"My Dad's Car"

[Kingman]

You've probably seen the short version of this commercial on TV, but here's the full video on it


"My Dad's Car"



http://www.wimp.com/dadscar/

(Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with this )

[2112]

Very cool

When I was very small, my parents had a Impala SS, White over red very much like that one. They hated it cause it was a "gas hog" but that is where it all started for me.

Thanks for the link

[Shelby#18]

Thats just awesome....

[Cobraguy]

My dad purchased a 66 Caprice new..red on red with black vinyl top, buckets , etc. I learned to drive in it when I was 12 yrs old. I still have the car...my son drives it now. No more small block with a pwr/ glide......502 and 4sp auto now. Everytime he backs it out of the garage it makes me proud that I hung onto it and happy that he appreciates it for what it represents. We plan on taking it on the Hot Rod Power Tour someday. I would like to take my Dad along for one or more legs of the trip as well....

[BlackICE]

Great stories.

I don't have my 1st car anymore and don't care too. Still have my 2nd one though, as a DD beater. I think my FGT will be with me forever.

[standj]

That 's one cool story!!! Even the show Overhaulin can't touch this one.

[Empty Pockets]

You've probably seen the short version of this commercial on TV, but here's the full video on it.


"My Dad's Car"

When I can see the keyboard again, I'll get back to ya...


Edit: And people ask me why I have hung onto my dad's '73 Caddy and '67 Dodge...and my grandfather's '37 Chrysler. The family who owns this Impala knows why.

[twobjshelbys]

I've heard of others trying to find old cars they have owned. I don't think I've ever heard of anyone being successful.

Pretty cool!

[GT38]

I've heard of others trying to find old cars they have owned. I don't think I've ever heard of anyone being successful.

I have not been able to find my first car (a 1966 Pontiac GTO, which I bought new), but I did find my second car, a 1966 Jaguar E-Type roadster. After searching unsuccessfully for 10+ years, in 1987 I bought another E-Type roadster (which I still have), but every now and then I'd still think about trying to find my original Jag. In 2006 I googled the chassis number, which I knew by heart, and the very first search result turned up the e-mail address of the owner - in Switzerland! The owner, Christoph, answered my e-mail within a few hours, and yes, he still owned the car. I made it clear from the beginning that I was NOT trying to buy the car back, but that I just wanted to know that it still existed and that it was in good hands. After two years of e-mails, we finally arranged for me to visit his car. We spent eight hours driving it in the Swiss Alps - an unbelievable experience. Little did I know when I sold the car in Big Spring, Texas in 1972 that I'd be driving it in the Swiss Alps 36 years later!

I still had some original documents from when I owned the car. I made scans to keep, and gave the originals to Christoph. I can't describe what it was like to see and drive the car again. Looking it over brought back memories of work I'd done on the car decades earlier. It still had the same Delco alternator my Dad & I had installed when I was home on Leave from the USAF during Christmas 1970 - miraculously allowed to remain on the car by Switzerland's inspectors. Christoph also has a beautifully restored Daimler SP250 Dart - and two sons! So both the E-Type and the Dart are destined to stay in the family for decades. The car could not have gone to a better home, and I couldn't be happier!!!

At an overlook on the Pecos River & Highway 90 West (NW of Del Rio, Tx), summer 1970.


My wife & I back in Phoenix for Christmas 1970. This was when I replaced the Lucas alternator with the more reliable Delco. Can't believe the AF let this skinny kid fly their jets!


My '66 GTO and '66 E-Type at our apartment in Big Spring, Texas, summer 1971. The dog is Cosmo - a Boxer-Beagle mix that was the smartest dog I've ever had!


At a park in Sonora, Texas, summer 1971. We were expecting our first child then - Team Jeff's older sister!


At that time I was an instructor pilot in the Northrop T-38 Talon, which we referred to as the "White Rocket". My buddies joked that I had my own White Rocket!

[HHGT]

When I saw the commercial I thought it was staged. This link proved otherwise. Great post.