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A mere few decades ago I bought this chocolate bar somewhere locally. I can't find it even online today, so now it's a rare NOS candy bar. I kept it for its celebration of Sting Rays. It's a '64 with the hood indents and no cookie sheets and appears to have knockoffs. The fascinating part is that the driver looks exactly like our very own Benton Bilbrey. Same beefy look, same shades, same friendly and open approach to the world around him. The eerie part is that Benton also celebrates the '64 Vette. Coincidence? Or do '64s naturally attract his kind of driver? Something to think about. (I don't mean to single out Benton with the "Mid-Life Crisis" label, since that might apply to all of us; still ... )
A mere few decades ago I bought this chocolate bar somewhere locally. I can't find it even online today, so now it's a rare NOS candy bar. I kept it for its celebration of Sting Rays. It's a '64 with the hood indents and no cookie sheets and appears to have knockoffs. The fascinating part is that the driver looks exactly like our very own Benton Bilbrey. Same beefy look, same shades, same friendly and open approach to the world around him. The eerie part is that Benton also celebrates the '64 Vette. Coincidence? Or do '64s naturally attract his kind of driver? Something to think about. (I don't mean to single out Benton with the "Mid-Life Crisis" label, since that might apply to all of us; still ... )
Lou
Yeah, RIGHT, for most guys here we would have to live to be 130++ to be considered middle aged. That ship has sailed I am sorry to say.
St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18-‘19-'20-'21-'22-'23-'24
When I finally got back into a Vette - my C-4 in 2008, one of the guys at the race track joked about a mid-life crisis. I said no, I started out with a Vette, and had several but in mid-life I had to do the house and kids thing and was Vette-less for 32 years. Getting the '92 put an END to my mid-life crisis!
Well, the longer the midlife part of life lasts, the better.
As far as cars go I never really did grow up. I have been stuck in the 50s/60s pretty much my entire life having owned MANY sports, muscle, antique and special interest cars since I was 19. I could care less about new cars even though I sold them for a living for quite some time. Never really had a mid life crisis I guess I just lived right through it.
Dang, Lou! I’m slipping at the ripe old middle age of 38...it took me almost a waking day to catch this!
You are one of my favorite folks on forum or off. This makes me smile. It’s totally me!
And it's great to see that you're cruising around with the same fetching blonde as in your candy bar days. You '64 drivers definitely know how to have fun!
St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18-‘19-'20-'21-'22-'23-'24
Originally Posted by LouieM
And it's great to see that you're cruising around with the same fetching blonde as in your candy bar days. You '64 drivers definitely know how to have fun!
The secret is getting out - women LOVE 64's! Look how many of us are jumping on the bandwagon. Benton figured it out long ago but add up how many more of us are joining the club!
A mere few decades ago I bought this chocolate bar somewhere locally. I can't find it even online today, so now it's a rare NOS candy bar. I kept it for its celebration of Sting Rays. It's a '64 with the hood indents and no cookie sheets and appears to have knockoffs. The fascinating part is that the driver looks exactly like our very own Benton Bilbrey. Same beefy look, same shades, same friendly and open approach to the world around him. The eerie part is that Benton also celebrates the '64 Vette. Coincidence? Or do '64s naturally attract his kind of driver? Something to think about. (I don't mean to single out Benton with the "Mid-Life Crisis" label, since that might apply to all of us; still ... )
Lou
Louie would be a perfect Christmas gift for Benton!!
Louie would be a perfect Christmas gift for Benton!!
Did Benton pay you to say that?
OK I'll wrap it up and put it under the Christmas tree and if Benton shows up here in California by Christmas morning, it's his!
As far as cars go I never really did grow up. I have been stuck in the 50s/60s pretty much my entire life having owned MANY sports, muscle, antique and special interest cars since I was 19. I could care less about new cars even though I sold them for a living for quite some time. Never really had a mid life crisis I guess I just lived right through it.
This is pretty much my own story as well. I've had comments about my GTO's being a product of my 'middle age crisis' (I guess I'll live to 116) and my response is: "no, I've had this car since I was 21 years old.....I simply never got rid of it." But this thread is about Benton, his '64, his wife, and his life----which all seem to be right with the cosmos. That candy bar image is uncanny, pun intended.
12-14-2018, 10:20 AM
Sting Ray chocolate bar + Benton
Dennis
