One you let get away.

I destroyed a 67 cougar, a 70 GT Torino and a 66 Chevellle SS making dirt track cars
I let the girl of my dreams slip away when I was young and wanting to drink and race dirt track cars. I got her back last year at 50

Edited by Thad in AR. - 07 Jul 2018 at 10:19am

Don’t fret jay, back in the 80’s there was a 4 wheel drive Camaro around here, and it looked FRIGGIN’ RETARDED!!!!

I wrecked a nice 72 GMC pickup way beyond repair once upon a time. It had been my Grandpa's. I was in grade school the first time that I seen the pickup, and vowed that I'd have it some day. A few years after my Grandpa passed away, I got it. Drove it for less than two weeks, and rolled it. I am pretty sure that Grandpa some how saved my sorry ass from getting killed in that wreck. I wasn't wearing my seatbelt, got ejected, and the pickup landed on top of me. The investigating sheriff said that in accidents like that, they try to determine if the seatbelt would have helped. He said that in my case, it didn't matter because I should have been dead either way. Glad to be alive, but damn, I wish I still had that sweet ride! Darrel

Another one I had was a FORD F8 dump truck.
I don't remember what year it was, but the body was in great shape. Had a bad engine.
Sold it for 2x what I paid for it and only had it for 4-5 months.

shameless dude wrote: I outta kick both Thad and Darrel's butt....but I don't thinks I can kick that high right now!

Ain't no doubt that I need my ass kicked for that episode. Dumb thing about that was, that at the time I was still single, partying pretty hearty, and had a bachelor pad in my home town of Golva, ND. I'd been at a neighboring town about 15 miles to the north, socializing and such all afternoon and into the night, and headed back towards Golva at about 3:30 in the morning. I knew that I was super tired, so the whole way home I was going about 50 MPH, was chewing on sunflower seeds, had the radio blasting, windows down, and basically doing everything to keep awake. And did. Until I crested a hill about 2 miles north of Golva, where you can first see the lights of Golva. I remember seeing those lights and thinking to myself, alright, I am as good as home. Rolled up the windows, turned off the radio, and fell asleep. I learned that night that you are never home until you're HOME! A few months later, I was on a road trip a long ways from home. I was getting kind of tired on the way home from that one, too, when I came to the sign that said "Golden Valley County" (my home county). I thought for about a split second, Yay, I am home. Then I thought back to the last time that I had thought I was "home". I was pretty wide awake the rest of that trip until I was sitting in my driveway with the vehicle shut off. darrel

yep...back in 1973 sold my terra tiger so's I could buy a snowmobile....sold my semi tractor, but for about 8-1/2 times more than I paid for it, but now I could use that semi tractor! broke up with a sinnin'est gal I ever was with...but that turned out to be a good thing! bought a green combine twice, learned my lesson on them after both burned up, that was also a blessing! bouts everything else have been keepers!

Eat more chicken Tom. Those poor old chicken farmers need your support. When the house starts to stink just think of my poor starving little girls ......

I had a similar one. She was my first girlfriend and she was THE ONE. But she didn't agree. Now she's got 4 or 5 kids from 3 or 4 different daddys

I LOVE chicky and eggs! first maiden grilling on my new flattop grill was eggs and bacon and sausage and hash browns! yummy!

There was a ratted out Amphicar I could have bought for a grand back in the early 80’s. Wish I had it now.

On second thought, maybe she's the one I'm glad got away

I could have bought a WWII German Swhimerwagon for under a grand when I was stationed in Greece in '69 - '70.  Probably worth a hundred grand now.


Edited by JohnCO - 10 Jul 2018 at 12:00am

yep..that's the one!

Yup, should have bought that WD-45D for $1500. was in good shape too. Horsey people wanted a John Deere, I was young & money was tight, 35 years later not much has changed except that old geezer in the mirror...Harvey