Thanks, Ellen. Every generation thinks they had it the best (or worst.) But of course, I know that the 70s was the best decade for music. But probably not buses. 😉🤣
It really does look like they’re having a conversation, ha! One of my old friends use to flip old vans and bring them back to life. He had one that reminds me of the blue one in the photo.
Yup, you are lucky. My dad was an insurance claims adjuster back in the days of the VW van. He told tales about them. Said that based on the severity of injuries and death during head-on collisions, they were the most dangerous vehicles ever made. This made for interesting dinner conversations in my childhood home (I think there's a story in this somewhere).
I think they've hammered out those problems with the new VW ID. Buzz. : )
I believe it. During my college years, I worked for a donut shop and frequently drove this Dodge van that had the engine located behind the front seats. There was nothing in front of me but the street. I was unnerving. I felt the same way when I drove the VW van a few years later.
I don’t think I wore a seatbelt until the late 70s or early 80s and I was born in 1960. I think our Impala has lap belts in the front but none in the back.
A speaker at an Optimist Club meeting in 1984 revealed the statistics related to wearing seatbelts. With that knowledge, I realized it would be insane to continue not to wear a seatbelt. I installed belts in my wife's Maverick, and I began to use the belts in my company car.
Yeah, it is crazy to think how, as kids, we just climbed around the car and sat anywhere. I had seatbelts in my '73 Cutlass S, but never wore them. Then I had a friend get in my car in the early 80s and say to me, "I'm not going anywhere with you until you put your seatbelt on." I started wearing one ever since.
Amen. And, this coming from a mostly atheist, says a lot. thx.
Thanks, Ellen. Every generation thinks they had it the best (or worst.) But of course, I know that the 70s was the best decade for music. But probably not buses. 😉🤣
It really does look like they’re having a conversation, ha! One of my old friends use to flip old vans and bring them back to life. He had one that reminds me of the blue one in the photo.
Those old buses had character. 😉 Thanks, Justin.
Err, bus, I should say. 🤣
I drove a VW bus in the mid to late 70's. It got great gas mileage, but no A/C and not much of a heater. Thank God I never got into a head-on crash!
Yup, you are lucky. My dad was an insurance claims adjuster back in the days of the VW van. He told tales about them. Said that based on the severity of injuries and death during head-on collisions, they were the most dangerous vehicles ever made. This made for interesting dinner conversations in my childhood home (I think there's a story in this somewhere).
I think they've hammered out those problems with the new VW ID. Buzz. : )
I believe it. During my college years, I worked for a donut shop and frequently drove this Dodge van that had the engine located behind the front seats. There was nothing in front of me but the street. I was unnerving. I felt the same way when I drove the VW van a few years later.
Our neighbor had one in the 60s. It was fun to ride in. Safety wasn’t a big concern for automakers back then.
I had to put seatbelts in a ‘74 Ford Maverick. I didn’t come with any.
I don’t think I wore a seatbelt until the late 70s or early 80s and I was born in 1960. I think our Impala has lap belts in the front but none in the back.
A speaker at an Optimist Club meeting in 1984 revealed the statistics related to wearing seatbelts. With that knowledge, I realized it would be insane to continue not to wear a seatbelt. I installed belts in my wife's Maverick, and I began to use the belts in my company car.
Yeah, it is crazy to think how, as kids, we just climbed around the car and sat anywhere. I had seatbelts in my '73 Cutlass S, but never wore them. Then I had a friend get in my car in the early 80s and say to me, "I'm not going anywhere with you until you put your seatbelt on." I started wearing one ever since.
Darned cute, Mark! Photos can be such great inspirations for writing.
Absolutely. That is how I find many stories. Thanks.