MY parents bought a pale yellow 55 chieftain hardtop in 1960. The car was involved in a wreck in '62 and my dad put a new door on it and he pounded out the 1/4 panel...looked pretty gruesome. I learned to drive in it when I got my permit in 63. My parents said I could have it when I turned 16 in a few months. I was elated! First thing I did was nose and deck it, used liquid steel to fill the holes and used spray-can black primer. That was the rage back then...black primer spots.
I bought a set of full moon hub caps from my cousin and screwed 'em on...car was begining to look cool! I came home from school one day to find the car gone and a brand new 64 falcon ranchero sitting in the drive...WTF? My mother told me dad needed the Pontiac as a trade-in for his new car......broke my heart and I vowed to have a 55 Pontiac some day....Since then I've had 11, 55-57 Pontiacs.
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