On second thought, it may have been in '53 that I rode and drove it. "Rich"
guy on my dorm hall had it.
Wilt
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From: "OK Don via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
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Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] CL Post of the Day -- "Car"
Nope - the "A" came out in '55 - perhaps you saw an early model? The car
in
mainstream production them was the MG TF - still had cycle fenders.
On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 2:12 PM, WILTON via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:
Even I could like coupla those.
In '54, the car I really wanted was a '54 MG (was it A?).
Settled for '31 Model A Ford 5-window coupe ($150). Even that took me to
the mighty fine-lookin' strawberry blonde's (SWMBO for 59 years) home so
much I could not concentrate on Aero. Engineering studies. My
honor-student record went down fast. 'Thought it couldn't happen to me.
Wilton
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