Showing my age?

[BB_TX]

Sitting here daydreaming and found myself thinking about how I used to change the points, plugs, and condenser every 12 thousand or so. And I used to order carb rebuild kits from the Sears catalog. Does that tell my age or what?
And do any vehicles even have carburetors any more?
And do some of you young'uns even know what I am talking about?
Still live in the same town I was born and raised in. But then it had less than 10,000 residents. Now over 130,000.
My how times have changed. And in many cases, not for the better.

[Ozz]

Good post Bill and Patricia.
I was comparing the 1976 Chevy 3/4 ton truck that i paid $7,000 for new, to my 2008 Super-Duty.
Like a space ship dropped it down in comparison. I could sit in the engine compartment of the Chevy, the Ford, you can't get put a hand down in it.

[HOOK]

My first new car, a1964 Dodge Dart with all extras was $2150.00. Thought I'd never get it paid for. Airplanes had just changed from wood and cloth to metal when I was born, and we just discontinued the Space shuttle. Shall we redefine progress? IMHO it's not all progress.

[Parts Ed]

Looking thru the JC Whitney catalog at all the goodies that they had in there. How about the the "Big 3" department stores catalogs for wheels and tires!!

[bobsals]

Some say "They don't build them like they used to" I say "Ahh men brother!"

[richfaa]

I could completly tear down a 4 bbl carburator of my 81 400 CI ford motor. paid 2847.00 for my brand new 1964 Chevy Impala 2 door hardtop 327 motor...

However I graduated high school in 1954. Thinking of all the things we have now that we did not have in 1954 I will take now.. The good ole days were not all that good.

[Waynem]

My first car was a 4 year old 1951 ford.

I could sit on the fender with my feet in the engine well and work on just about anything.

Yep! Getting old. I can't do anything for myself anymore or I cramp up.