I want to tell you about a blog called Club 51, run by Chris White. It’s a blog for and about people who were born in 1951. I am an honorary member, since I wasn’t born in 1951. ‘Nuff said about that!
See: https://1951club.wordpress.com
Recently Chris had a post on the 1951 DeSoto (a old car for those of you too young to know what a DeSoto is!). When I read it, I thought of the little green Nash Rambler station wagon my family had, the first car I can actually remember. I suggested since Nash Ramblers were popular in the 50s, he might want to do a post on them, And he did. Here it is:
A post in whch I unexpectedly ramble on …
A quote from that post: “The Nash Rambler is a North American automobile that was produced by the Nash Motors division of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation from 1950 to 1954/55. It is widely acknowledged to be the first successful modern American compact car.”
After he posted on the Nash cars, I remembered a song by the Playmates about a Nash Rambler, and I’m giving you the link here because it’s pretty darn funny.
My best friend in High School had a car that looked a lot like that salmon-colored one in the photo – she called it “The Pink Piglet” – and I have many fond memories of adventures in that car. btw – that friend ended up the Principal of said High School when she grew up.
xx,
mgh
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Our station wagon was puke green and had no pick up power!
I’m not sure we would have noticed “no pick up power” – we just used it as a freedom rider (and to collect props for the drama club)
xx, mgh
1951. Before my time. I was just a twinkle 🙂
Lots of enjoyable things on that blog, though, even if you are too young to relate!!!
What a nice post. This Chris White sounds like an amazing fellow to me. The 1951 Club is open to the entire population of the observable universe. Thank you so much Noelle. 😀
Yeah, he does seem like quite a likeable fellow. 😉
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I miss the old style of cars. They were so stylish.
I don’t remember much of the car’s details – it was boxy and had no pickup, and we laughed about it a lot!
So lucky to have an Ancient car preserved by your ansectors.
Cattie, this one was not particularly attractive but it got you where you needed to go – and it did go beep, beep!
I love the pics of Ancient Cars. They had such a Style and Class.
Cattie, this one didn’t have a lot of style but it got you where you needed to go. And it did go beep, beep!
ha ha ha ha ha