Re: [FWDLK] My family remembers the best car Grandpa ever had.

[Joe and Nancy <joeandnancy@GEOCITIES.COM>]

Hi,

There was a big show in Frankenmuth last weekend.  If you saw them northbound near Detroit/Flint, it was probably that.  If the were
headed North and above Saginaw... then I have no idea!

See ya,  Joe.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5768
http://www.infopage.com/plymouth/ - 55 Plymouth Belvedere 2dr Club Coupe V8 Auto Red/WHITE Sport Tone.
http://www.infopage.com/vw/ - Nancy's 66 Karmann Ghia Cabriolet (A Forward Look cousin!)
http://www.infopage.com/buick - 63 Buick LeSabre Convertible
http://www.infopage.com/johndeere - 37 John Deere Model A Unstyled

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Whitman" <rwhitman@GEAF.COM>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@LISTS.PSU.EDU>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 3:14 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] My family remembers the best car Grandpa ever had.


> I traveled to north-central Michigan (Beaverton, MI) were my father's entire
> family still resides.  The family was gathered because my Grandmother passed
> away.  As the family talked, the conversation always seemed to return to
> cars.  Most of the "car guys" in the family are in their 40's or '50's and
> are into muscle cars.  Everyone kept bringing up "Grandpa's DeSoto", though.
> He owned it for a few years in the early '60's.  He owned a lot of cars over
> the years, but this is the car everyone remembered so fondly.
>
> They didn't know I owned a DeSoto.  I told them I owned one, after they
> ranted about Grandpa's DeSoto.  No one knew the year of the car, but once we
> started digging into a box of photos, we found one of the DeSoto.  It was a
> 1956 4dr that was pink and black.  Of all the cars Grandpa owned, this one
> was EVERYONE'S favorite.  This should make all forwardlook owners proud!
>
> P.S. On my drive back to Detroit on Friday (Sept 7th) I saw a gazillion
> classic cars in the interstate heading north, toward Clare or maybe
> Mackinaw?  All makes, including a convoy of Vipers.  Even saw a perfect '57
> Fury in Mackinaw.  I wanted to turn around and head north, but I would miss
> my flight.  Bummer.  What show did I miss?  And where was it?
>
> Robert in K.C.
> http://carnut.com/photo/mopar/60soto.jpg