Boys' Toys
At Daytona when we were there, they were having some sort of jeep rally. Some beautiful and very expensive 'rides' traveled past us that afternoon. Now, here's a peculiar activity we spied. Down the beach, groups of sometimes 7-8 would assemble and park with wheels up on top of the next jeep. What is this all about? I guess it's just another case of boys being boys, but wait! There were gals doing it too. Later, when we headed back to Oviedo, next to the Speedway they were assembling to 'talk shop' and show-off where and how they had spent loads of buckeroos. Well, 'rides' and money have always gone well together.
My favorite car was my yellow and black Camaro.
First car.
Good memories...
But I never parked like this?
Best car for you?
Wasn't the "best", but it was the first--a 1960 Studebaker with over 300,000 miles on the odometer, it's second engine and no floor on the passenger side. Used to carry a case of oil in the back. Probably burned through two quarts of oil for every tank of gas. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhen did you catch that snap of me parking Birdman :) I think my very first car which was a morris minor will always be the most special because it was the first!
ReplyDeletemy first car was a red maverick ha!
ReplyDeletemy first car was a ford pinto. had some fun with that. but the car i ADORED was my little honda crx. adorable little 2-seater hatchback that reminded me of a sassy kitten when i first saw one. :)
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a parking job like this before. Here it's big boulders they like to park on.
ReplyDeleteI like Jeeps, but tricked out nonsense like this is just guys compensating for shortcomings of another nature.
ReplyDeleteCrazy parking! Are you sure this photo wasn't taken in a downtown Toronto parking lot? Oh, of course not. I see the palm trees now.
ReplyDeleteMy first car was a 75 Honda hatchback which I loved and drove for 10 years!
ReplyDeleteThat would be hard to do with my bike.
ReplyDeleteMy first car was a 1962 Ford Falcon. That car ran better than it looked, and I put about 120,000 miles on it. Still running great when I gave it to a friend. Jeep people are a world unto themselves. One of these days they might learn how to park. Great shot.
ReplyDelete1967 Springtime Yellow Mustang! My father picked it out as a surprise and purchased it for me my senior year of college. He paid for the insurance until I graduated but I had to make the payments (I had two jobs that year in addition to my courses) but the payments were only $64 a month! I think the total price of that car was around $2,500. I loved it and would still have it today if my husband had not wrecked it because he didn't know how to drive a car with a clutch!
ReplyDeleteNever seen anything like this stunt before! I grew up in Jacksonville Beach and my Dad used to threaten our lives if we drove his car on the beach, but we did it anyway.
ReplyDeleteNope. I don't get it.
ReplyDeleteIn high school I drove my mother's 1956 Ford. In college I needed cheap wheels so I got America's ugliest car, a 1961 Plymouth Valiant.
A nice quiet road trip is my idea of a good use of a car.
ReplyDeleteStrikes me as a version of, "Hey, mom, look at me!"
ReplyDeleteMy first one was a Triumph TR 4, pretty worn when I got it. It had the most unreliable electrical system ever made but OMG was it fun.
1962 Beetle with the fold back vinyl sunroof. I could load my drums in it with no problem. Bass drum went in the back seat through the top. Floor tom went next to it then the cymbals were on the floor of the back seat. Next to me would be the tom drum that mounted to the bass and in the front floor board sat the snare. The stands, throne, sticks, mallets etc. went in the front trunk.
ReplyDeleteJust me and my drums...no dates on gig night ;(
NO heat in the winter but whose to complain, it never let me down...
Boys with expensive and noisy toys! I'll take something like the Camaro...
ReplyDeleteWoah! Those people sure do some crazy parking tricks! I find it awesome, though I also wonder how they do that. Haha! And a black Camaro for a first car? That's nice! I hope to hear more about cars from you. Thanks for sharing! Take care!
ReplyDeleteDiana Hayes @ Baldwin Subaru