In 1969, I was a 7yr old kid excited about the Apollo program, and thinking of cramming matcheads into soda cans to make a rocket.
Vernon Estes probably saved my limbs & my eyesight. One of my teachers gave my mom an Estes catalog, and she ordered me a model rocketry starter kit.
Same kit's available to this day:
I loved my first Alpha as much as I loved my first car.
My 69
Edit: I can't seem to get this to work on my phone. I'll have to edit this post when I get to a WiFi hot spot.
resto-mod 69 camaro...schaaawing!
Born 15 August, 1769
My 69. Some finishing still required
4cylndrfury wrote: resto-mod 69 camaro...schaaawing!
I think that's a 67.
4cylndrfury wrote: resto-mod 69 camaro...schaaawing!
Dude- you are 2 pages late.
My dad's 1969 AMX
Since we are calling out my favorite time period. Apollo program, Estes rockets; don't forget the Schwinn's.
5 kids and 4 bikes. Looks like the kid in red who just rolled up is about to get pushed to the ground and have his awesome bike taken by the older kids.
I think the kid in yellow is the trouble maker.
Estes rockets.. ah the memories. Wait.. what am I talking about? I have an unassembled Alpha and half a dozen engines in the laundry room right now, and two launch pads.
I couldn't hang with the kidz on the Krates, my Schwinn was a Typhoon, and far too heavy to keep up with Stingrays and the like. Even though it was a 2 speed, the front and saddlebag baskets slowed it down. I needed them on there for my paper route.
About this time in '69, I started working for Burger Chef...
hamburgers for 12 cents. Fresh ground beef was a dollar for 3 pounds at the neighborhood grocer. Then they had this 2nd Atlanta Pop Festival nearby, and the hippies flooded the area.
..don't remember much of what happened after that...
I'm partial to the fastbacks.
Not crazy about the 1969 one year only shifter though.
My '69
Damn, Tom, that brings back serious memories.
At about that time, I drove a real motorcycle for the first time (a 2 speed Harley Davidson.. 65cc), and bought (co-owned) my first motorized vehicle (50cc Ducati MoPed, bought at JCPenneys). Younger readers won't know that such things were possible, but it's true.
Wrong year, but while we've got vintage schwinn's on the brain, here was my first 20" bike:
Per Schroeder wrote: Wrong year, but while we've got vintage schwinn's on the brain, here was my first 20" bike:
Damn Per, I didn't realize you were that young! 
Yea, I had one in 76, when I was five.
Per
is this legal to do?
XB-70 Valkryie
Another one I regret selling. Poncho 455, ported 96 heads, nice cam, longtubes, aluminum intake, etc., etc...
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