I know my ’67 has fender-skirts and
thought most Imperials did. (I now know a couple of years did not)
An interesting web site for those who are
old enough and want to take a trip down memory lane is: http://www.thestatenislandboys.com/U_thrill_me/
I also went to www.dictionary.com and looked up the
words ‘dinner’ and ‘supper’, interesting.
Ken
’67 Crown 4 Dr Ht
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Fun reading for us older folks...
Someone
forwarded this to me. I thought some of us of a "certain age" would
remember most of these. OH!!!!!!those were the days!!!! This is the shortened
version.
What the heck is a fender skirt?
I came across this
phrase in a book yesterday "FENDER SKIRTS". A term I haven't heard in
a long time and thinking about "fen der skirts" started me thinking
about other words that quietly disappear from our language with hardly a notice.
Like "curb feelers" and "steering
knobs." Since I'd been thinking of cars, my mind naturally went that
direction first. Any kids will probably have to find some elderly person over
50 to explain some of these terms to you.
Remember "Continental kits?" They were
rear bumper extenders and spare tire covers that were supposed to make any car
as cool as a Lincoln
Continental.
I'm sad, too, that almost all the old folks are
gone who would call the accelerator the "foot feed."
Didn't you ever wait at the street for your daddy
to come home, so you could ride the "running board" up to the house?
Some words aren't gone, but are definitely on the endangered
list. The one that grieves me most ! "supper. " Now everybody says
"dinner." Save a great word. Invite someone to supper. Discuss fender
skirts.
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