What were you doing in 1977 ?

At that point, 5 of the 6 kids were out of the house. He could have splurged and had it done professionally. I guess that's where I got my frugality from, lol. Don't spend it if you don't need to.

 

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It was cheap to do too ...
even used a sheep skin roller ...

 

440 Coronet had a push button transmission

 

I remember the 3 on the tree, o-what fun that was to shift .

 

I recall when I learned to drive stick....I was 16 working in an Italian Bakery in Baltimore. The boss asked me to run some more product up to little Italy. I was driving there in the bread truck, and shifted up to second....the pin fell out of the stick and it ended up in my hand.... I was like duh....what do I do now????

 

We have old cars in CA too...I see them on the freeway...no rust.

 

I thought that too.

 

You guys have more European cars, then old cars .

 

My brother had a 76 Dodge van and the same thing happen . Then it was time to shift from the column ..

 

My very first car was a 94 ford ranger in 1996. Financed it through a dealership and learned to drive a stick with it every day for a week in a hilly subdivision being built with only paved roads put in so far. I tore that tranny up but by the end of the week 2 things happened... #1: I got pretty good at it. Especially starting from a stop on a hill which is the scariest thing as in traffic a newbie to sticks can roll back into the car behind them if the don't engage right.
And #2:... the dealership called and the financing on the truck fell through meaning I got to trade the truck, which I ran the clutch and tranny into the ground on, in for a 92 jeep wrangler! I loved that jeep and got to learn to drive stick on a "free" car... win/win

 

I'm a 1963 beach bum

 

We even have old European cars...look a Volvo P1800

 

In 1977 I was still recuperating from serving two tours in Viet-Nam.The conflict as they called it
Was over in 1975 but I spent over a year in the hospital after it was over.
In the mean time my Mom had passed away at an early age with cancer.
My Dad married another woman of course she was a lot younger than him.
She had three kids that had nothing too do , except still my coins, stamps and arrow heads.
They spent the coins and stamp collection like regular pocket change. I started collecting coins and stamps when I was six years old, thanks to my Grand Mother, she gave me one of those blue books for my birthday, when I was six years old in the first grade.
She put a few Pennies in the book which inspired me to get started looking for the pennies.
Back in those days it was not as hard to find them as it is today. I never found the 1909-S VDB,
Or the 1922-S or the 55DD. Yes that folder went with the rest of the coins.
Now the arrow heads, Spear heads and other tools that they used, The best one'SI.
Kept in a cigar box which none of them were not perfect I kept in a septet ate box.
No one admitted as to what happened to them. As you can tell by now, 1977 was not my year.

 

Was not really in to coin collecting in 77, The Core Kept Me Kind of Busy. But I managed to bring this back from Okinawa.

 

Is that WWII Japanese currency ?

 

Patty tell you the truth I really don't know I never really investigated it I'll put the photo of the reverse maybe somebody will know

 

1977 saw me graduate high school, and run like hell from the harsh reality that was mid-70's Cleveland straight into the Army. Coins were the furthest thing from my mind, aside the fact that none could be earned in a town that was rusting into the Cuyahoga.

 

My FIL and wife's uncle had quite a few notes from Japan post war. There are some worth something others not so much . Dad was in Kobe afterwards and uncle was in Tokyo bay his ship next to the battleship the truce was signed. Uncle gave me some quite a few notes to sell. Some were in series . I should of kept them they were smaller red color notes . Your's is quite worn. But still a nice piece of history! SEMPER FI Marine and thank you for your service!

 

And what year did the Stones kick you out of the band?

 

1977, of course ...