For my two cents worth, Mike; Never apologize for sharing a great story like that. For many of us our interests in these ole chunks of iron was because of our up bringing and our relationships with our folks. My only regret is that I didn't realize my long term desire for a 52 3100 until long after my Dad had passed at 84. He would have been 103 now, but he would have loved to see my old chev truck, counsel me on the overhaul of the engine and recount his stories and experiences of that era.
Your story reminds me of the lyrics of the Country Western song. "when daddy let me drive" by Alan Jackson only the roles are reversed. Great story! Ken Wagner ________________________________ From: "corval...@peoplepc.com" <corval...@peoplepc.com> To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 5:40 AM Subject: RE: [old-chevy-truck] Quite a Moment He is part of "The Greatest Generation." What a neat way to say thanks. .bill in oregon _____ From: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com [mailto:old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fahrbach51 Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 8:11 PM To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Quite a Moment Sorry to bore any of you with a heartfelt story, but my Dad just turned 93 a few days ago. He suffered a stroke in 1994, which impacted his vision such that he could no longer drive. He spent his life taking care of everyone else, and overnight became dependent on others to get him around. It was, and remains, a very tough pill for him to swallow. The other day, I offered to give him a ride in my '51 3600. He beamed, and was so excited to ride within a cab filled with so many reminders of earlier days. You should have seen the grin. I turned off the highway, onto a dirt country road seldom traveled, and asked him if he wanted to take it for a drive. He asked if I was sure, and I said I had never been more so. I ran around to the passenger side, he slid across before I could change my mind. He needed no instruction, just put it in gear, let out the clutch without any throttle, and slowly stepped on the gas. It wasn't but a few minutes and we were in 4th, and I was telling him he should slow down. I do not have the words to describe the look on his face, for those moments he controlled the big wheel and relived so many memories. "Man, this baby sure runs good" he said, over and over. It was the best time he and I have EVER spent together, and will remain the best memory I will ever have of this truck. If you would like to see a short video of a man in his element, email me and I'll send you a clip. Thanks for "listening". Mike Fahrbach 1951 3600 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: old-chevy-truck-dig...@yahoogroups.com old-chevy-truck-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
