Is the wave dead????
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From: Northern Illinois
Oldtimer
Yeah Bill, the Hot Shop's at Broad and 66 th. Street. Gino's cheese stakes in South phily. The carhops bought you burgers and fries and a coke out to your car. Nobody ran away without paying. Everybody had a hold different slant on things. When I was 8 years old at my parents house I sat next to my great uncle James, it was 1957 and my family were having a birthday party for uncle James, he was born on June 6, 1857, he and my grandfather came over from Ireland, Tryone county to get a better life, brought their families, didn't like New York city so they packed up and headed south and found Philadelphia more suitable, after a few years they had to go to war, the civil war. That day he gave me a gift, three bullets they had dug out of his leg. Damn big bullets.
Just being here using a computer, I think back to 1964, wow the cars were rolling icons, I remember driving my first GTO Judge, Yellow with a green swaps on each wheel opening. It had the duel-shift console, you could drive it as a stick shift or just slide it over into 'D' and let it be an automatic. Real performance cars were everywhere. I and some of my friend drove cars to the NADA auction in Bordentown, NJ. I remember my first olds F-85, damn little car but it 'a really rip up the pavement. it was 1964 but it was just a glimpse of what was to com, I lifted the hood and it had a small V8 and on the air cleaner it said "Ultra High Compression" that little baby turned into the Olds 442, a very under rated muscle car.
Wow what a difference now, I get light headed just thinking back. like Bill said you could tell from a 1/8 miles what kind of car was coming at you. And people, all people of any color acted 180 degrees different. They all spoke 'English' There was 'dignity' and people didn't commit crimes just for something to do, but once they did, and they ran out of appeals, they went to the 'Chair'. Say what you might about it, it sure had a chilling effect on people.
But the cars and the roads where so different, you could run wild out in the country roads, and blow out the carbon. We swapped Chevy V8's with 8 guys, 4 on each end and a good stout 3X12 beam, a chine bolted to the intake manifold and out she came and we put an another one in. Swapping transmissions were a 2 hour swap. Pull out a standard 3 speed on the column, to a Hurst 4 speed on the floor. Just use a hammer and a chisel and cut out enough room on the floor for the shifter to stick up through. Wow, the memories !
Just being here using a computer, I think back to 1964, wow the cars were rolling icons, I remember driving my first GTO Judge, Yellow with a green swaps on each wheel opening. It had the duel-shift console, you could drive it as a stick shift or just slide it over into 'D' and let it be an automatic. Real performance cars were everywhere. I and some of my friend drove cars to the NADA auction in Bordentown, NJ. I remember my first olds F-85, damn little car but it 'a really rip up the pavement. it was 1964 but it was just a glimpse of what was to com, I lifted the hood and it had a small V8 and on the air cleaner it said "Ultra High Compression" that little baby turned into the Olds 442, a very under rated muscle car.
Wow what a difference now, I get light headed just thinking back. like Bill said you could tell from a 1/8 miles what kind of car was coming at you. And people, all people of any color acted 180 degrees different. They all spoke 'English' There was 'dignity' and people didn't commit crimes just for something to do, but once they did, and they ran out of appeals, they went to the 'Chair'. Say what you might about it, it sure had a chilling effect on people.
But the cars and the roads where so different, you could run wild out in the country roads, and blow out the carbon. We swapped Chevy V8's with 8 guys, 4 on each end and a good stout 3X12 beam, a chine bolted to the intake manifold and out she came and we put an another one in. Swapping transmissions were a 2 hour swap. Pull out a standard 3 speed on the column, to a Hurst 4 speed on the floor. Just use a hammer and a chisel and cut out enough room on the floor for the shifter to stick up through. Wow, the memories !
You forgot to mention that when a man gave you his word and shook your hand, it was a binding contract.
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04
If you didn't live through those slower times, or the air of respect for everyone and everything they own, then you may not understand our feelings about the past... its not that we are living in the past... we just remember how simple life was back then. I know your comment on being really really old was not meant with disrespect. The Movie American Graffiti is something all you youngsters should watch.. its a real close depiction of the times us ancient aliens lived through. Those times where magic and we did it without a cell phone or a computer.
Bill aka ET
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From: Hohenfels
I wave every chance I get but there is not a lot of us here in germany. Its just like the Jeeps as well most of the new guys with jeeps will not wave either. most of the waves I get are from older jeeps and vets.
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Back in 1953, Corvette owners quickly jumped on this wave notion. I know Bikers and truckers may feel they started it, but the wave quickly grew to be what it is from the WWII jeep roots back in 1945.
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From: Northern Illinois
Oldtimer
Some of us are older than that too. There are many great things about the past that have fallen by the wayside. That doesn't mean we don't embrace new things, or new ideas.
If you didn't live through those slower times, or the air of respect for everyone and everything they own, then you may not understand our feelings about the past... its not that we are living in the past... we just remember how simple life was back then. I know your comment on being really really old was not meant with disrespect. The Movie American Graffiti is something all you youngsters should watch.. its a real close depiction of the times us ancient aliens lived through. Those times where magic and we did it without a cell phone or a computer.
Bill aka ET
If you didn't live through those slower times, or the air of respect for everyone and everything they own, then you may not understand our feelings about the past... its not that we are living in the past... we just remember how simple life was back then. I know your comment on being really really old was not meant with disrespect. The Movie American Graffiti is something all you youngsters should watch.. its a real close depiction of the times us ancient aliens lived through. Those times where magic and we did it without a cell phone or a computer.
Bill aka ET
No bike helmets, played ball in the street, swam in the creek, played army using gasoline to simulate explosions, knew what time to be home for supper without being told, didn't wear our school clothes or shoes out to play in, would pack our lunch and be gone all day and never thought about being abducted by a stranger, etc., etc. We could just be kids and enjoy life. Yes, those were the days and I miss them more with each passing year. I'll cherish those memories forever.
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From: Hohenfels
FYI, this whole wave idea had its roots here in the United States back in 1945. Service men, mostly Army who were returning from the Asian and European theaters, we able to bring home a crate boxed disassemble jeep, for 80 dollars. Back in the states, these jeeps started to appear through out the US. Back then they were very easily recognizable. These brothers in arms began to wave to each other because the Jeep represented their deployment in the War. There were very few imports back in the forties, but it was these jeeps that started it all.. even though some imports from the UK adopted this same wave.
Back in 1953, Corvette owners quickly jumped on this wave notion. I know Bikers and truckers may feel they started it, but the wave quickly grew to be what it is from the WWII jeep roots back in 1945.
Back in 1953, Corvette owners quickly jumped on this wave notion. I know Bikers and truckers may feel they started it, but the wave quickly grew to be what it is from the WWII jeep roots back in 1945.
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From: Chilliwack B.C.
I get about 80% return wave.
I was meeting up with our group on the side of the onramp on Friday when another Vette group (a bunch of C6 & C5's) passed by & saw us. They got our attention by honking & waving.
Long live 'The Wave'!
I was meeting up with our group on the side of the onramp on Friday when another Vette group (a bunch of C6 & C5's) passed by & saw us. They got our attention by honking & waving.
Long live 'The Wave'!
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Not only is the wave alive and well, tonight I pulled into a gas station and a guy in a black 2013 Z06 vert was waiting to say hi to me. That's right me in a 97 C5. I didn't even see the car till I got out of mine and all I could say was, WOW! Then the new car smell hit me. It only had twelve hundred miles. We talked a few minutes and both got back on the road
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
Not only is the wave alive and well, tonight I pulled into a gas station and a guy in a black 2013 Z06 vert was waiting to say hi to me. That's right me in a 97 C5. I didn't even see the car till I got out of mine and all I could say was, WOW! Then the new car smell hit me. It only had twelve hundred miles. We talked a few minutes and both got back on the road
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From: Frisco Texas
Waved at a ZR1 on the Freeway and the jackass tried to race me. Not interested in killing myself or anyone else today thank you. Guy was probably about 20 years older than me... and stock so he would have got his *** handed to him.
