tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post188589575515795870..comments2023-09-11T02:17:36.977-07:00Comments on Otto's son: My grandfather's carJonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-21794534881774856812018-01-08T07:02:54.207-08:002018-01-08T07:02:54.207-08:00Onevikinggirl, I must say that is the only vehicle...Onevikinggirl, I must say that is the only vehicle I ever loved, but I had a bicycle when I was a kid that came close. It was nothing special, but it took me to places I could never have gone otherwise.<br /><br />Diane, Yes, it was one of my early heartbreaks.<br /><br />Pixel Peeper, I still love swoopy cars (and swoopy women).<br /><br />Toni, Yes, they are!Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-88735180445407592952018-01-06T11:38:15.144-08:002018-01-06T11:38:15.144-08:00Grandparent memories are the best!Grandparent memories are the best!Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187611054293001721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-60488488786618784822018-01-05T17:38:07.494-08:002018-01-05T17:38:07.494-08:00The fenders curved like Marilyn Monroe's hips....<i>The fenders curved like Marilyn Monroe's hips</i>... no wonder you had daydreams about this car!Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-13437588377001414502018-01-02T20:13:46.894-08:002018-01-02T20:13:46.894-08:00Wow, what a beauty! No wonder you were crushed. ...Wow, what a beauty! No wonder you were crushed. Ah... young love...Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-85765457446501527702017-12-30T08:09:40.312-08:002017-12-30T08:09:40.312-08:00Ah, cars and cats, they do break our hearts, don&#...Ah, cars and cats, they do break our hearts, don't they... My first love was a Pontiac...<br />Happy solstice and a great new calendar year! Onevikinggirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07332629675054714173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-19968519693578156572017-12-29T08:15:56.111-08:002017-12-29T08:15:56.111-08:00Shammickite,I had a license for six years before I...Shammickite,I had a license for six years before I could barely afford a car and it was a money pit. In this culture they are a necessary nuisance, but once in a while one catches your fancy. If my grandfather's car had been a junker I still would have loved it.<br /><br />angryparsnip, It was amfun ride, but the time I spent with my grandfather was priceless.<br /><br />vanilla, There are only a couple of material things I have adored. That car was one of them.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972784604428236278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-90877720996642053372017-12-28T17:23:24.861-08:002017-12-28T17:23:24.861-08:00Great car! Of such things are great unrequited lo...Great car! Of such things are great unrequited love affairs made.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-22008834041052889852017-12-27T18:46:04.768-08:002017-12-27T18:46:04.768-08:00What a wonderful, sad, charming and sweet post.
So...What a wonderful, sad, charming and sweet post.<br />Sorry you didn't get the car but at least you were able to enjoy it with your Grandfather.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-70762694577091090382017-12-27T15:52:21.785-08:002017-12-27T15:52:21.785-08:00My mum and dad never had driving licenses so we ne...My mum and dad never had driving licenses so we never had a car. So I didn't really know much about cars, they were things that other people had. You were lucky to go for so many rides with your grandfather. He sounds like he was fun to be with.Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-34377204511592927022017-12-26T19:29:13.337-08:002017-12-26T19:29:13.337-08:00Debra, I was lucky to have had the chance to appre...Debra, I was lucky to have had the chance to appreciate such a vehicle. Better to have loved and lost....<br /><br />magiceye, Definitely lucky.<br /><br />anne marie, Thanks!<br /><br />Janie, It was a lesson in reality and expectations.<br /><br />JACKIESUE, It's difficult to carry feelings of resentment toward a vehicle.<br /><br />Elephant's Child, I was lucky to have such a man in my life.<br /><br />jenny_o, It would have been crazy to give me something like that. It was 6 or 7 years before I bought amy first car, a '67 Oldsmobile Cutlass. It was a POS.<br /><br />Bill, I've always liked cars like that. Never could afford one. Had a Honda Interceptor and a Honda Shadow, but there is no place to ride them around here and they are impractical most of the year.<br /><br />Linda, Thanks and the same to you.<br /><br />Al, The first one my parents let me drive was a '64 Ford Galaxie sedan. Got to use it for my senior prom in 1969. It had a great back seat.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972784604428236278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-79520899170588871252017-12-26T14:45:15.551-08:002017-12-26T14:45:15.551-08:00What memories, huh? A beautiful story. MY family...What memories, huh? A beautiful story. MY family's car was a canary yellow 1969 Ford LTD Country Squire station wagon with faux wood side paneling.<br />My mom sold it when I was in boot camp.<br />Okay, probably not a classic.Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-51041046752320469362017-12-24T22:22:53.990-08:002017-12-24T22:22:53.990-08:00I love your stories Jono. Happy holidays. I love your stories Jono. Happy holidays. Linda dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167854309289774316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-18537188185328746662017-12-24T20:13:30.959-08:002017-12-24T20:13:30.959-08:00Back when I was in primary school there was a red ...Back when I was in primary school there was a red vintage car (at this stage in time, forty years, I no longer recall the brand) with spoke wheels and a canvas top that used to drop off one of the other kids. That and one of my classmates whose father had a grey green car with triangular fins that looked sharp enough to get cut on.<br /><br />I don't even have a car. Always preferred motorcycles.Bill the Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436195659154078021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-49518381732337721272017-12-24T15:46:27.245-08:002017-12-24T15:46:27.245-08:00What a car - you're lucky to have had the chan...What a car - you're lucky to have had the chance to ride in it so often! Your grandpa sounds like a very nice man, even if he did sell your first love.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-91050068321676411372017-12-24T11:32:33.752-08:002017-12-24T11:32:33.752-08:00Precious memories fill this post.
Both of that ver...Precious memories fill this post.<br />Both of that very classy car, and of your equally classy grandfather.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-57755567794367018312017-12-24T09:48:54.827-08:002017-12-24T09:48:54.827-08:00better that you got your first heartbreak by that ...better that you got your first heartbreak by that beautiful car..than by a beautiful girl.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-90251959011688164512017-12-24T09:44:05.064-08:002017-12-24T09:44:05.064-08:00I enjoyed your trip down Memory Lane, but I wish y...I enjoyed your trip down Memory Lane, but I wish you had gotten the car.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-44026097828191493402017-12-24T08:43:39.325-08:002017-12-24T08:43:39.325-08:00fabu car, jono! nice memories of your grandfather...fabu car, jono! nice memories of your grandfather too. season's greetings to you!anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-77911868629129008892017-12-24T07:25:29.470-08:002017-12-24T07:25:29.470-08:00That's a great story, Jono. Sorry that car bro...That's a great story, Jono. Sorry that car broke your heart. But we all have a first time, don't we? Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com