Our First Cars Way Back When.
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Paul's 2nd car, '57 Plymouth Belvedere 4 door Hardtop. 283 ci with Stromberg adjustable main jet tri-power carbs. 27 MPG unless you stepped on it.
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Joe's '58 Chevrolet Impala
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LaDell's 1st car, 1949 Chevrolet Club Coupe
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Bob's 46 Ford Rat Rod
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Bill's 1st car.
"This is my first car, a 1938 Ford humpback sedan. The colored picture was taken the day I was leaving for college in E-burg!! ( that's my sister not my girlfriend!!)"
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LaDell's other car.
"This is my most unusual car I ever owned! It was a 1950 something
Isetta, (made by BMW I believe)and the picture was taken in Walla Walla in about 1964. This was my work car!" (What a hot rod!)
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This was Bill's second car. "Traded the 38 for the 36 coupe. My mom was really impressed. This was my daily driver until Glenda and I were married in 1967. Olds rearend, Chev. 3 speed, and 283 for power."
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Bill's 3rd Car, Pontiac Firebird 400.
"Glenda and I signed our teaching contracts to teach in Moses Lake and I ordered this from Hille Chevrolet and Pontiac in Ritzville. $4,100.00 for a loaded Firebird 400. Got it just in time to take on our honeymoon to Canada."
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Our Hero Bill in Action.
"I just wanted Trooper Duffin to know that I too worked for the State Patrol. My base was a small Chevron station in Ritzville."
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Clay's '46 Plymouth High School Hot Rod
1958 - Bought car in May from used car lot for $125. Clay's 17, car's 12
1959 - Clay & Karen graduate from R.A. Long High, Longview, WA. and the car is painted. Stock Plymouth 6 with 215 cu., puts on headers.
1962 - Clay & Karen are married, Car goes on honeymoon.
1964 - Needs more power. Builds & installes a 1953 Chrysler flat head 6, bored to 275 cu., balanced, cam, dual 2 barrel carbs, headers, Jahns 10.5:1 racing pistons, overdrive, and supension beefed with Dodge hearse springs.
1975 - Car painted in Sunnyside with Emron Blue/Black paint.
1990 - Car upholstered in Moses Lake resembling the original.
2008 - In May they are 67 & 66, car is 62, same owner for 50 years, always garaged.
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