OK, OK, so basically we're a bunch of old geezers driving around cars
that are older than most of the people alive in this world, but we still
feel like we are 15 year olds.
Funny story:
I belong to an MGB club and was listening and watching an older member
talk about some rare parts he recently found and purchased for his MGA.
His eyes were all lit up and he appeared to have a rosy face while
describing what he bought. It reminded me of the times in my yout (youth
for those not from NYC) when I probably had the same expression and look
leafing through PLAYBOY!!
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Greg_Behrens@radian.com [mailto:Greg_Behrens@radian.com]
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 9:42 AM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: age
Having bought the roadster for my 16 yr old son to have something to
work on
(I pay, he watches sometimes while I work), and being 6'3", I feel about
12
when driving my little red go-cart around town. When I was 12, an older
neighbor built a cart that wouldn't pull him so I was the driver. Not
knowing what "lean into the turn" really meant, he had the good sense to
kill the motor when the thing rolled over on me and the spark plug was
in
the middle of my back. That was the end of Richard Petty for me. Until
now.
-----Original Message-----
From: Terry and Donna Cost [mailto:tcost@vvm.com]
Sent: February 04, 2000 8:17 AM
To: Datsun Roadsters
Subject: age
I know I'm not the oldest, but at 56 I'm in the upper limits of this
group.
A few years back the TDROC had a Spring meet and one of our members and
his
wife drove to the meet in their one-owner 1500 three-seat roadster.
They
were 80+ years old. They gave the roadster to their son when they
couldn't
maintain it any more. It broke on them at the meet and we (TDROC) fixed
it
enough to get them home.
By the way, I asked my wife (much younger than me, of course) how old
she
"feels". She said sixteen. I've always felt about seventeen. When I
start
to "act my age" I hurt.
Leisure Suit Terry
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