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I taught myself to drive. In my dad's 1963 Chevy 3/4-ton, step side 283/3-on-the-tree pick up....Driving INSIDE a work shop. @ age 10. Without anyone knowing about it.

First on road (ie "legal" ) was in a 1971 Autocar tri-axle dump truck. Cummins/13-speed Roadranger.

I prefer automatics.

 

It wasn't that bad, started them off driving back roads with little traffic and then worked up to driving the beltway around DC. The worst thing was teaching them how to start off on a hill but they really did okay. Maybe I was just braver then, I was definitely more patient!

 

Blue...you and I are cut from the same cloth. I started working on neighbors farms and learned on all kinds of trucks and tractors. My favorite? a F100 Ranger with a straight six and three on the tree. Not sure kids today even have the opportunity to do what we did.

 

ha ha i took my moms old '74 vega when i was like 12 , cut the muffler off of it and used to tear around the fields like i had my own dirt track. boy could i piss the fancy pants horse neighbors off across the street

 

Dad also had a '66 Chevy 3/4 ton with a 292 6cy and a Borg Warner 4-speed. Stump puller! And a Ford F350 w/390/4sp. My first 4 cars were sticks. First 5 trucks.

 

I learned on Daytona beach in 1974 with my Dads 72 GMC Jimmy 350ci 4 speed 4x4. I was 14. Learning on the sand was easy on the clutch. We would head down to FLA every February for two weeks.

 

Vega! A buddy of mine in HS had one, those were the days. Funny what you'll drive in high school, my first car was an indestructible 61 Beetle. My dad rebuilt the engine using a shop manual and got the parts from a JC Whitney catalog. Time for me to step outta the way back machine.

 

I would rather teach them to start on a hill then drive on the 495 dc beltway. Wait a minute...oh never mind, the traffic dose not move on the beltway.

 

Cool! That Consworth vega was pretty neat.

 

Afternoon/evening all.

We limited again this morning, little bit smaller fish, but the meat will cook up just fine.

Here's a pic of how we pull the boat up and down the beach.

sig worthy Andy.

 

I think my next vacation is a trip to Alaska! Thanks again Rob for the photos! Looks refreshing!

 

Welcome Jim, let me know when you're coming.

 

Lol! Thanks I sure will! A trip to the pacific coast highway, and Alaska are on my bucket list. I have to get my act together and organize a trip some day. Thank you.

 

LoL ... PCH is on mine as well.

 

Yea I'd like to start out in Cali, and head North to the last Frontier!

 

We're waiting for our grandkids (live in Phoenix now) to get a little older, then want to bring them with us for PCH trip one Summer.

 

Want to take mine on a national park tour. So we can all see them at the same time.

 

That will make a nice trip!

Sounds Like a good plan!

 

Good Morning 50's! This morning is looking good but we're expecting a visit from Bonnie this afternoon. Nothing planned for today so well see what happens. Be safe and enjoy the day.

 

good morning everyone looks like a beautiful day tomorrow headed for the beach. so naturally theres a tropical storm hitting there today and tomorrow