Differences between 75-76?

[Nassau65]

Half the fun going to school was meeting all your mates, then getting a bus. Then walking to school.
Did have a friend ( well still have) he came to school in a chauffeur driven XJ6.

 

[teamzr1]

Back in my day we either , walked to school , rode a bicycle or caught a bus !!

Back in those days of high school if having good grades were allowed to get a beginners driver's license at 15 years old
Also after 16 years old if having good grades we were allowed to get an afternoon job during school hours, so a car was needed
School was like 8 miles round trip for me

 

[Chuffer]

Half the fun going to school was meeting all your mates, then getting a bus. Then walking to school.
Did have a friend ( well still have) he came to school in a chauffeur driven XJ6.

Wow !! A posh school then ? There was a lad in my year at Secondary Modern though who`s dad was a Book Maker and sometimes dropped him off in Jenson Interceptor ! So cool and was the first one I had ever seen the flesh . Us lads were like flies around a jam pot .

 

[Chuffer]

Back in those days of high school if having good grades were allowed to get a beginners driver's license at 15 years old
Also after 16 years old if having good grades we were allowed to get an afternoon job during school hours, so a car was needed
School was like 8 miles round trip for me

Never could get my head around the US laws letting kids of 15 and 16 loose in a lethal weapon ! Me and most of my mates thought nothing of walking a 3 or 5 mile round trip to school in rain , snow or shine !! Now kids get ferried to school by mommy on a half mile trip !!! Then they wonder about an obesity problem !!

 

[Nassau65]

Those Jensen interceptors were soo cool. That huge rear window was so ahead of its time. So very expensive new, and very thirsty. That 440ci 7.2 litre mopar lump really liked a drink.
One of the thirstiest cars I’ve ever driven.
On my drive into work same route I take , one morning about three weeks ago I saw a lovely condition Jensen interceptor parked up. Thought it must have broken down. No , it’s been there ever since, moved a few places down and then back. It’s somebody’s pride and joy no doubt, but parked up in the street. Looks in beautiful condition.

 

[Nassau65]

I had my neighbours birthday present to her son hidden in my garage waiting for the big day. A 1987 El-Camino choo choo . V8 auto. He was 15. He loved it when I pulled it out of the garage and his mom said “happy Birthday “

 

[Chuffer]

Those Jensen interceptors were soo cool. That huge rear window was so ahead of its time. So very expensive new, and very thirsty. That 440ci 7.2 litre mopar lump really liked a drink.
One of the thirstiest cars I’ve ever driven.
On my drive into work same route I take , one morning about three weeks ago I saw a lovely condition Jensen interceptor parked up. Thought it must have broken down. No , it’s been there ever since, moved a few places down and then back. It’s somebody’s pride and joy no doubt, but parked up in the street. Looks in beautiful condition.

Yeah , British built , Italian styling and stonking Mopar power ! What`s not to like ?? A group of us BBNC Region Members went to a classic car meet last year at Whittlebury Hall hotel a spa near Silverstone circuit . These two Jensons rolled up driven by a husband a wife , imagine that , his and hers Interceptors ! Now that`s some fuel bill .

 

[teamzr1]

Never could get my head around the US laws letting kids of 15 and 16 loose in a lethal weapon ! Me and most of my mates thought nothing of walking a 3 or 5 mile round trip to school in rain , snow or shine !! Now kids get ferried to school by mommy on a half mile trip !!! Then they wonder about an obesity problem !!

Was great as now my dad did not have to be taxicab for his wife going to stores all the time as now I was stuck doing that :-(
Great was 2 miles from town limit, there were no speed limits posted at all, so lots of hauling ass in cars that weighted like tanks
Lots of distances here, A friend in central Texas, takes over 1 hour each way just to buy food and has to haul a trailer that has a
electric cold box, so the food does not spoil/ melt on trip back

 

[Nassau65]

Always loved the series 3 with the louvred bonnet

 

[Nassau65]

I think at some time in the past the state of Texas allowed kids of 14 to drive to allow them to get to school. Think it’s 15 nowadays

 

[Chuffer]

Was great as now my dad did not have to be taxicab for his wife going to stores all the time as now I was stuck doing that :-(
Great was 2 miles from town limit, there were no speed limits posted at all, so lots of hauling ass in cars that weighted like tanks
Lots of distances here, A friend in central Texas, takes over 1 hour each way just to buy food and has to haul a trailer that has a
electric cold box, so the food does not spoil/ melt on trip back

Back in 2019 my wife and I had an amazing holiday on ranch way out in the sticks of northern Montana . Picked up a rental car at Calispel Airport , drove up to Whitefish for a few days then down to the ranch near the foot of the Rockies which was up miles of dirt roads past forests and lakes ( my kinda country ) . We then continued the road trip around Yellowstone National Park , down through the Grand Teetons and stayed in Jackson Hole a few days before driving across Utah to Salt Lake City . It sure brought home to me the distances you guys take for granted . We forgot to stop off and buy some beers and wine on the way to the ranch which was not licensed to sell booze . I asked the ranch owners wife where the nearest liquor store was . Back at Seeley Lake she replied , so we set off again down the dirt roads before hitting the ` Black Top ` to Seeley Lake . A round trip of about an hour and half I guess . Would not dream of driving that long here in the UK for a case of Bud and six bottles of wine ! It was pretty cool though, leaving long trails of dust on the dirt roads .

 

[Nassau65]

My friends have moved from Miami FL to outside Atlanta GA. They are about 30-40 minutes drive to Walmart where as before it was 5 minutes. They have noticed the difference.

 

[Chuffer]

The way to go - just found these two shots I took on a Montana dirt road and a Montana Highway .

 

[teamzr1]

Back in 2019 my wife and I had an amazing holiday on ranch way out in the sticks of northern Montana . Picked up a rental car at Calispel Airport , drove up to Whitefish for a few days then down to the ranch near the foot of the Rockies which was up miles of dirt roads past forests and lakes ( my kinda country ) . We then continued the road trip around Yellowstone National Park , down through the Grand Teetons and stayed in Jackson Hole a few days before driving across Utah to Salt Lake City . It sure brought home to me the distances you guys take for granted . We forgot to stop off and buy some beers and wine on the way to the ranch which was not licensed to sell booze . I asked the ranch owners wife where the nearest liquor store was . Back at Seeley Lake she replied , so we set off again down the dirt roads before hitting the ` Black Top ` to Seeley Lake . A round trip of about an hour and half I guess . Would not dream of driving that long here in the UK for a case of Bud and six bottles of wine ! It was pretty cool though, leaving long trails of dust on the dirt roads .

Back in late 1970s I worked on a contract to travel 12 western states where 900 banks were to install the first computer teller systems and electrical for them and spent 2 years going to most of them so lived, driving / travelling all this states and sleeping in flea bag motels

Had left Butte, Montana heading North/West on I-90, that is up in the mountains over 6,000 feet elevation
Just came to Cour D'Alene in Idaho and could look downward about 2 miles and see huge valley, what a windy road that was to get down that
Headed south towards Oregon and went around a blind hill to sudden hard brake as cowboys were herding / moving their cattle right down a main highway in John Day, Oregon !
Bunch of shiftkickers

BTW was trapped in 2 bank robberies, 1 in Montana and 1 in Casper, Wy where a guy took a woman teller hostage,
went out the bank with her and the cops blew the hell out of the dude

BTW, 95% of the people working in banks are women and boy the stories I could tell of my night-life for 2 years :-(
I was tired the whole time

 

[Chuffer]

Back in late 1970s I worked on a contract to travel 12 western states where 900 banks were to install the first computer teller systems and electrical for them and spent 2 years going to most of them so lived, driving / travelling all this states and sleeping in flea bag motels

Had left Butte, Montana heading North/West on I-90, that is up in the mountains over 6,000 feet elevation
Just came to Cour D'Alene in Idaho and could look downward about 2 miles and see huge valley, what a windy road that was to get down that
Headed south towards Oregon and went around a blind hill to sudden hard brake as cowboys were herding / moving their cattle right down a main highway in John Day, Oregon !
Bunch of shiftkickers

BTW was trapped in 2 bank robberies, 1 in Montana and 1 in Casper, Wy where a guy took a woman teller hostage,
went out the bank with her and the cops blew the hell out of the dude

BTW, 95% of the people working in banks are women and boy the stories I could tell of my night-life for 2 years :-(
I was tired the whole time

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Life in the `Fast Lane` eh ? JR to quote the Eagles .

 

[Nassau65]

Back in late 1970s I worked on a contract to travel 12 western states where 900 banks were to install the first computer teller systems and electrical for them and spent 2 years going to most of them so lived, driving / travelling all this states and sleeping in flea bag motels

Had left Butte, Montana heading North/West on I-90, that is up in the mountains over 6,000 feet elevation
Just came to Cour D'Alene in Idaho and could look downward about 2 miles and see huge valley, what a windy road that was to get down that
Headed south towards Oregon and went around a blind hill to sudden hard brake as cowboys were herding / moving their cattle right down a main highway in John Day, Oregon !
Bunch of shiftkickers

BTW was trapped in 2 bank robberies, 1 in Montana and 1 in Casper, Wy where a guy took a woman teller hostage,
went out the bank with her and the cops blew the hell out of the dude

BTW, 95% of the people working in banks are women and boy the stories I could tell of my night-life for 2 years :-(
I was tired the whole time

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Sounds like a BIG bucks contract to me . With perks.