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Gresham CA
05-21-2003, 12:04 PM
This picture was taken in 1975 with one of those instant cameras. Sorry about the quality.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid63/pae37907005001a46ab4c2a791b3233c8/fc1ad215.jpg

I was riding in it in a not so nice area of town once and this big black guy jumped in the passenger seat and told me to take him somewhere. I told him that as long as it was the direction I was going that was fine with me. Then he looks at me and says "Do I instill fear in your heart?". I looked back at him and said "Hardly". Well it just so happens that I catch all the green lights in town for a long way past where he wanted to go and when I finally caught a red light he got out and said "You could have stopped back where I wanted to get out." I said "Guess you caught the wrong ride." I was 19 at the time and thought I was bullet proof.

This story as requested by Karen on the Snatch and Grab thread.

Scott Rosen
05-21-2003, 01:38 PM
Nice pic. Which one of you is Karen and which one Charles?

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km gresham
05-22-2003, 07:47 AM
I'm the pretty one. Did that help any, Scott? :D

ishmael
05-22-2003, 08:02 AM
Great photog. Great story. Ah, yute! :D

What a cute couple.

km gresham
05-22-2003, 08:07 AM
30 years and 3 kids later we don't look anything like that anymore! tongue.gif

paladin
05-22-2003, 08:35 AM
yeah, Karen...but how's the car?

km gresham
05-22-2003, 08:51 AM
Don't know bout the car :( It got sold when Charles went to work for IBM and had to have a car with the right "image" for the company - and it had to carry all his stuff. I think that's when he sold it. He would love to have it back smile.gif

Gresham CA
05-22-2003, 08:52 AM
I sold the car in 1977 to a friend and I understand that he still has it. I had to get another car because the Tr3 didn't "present the image of IBM that we are trying to present to our customers." They didn't like it when I would drive my 1948 Willeys CJ2 either. :D White shirts, ties, and a suit just wasn't my style.

John B
05-22-2003, 04:03 PM
I didn't meet my wife till 1978 . I had a 55 chev and a 34 Ford v8 Fordor.and a Ford Popular.and a 59 Pontiac.
Sniff.( wipes small but poignant tear from eye)
and a couple of motorbikes. those were the days.LOL.

Kids are all wearing flares again now Karen!!.