Do I look that old?
- Thread starter whirnot
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Tom Wesenberg
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You should have told them "yes" and let them think it over. 
Yep, I've also aged quickly. I built a little car and wagon, like Henry's quadricycle, and I'd take it to threshing shows for the kids to drive and ride in. People often asked if they were my kids.
The next year I was being asked if they were my grandkids.
Yep, I've also aged quickly. I built a little car and wagon, like Henry's quadricycle, and I'd take it to threshing shows for the kids to drive and ride in. People often asked if they were my kids.
The next year I was being asked if they were my grandkids.
Rex_A_Lott
Well-known member
Next time..." Yes, yes, would you like to buy some water from my fountain of youth."
C26Pinelake
BANNED
Maybe you guys look really old and decrepit (lol ) ! Wayne
whirnot
Well-known member
"once the pretty girls asked me how things are...now they ask me how things were"
Jesse Winchester
Yep, and when they say "have a nice one" I just politely say, " I do and thanks for noticing"
whirnot
Well-known member
I may not look that old, but there are days I certainly feel that old.
Yeah, but as of yesterday you hve access to new medicine to make you feel better. Much Better......
700rpm
Well-known member
It will take much longer to get back what we have lost in the last 34 years.
cdlwingnut
Junior Member
Dad and I just joined a model A club. I am the "kid" in the club, which is sad since i'll be 40 in a couple of months
quickchange
Well-known member
Well when the pretty ladies say that to me ,I reply im not as good as i once was BUT im as good once as ever i was , That makes them think , Then the younger ones ask mister how fast will it go ?? how about 180 kph. ??? that keeps them quiet.
harleytoprock
Senior Member
I've been asked, when out on my 1927 Harley, if I was the original owner. I say to them, "Well, if I was, let say, 27 years old in 1927and bought it new , I would be 114 years old now." They just give me that blank stare back.
Synchro909
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I too have been asked this question - haven't we all! I once had someone say "Nice car but it's all replica, of course. A car couldn't last THAT long." When I and all the other vintage car owners present assured him they were all original cars restored, the blank look said he couldn't get his head around it.
When I'm asked by a young fellow "How fast does it go?" I answer "I don't know." That is the honest answer because I haven't tried it to the limit but they assume that's what everybody does with their car and can't comprehend that I don't.
Wish I could bottle the looks on their faces!!
When I'm asked by a young fellow "How fast does it go?" I answer "I don't know." That is the honest answer because I haven't tried it to the limit but they assume that's what everybody does with their car and can't comprehend that I don't.
Wish I could bottle the looks on their faces!!
cdlwingnut
Junior Member
The best answer I've given to the question "how fast does it go" and this doesn't matter weather it be on two wheels, four, or has wings, is "Fast enough to scare you"
Purdy Swoft
Well-known member
I've given that same answer many times. I really don't know how fast any of mine will run.
Clem Clement
Well-known member
When they ask how old? My answer is me or the car... I'm always happy to be talked to. Helped promote our hobby and maybe help folks understand how special these care really are and their drivers as well.