[old-chevy-truck] Re: Quite a Moment
Link posted as 51 Chevy Mike 1951 3600 --- In old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com, Nate vwnate1@... wrote: Thanx Mike ; Please do post up a link to the clip as I'm sure many of the ' Lurkers ' here will want to see it too ! . You're a *very* lucky man . -Nate Mike wrote: 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 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/
[old-chevy-truck] Re: Quite a Moment
It didn't work , not sure why not . -Nate Mike wrote: Link posted as 51 Chevy Mike 1951 3600 --- In old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com, Nate vwnate1@ wrote: Thanx Mike ; Please do post up a link to the clip as I'm sure many of the ' Lurkers ' here will want to see it too ! . You're a *very* lucky man . -Nate Mike wrote: 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 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/
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Nate, I had trouble too. Make sure you click on 51 chev. not Fahrback 51 Ken From: Nate vwna...@yahoo.com To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 12:05 PM Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Quite a Moment It didn't work , not sure why not . -Nate Mike wrote: Link posted as 51 Chevy Mike 1951 3600 --- In old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com, Nate vwnate1@ wrote: Thanx Mike ; Please do post up a link to the clip as I'm sure many of the ' Lurkers ' here will want to see it too ! . You're a *very* lucky man . -Nate Mike wrote: 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] 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/
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I was able to see it - neat video! From: Ken Wagner whetstone.retr...@yahoo.com To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Quite a Moment Nate, I had trouble too. Make sure you click on 51 chev. not Fahrback 51 Ken From: Nate vwna...@yahoo.com To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 12:05 PM Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Quite a Moment It didn't work , not sure why not . -Nate Mike wrote: Link posted as 51 Chevy Mike 1951 3600 --- In old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com, Nate vwnate1@ wrote: Thanx Mike ; Please do post up a link to the clip as I'm sure many of the ' Lurkers ' here will want to see it too ! . You're a *very* lucky man . -Nate Mike wrote: 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] 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 [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/
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Thanks for posting it - was great to see. Going to go visit my Dad now Eric Kozlowski 55 1st 3600 Motor City -Original Message- From: Ken Cluley kdclu...@yahoo.com To: old-chevy-truck old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, Nov 30, 2011 2:12 pm Subject: Re: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Quite a Moment I was able to see it - neat video! From: Ken Wagner whetstone.retr...@yahoo.com To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Quite a Moment Nate, I had trouble too. Make sure you click on 51 chev. not Fahrback 51 Ken From: Nate vwna...@yahoo.com To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 12:05 PM Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Quite a Moment It didn't work , not sure why not . -Nate Mike wrote: Link posted as 51 Chevy Mike 1951 3600 --- In old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com, Nate vwnate1@ wrote: Thanx Mike ; Please do post up a link to the clip as I'm sure many of the ' Lurkers ' here will want to see it too ! . You're a *very* lucky man . -Nate Mike wrote: 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] 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 [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/
[old-chevy-truck] Re: Quite a Moment
That's what it's all about, Mike. Thanks for sharing this great story. Tad Bailey [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/
[old-chevy-truck] Re: Quite a Moment
Mike, Your story really touched my heart. What I wouldn't give to be able to do the same with my Father and have him see the special care I've given his old work truck. He passed on August 1, 1999 after 89 years of hard work. All the mechanic tools he left in the truck are still in there just waiting for some farmer to call him asking for help. Even the walking cane I gave him is still under the seat. Garnet - Original Message - From: fahrbach51 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 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/
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Well, that explains why you are working so hard to preserve the Frontier Beige paint job that your father did on your truck! I would not remove even one bit of overspray. It's a wonderful memorial that you can drive and enjoy. jt On Nov 29, 2011, at 9:22 AM, G. Kelly wrote: Mike, Your story really touched my heart. What I wouldn't give to be able to do the same with my Father and have him see the special care I've given his old work truck. He passed on August 1, 1999 after 89 years of hard work. All the mechanic tools he left in the truck are still in there just waiting for some farmer to call him asking for help. Even the walking cane I gave him is still under the seat. Garnet - Original Message - From: fahrbach51 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] 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/
[old-chevy-truck] Re: Quite a Moment
Thanx Mike ; Please do post up a link to the clip as I'm sure many of the ' Lurkers ' here will want to see it too ! . You're a *very* lucky man . -Nate Mike wrote: 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 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/
