Boomer Support Thread

[ranger]

Ok people, so what was your first car?

1969 Ford Mustang Fastback, 250 ci straight six, 3 speed manual - the begging of a long line of Mustangs!

[trailrunner]

Ok people, so what was your first car?

1968 Datsun pickup truck with a 1300cc engine. It was geared low so it could haul a good load, but top speed was about 60mph. If I was going down a hill and wanted to go faster, I took it out of gear and coasted.

[Redhat]

1969 Ford Mustang Fastback, 250 ci straight six, 3 speed manual - the begging of a long line of Mustangs!

My 2nd car was a '66 Mustang GT Box-top.

[revchuck38]

When I went through BCT (Ft. Dix, NJ, Oct-Dec 74) I was either training, eating or sleeping. Any downtime was spent doing police call. Getting put on KP was considered a break because you could take your time to eat...and eat all you wanted.

[Redhat]

Anybody still have records or 8 tracks?

[William B.]

8 pages in and nobody has mentioned rotary phones? You guys are slacking.

[Shoresy]

When I was a kid, a Reece's cup tasted like real chocolate and peanut butter. Not like pure sugar and wax like today. Hershey bars aren't the same either. Hmmph.

I'm a millennial (technically) and that drives me f***ing crazy. I'm more a fan of the pieces than the cups, and I still like them.... but for the love of everything that doesn't suck, why does there need to be a disconnect between the flavors at all? For some flavors it makes sense; destroying chocolate and peanut butter boggles the mind.

@blues - solid boomer move to share pictures of your kids.

[Cheap Shot]

Ok people, so what was your first car?

1970 Camaro SS 350, 4 spd. Drag racing and cruising were popular after school events as well as sports and chasing girls. Work was a given.

[Redhat]

Dixie cups (with jokes)

Dingo Boots

My Schwinn Stingray with rear slick

[Redhat]

8 pages in and nobody has mentioned rotary phones? You guys are slacking.

Yea with a super long cord. When we got a push button I thought that was really something