That’s awesome --FT Sent from iPhone
> On Apr 27, 2021, at 7:05 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > My grandfather saved his money and paid cash for cars. He had this cool > leather envelope, which smelled of Captain Black, in which he would save his > car money. When he had enough saved (he typically kept a car four years > almost to the day...always around my birthday in February), he would go see > Charlie Mangold at his Ford dealer...just like he had done since 1942, test > drive a new model and order a new car. I was told the first time I > participated in this tradition was in 1962 when he bought his Baby Blue > Starliner. I don’t remember going to Charlie’s in ‘62 but I sure remember > that Starliner. I fondly remember being with him and ordering the 1966 > Galaxie 500XL, the first LTD in 1970, the next LTD in 1974, and another in > 1978. > In February 1981, he went to see Charlie for what turned out to be the last > time. It was sad because both of those old coots knew nothing is like it used > to be. Charlie told grandfather he really couldn’t order cars any more. My > grandfather was fighting cancer so he didn’t want my grandmother to have to > drive a big old LTD, so he settled for a Fairmont off of the lot. My > grandfather despised that car. My grandmother enjoyed driving it. When I > asked him why he didn’t get the sweet LTD, white with tan leather, landau > roof with opera windows like he liked, he told me, “boy, men do things like > this for the women they love. If ever tell your grandmother I hate this car I > will kick your punk ass. Always remember this.” > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 27, 2021, at 2:28 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> As was just about everything domestic during that era…. >> >> -D >> >>>> On Apr 27, 2021, at 5:23 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> wrote: >>> >>> World class ugly car .... >>> >>>> On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 3:42 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3857625577660232/ >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> OK Don >>> >>> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to >>> pause and reflect." Mark Twain >>> >>> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” >>> Wernher >>> Von Braun >>> 2013 F150, 18 mpg >>> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg >>> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
