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40 Ford V-8 Cooling System "Pop"
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Sporty40 |
04-18-2010 @ 9:23 AM
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Young guys are the future of the club and hold the keys to carrying on the traditions. We older "youngsters" appreciate what all age groups have to offer in experience, knowledge, ability and friendship.
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04-18-2010 @ 7:57 AM
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39Fordfan, Some of us older guys forget our manners when we get together with friends and old cars. At a National meet, I would hope that you find more people interested in your car and you.
Ask the older guys questions about your car and their cars to break the ice. It usually works.
Tom
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04-17-2010 @ 10:36 PM
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39Fordfan, I can't imagine where you might live to be feeling as you do about EFV8CA members.
I've been in the club since I was your age, and have felt just the opposite as you have. I've been many places and met V8ers from all over, and the feeling virtually everywhere is to welcome the youngsters to carry on the tradition.
You should be at an Awards Banquet to hear the deafening applause when a young man wins a well deserved award.
We all actively recruit the younger generation to our ranks, and help them all we can.
I'm quite sure that what you've felt was a very local thing, not representative of our membership at all. I do hope you give it a chance, as I guess some of us old coots must be getting crotchety! Once they get to remember your name, they might not be so shy?
Alan
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04-17-2010 @ 6:18 PM
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I guess I get the "Young Guy" award for today as I am 49. My car is 71.
I notice that in my area a lot of the older guys in the EFV-8 club go out of their way to NOT pay attention to us younger guys. I'm not sure if they don't respect us because their old enough to be our fathers or that we don't "belong" because these cars are before our time. Not everyone is like this but a large percentage is.
Maybe they're just shy. Maybe they think because I'm a young guy (I actually look like I could be in my 30's) that I will be a wise-guy. So if you see a young guy driving an old car go say h*llo, you might just make his day or make a new friend.
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04-17-2010 @ 8:05 AM
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Sure feels good to be a "young guy" at 65!
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39 Ken |
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04-17-2010 @ 5:09 AM
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A couple of years ago at the Eastern National meet, Craig Gorris announced at the Judges/Owners meeting that the average age of all the EFV8 members was 72 years young. And so it appears that you're already a member of the over Seventy EFV8 club. Looks like us ole fahts had better start recuiting younger members. Ken
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04-16-2010 @ 7:45 PM
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Ya know... with regard to the original question on this post, it seems that my own personal cooling system goes "pop" almost every time my left foot hits the ground. Anyone else have that problem?
Alan
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TomO |
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04-16-2010 @ 4:47 PM
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I would rather know who is the youngest, so he can carry on the tradition. Us older (75+) guys will probably be around for just another 25 or so years and we need younger guys to take over.
Tom
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04-16-2010 @ 3:00 PM
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I guess I'm the youngest. I won't be 70 till next August!
Alan
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04-16-2010 @ 2:51 PM
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Although my name isn't "Alan", us Geezers should form a club of 70 Plus types. We could call it the ELDER Ford V8 Club of America. Sort of a geriatric version of the original, except instead of suggesting Marvel Mystery Oil for all our woe's, we would prescribe Geritol.
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