had very little paved road outside of its very few major cities. The one lane paved road ran from Limbe (commercial Capitol) to Zomba (political and administrative Capitol where we lived). There was very little traffic, but when one did meet an on-coming vehicle, each driver moved half way off the paved stretch so that the vehicles could pass. The VW required little attention even though the vast preponderance of its kilometers were on dirt roads. While passable at slow speed during the dry season, once the rains began it was a different story. We put on tires with deep grooves for traction, but it was common to see cars that had slid off the road being pushed by a group of Malawians to get back on track. JAY JACOBSON
The Volkswagen 1302 Super Beetle (1968 to 1973).
ED LITCHER
The Volkswagen beetle!
NANCY BROWN
PS. My brother-in-law had an orange convertible Volkswagen beetle in the early 60’s
The Volkswagen Beetle of course! This one from 1971-2. Also known as Type One or the “Bug”.
LAURA HUSSEY
ALSO HARA REISER, ANDY SPARBERG AND CLARA BELLA
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