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In Reply to: The year, 1962 posted by DavidLD on March 10, 2007 at 06:38:46:
You got my memory lane wheels spinning. We had a 3 speed Garrard (no 16 2/3) with a GE VR15 (variable reluctance) magnetic cartridge with a red button on top which pushed and turned to switch styli LP/78. Detroit was in it's glory days. The Pontiac Grand Prix made it's first appearance, the first full model year for the Impala SS. The chevy 348 grew up to be the 409 and in top line trim shed it's tri-power for a pair of 4 barrels it was also offered in a 2dr "bubble top" Belair. The venerable 283 was still the base V8 but was also stretched to 327ci. Bucket seats, consoles and floor shifts were the order of the day. I remember my father saying "I had bucket seats and a floor shift in my 36 Chevy" I also remember the hook on child seats. If there was ever a device that left one poised to be thrust through the windshield or into the sharp contours of the solid steel dash, that had to be it. Sorry about the long winded car thing I got carried away. The 21-inch B&W Admiral served admirably but from time to time the back would have to come off and all the tubes pulled and taken to the drug store where you could test them and purchase replacements. Charcoal, real charcoal THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE, still use it. Mom's cooper Jello molds served mostly as kitchen decorations and it seemed everyone had a few hanging on the wall. Ashtrays were everywhere from the doctor's waiting room to the hospital bed stand (unless you were on oxygen) Something to think about when buying vintage equipment from a "smoke free home" Maybe for the last 20 years or so but before that all bets are off. There was a lot of both good and bad in 1962 and I'd go back in a heartbeat but only if I could know what I know now. Like the song says "These are the good old days"
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