Re: Riddle me this......why why why
Posted by portlandon On 2010/7/12 15:11:19
Randy Berger said:
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I agree with your sentiment Randy. The affordability of the cars were what made them popular. Plus they offered a station wagon, nomad, and an affordable convertible in those body styles.
This reminds me of a car show that my co-workers wife put together. She is the events coordinator for a retirement community. She advertised a car show to be in the parking lot of the retirement community. They had a good amount of cars show up. Of course the 55-57 Chevs made up their own row of cars. Alot of the older people who came out to the car show really were drawn to the Packards, Imperials, Cadillacs, and upper end models. These were the cars people wanted when new, but could never afford. I think alot of the '55-'57 love is merely nostalgia that goes to the generation who bought them used a couple of years after production and used them in school, college, made hot rods out of them etc.
In fact, one of the ladies that was wheeled over the a '56 or '57 chev made a comment that ticked off the owner. She asked:
"Is that a '56?"
He replied:
"Yeah"
the little old lady said:
"I bought one new. Worst car I ever owned"
She than listed to him all the trouble she had with it. It was quite comical. People forget that as beautiful as the cars are restored nowdays, that they were every day drivers once had plenty of troubles and quality issues.
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"Why? Because it's cheap. Young men with their first job bought used chevies and Fords because they wanted a car and those were the cheapest. They all wanted the latest Ford or Chevy, but couldn't afford it."
I agree with your sentiment Randy. The affordability of the cars were what made them popular. Plus they offered a station wagon, nomad, and an affordable convertible in those body styles.
This reminds me of a car show that my co-workers wife put together. She is the events coordinator for a retirement community. She advertised a car show to be in the parking lot of the retirement community. They had a good amount of cars show up. Of course the 55-57 Chevs made up their own row of cars. Alot of the older people who came out to the car show really were drawn to the Packards, Imperials, Cadillacs, and upper end models. These were the cars people wanted when new, but could never afford. I think alot of the '55-'57 love is merely nostalgia that goes to the generation who bought them used a couple of years after production and used them in school, college, made hot rods out of them etc.
In fact, one of the ladies that was wheeled over the a '56 or '57 chev made a comment that ticked off the owner. She asked:
"Is that a '56?"
He replied:
"Yeah"
the little old lady said:
"I bought one new. Worst car I ever owned"
She than listed to him all the trouble she had with it. It was quite comical. People forget that as beautiful as the cars are restored nowdays, that they were every day drivers once had plenty of troubles and quality issues.
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