As I recently looked back thru a paper sack full of old pics, I found some more to share.These 2 pics tell some things about where I came from. Of course, all you guys who've read my story, know that this is my old '69 GTO. But I'd like to point out a couple of other things from this pic.
1st, notice the slick RF tire. That's a tire I used on the car for the tow, to and from the drag strip in '73. You can't wear a modern radial tire that slick. The tread will seperate from the carcass. But the old bias tires could be worn down to the point where the cord is showing, and still be rolling. Maybe you've heard the term "that tire is so thin, the air is almost showing thru".
Next, notice the dent on the front of the PS fender. I got that one night when I was still in colege, working at the Pizza Inn. I had it backed in, right in front of the big picture window, beside the front door, where I could keep an eye on it, while I made Pizzas. Well, a nice lookin young co-ed from the nearby college, had brought a car load of her friends with her, for a night of pizza and beer.
And she parked right beside my goat. I suppose maybe she had a couple of beers too many. Cause when she backed out, she turned the wheel too quick and caught my RF fender, putting a nice little crease in it, as you can see. But, being the nice guy I am, I let her slide, not wanting to get her into any trouble. After that, I always parked around back.
About 2 years later, me and another guy from my home town were working on a construction job in Tyler, Texas. Well, this was still BC, so after work, we wanted to partake of some tasty beverages. But Tyler was dry at that time, so we had to drive about 20 miles or so to the closest wine shop.
But when I pulled up in front of the store, I suppose I was in too much of a hurry, cause I just barely ran into the pipe barrier they had out front, to keep people from running into the building.
Now if the goat had a regular bumper, like most cars back then had, there would not have been any damage at all. But as ya'll know, the nose is all the bumper a '69 goat has. So the pipe caught the lower valance panel and pushed the turn sig/park lamp back some, as you can see in the pic.
Notice the tree beside the goat. It's a Magnolia. I don't know if they have these up north or not. This one is still goin strong. It's quite large now, and is a very good climbing tree. My niece and nephew climbed in it, and they both have kids that love to climb in it now.
Notice the D/S on the windshield. That was the class the RA3 motor ran in, back in '73-'74. For '75 I changed to std 350 hp motor specs, so I could run E/S, which had a higher index.
And the 2nd pic is of my all time favorite dog "Roscoe". As you can see he was part pit bull. And he wuz BAD, when he needed to be. He is shown here checkin out the strip(highway) right beside my shop. He not only patrolled the strip, but, unfortunately, brought all road kill, into the yard, including skunks. Yeah, he wuz a real stinker sometimes.
He went on every horse ride TJ made, and had to protect her from lots of dogs they encountered along the way. After their 1st confrontation with Roscoe, the next time him and TJ came by, they just stayed in their yards and barked. He and our other yard dogs were always glad to greet us when we got back from a race. They would line up in a semi circle and enjoy the treats we brought them. Their favorites were chicken bones and pizza.
