Thankful Thursday

Watching classic cars cruising Woodward Avenue in preparation for the 29th Woodward Dream Cruise this Saturday, I was thankful for the generations prior to mine that are keeping the classic car culture alive and also feeling very thankful lately for growing up as a member of Generation X (born between 1965-1980). By the time I obtained my driverโ€™s license in the early โ€˜80s, cars had lost much of their character and pizazz, as proof by the station wagon I first drove, but I wouldnโ€™t change my generation with any other. Iโ€™m also very thankful we eventually made it home after a great evening of cruising and lobster rolls, since it appears cars with character and pizazz can also be very temperamental.

20 responses to “Thankful Thursday”

  1. Didn’t know Generation X actually meant that, but I definitely fit into that category and also prefer older cars from eras gone by, even though I don’t drive or own a car, only small model ones.

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    1. While I still get very excited about a fabulous radio/sound system in my car, I donโ€™t find any of the new cars as cool as the old classics.๐Ÿ™‚

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  2. What a car! (The temperament is a bonus, goes with the colourโ€ฆ)

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    1. Thank you and after last nightโ€™s stalling issues, I donโ€™t think the Baby Boomer driver is speaking to his car yet!๐Ÿ˜

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  3. I’m a Boomer myself and had an early appreciation for the ’67 Impala and ’67 Galaxie 500. There was recently an ‘oldies’ car show nearby and I enjoyed seeing some of these magnificent cars out on the roads that weekend.

    Nice photo!

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    1. Thank you and Iโ€™ve been going to the Dream Cruise since โ€˜98 and love seeing all the old classics cruising!๐Ÿ™‚

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  4. That’s a beautiful and Real car! I’m a Boomer that doesn’t believe in electric cars and never will, they are just a fad.

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    1. Thank you and I always love seeing all the great classics cruising during the Woodward Dream Cruise week!๐Ÿ™‚

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      1. I was at the cruise just once two years ago with my dad and my son. Dad drove a classic of course. My dad passed July 7th, we will miss him. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป Enjoy those beautiful cars!! ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ”ฅ

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  5. “it appears cars with character and pizazz can also be very temperamental.”

    Great line! And that is some car.

    Both my daughters are Gen X. A wonderful generation!

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    1. Thank you and while Iโ€™ve had moments where I wished I had been a writer in Paris during the โ€œLost Generationโ€ of the โ€˜20s and โ€˜30s, there are so many things I loved about growing up when I did and I just canโ€™t bare the thought of missing out on all my favorite movies, books, sports and musicโ€ฆI would have never heard AC/DC!!๐Ÿ˜

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  6. We had a Pontiac convertible like this in the mid-60s. My father’s mid-life crisis car! ๐Ÿคฃ

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    1. Based on the thousands and thousands of cars cruising this week, there are a ton of mid-life crisis going on every decade!!๐Ÿ˜‚

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      1. It never ends! ๐Ÿ˜€

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  7. We have just recently been to an old car show. Sweet machines still shine!

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    1. Love the classics!!๐Ÿ˜Ž

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  8. A fellow Gen Xer here. My first car was very odd, a Citroen Visa which had this sort of coke can sticking out from the steering column with the controls on. My best mate at school called it a space shuttle. Nothing so classy as these American classics

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    1. What a great generation!!๐Ÿ™‚ I love the classic cars and when I get to spend a week surrounded by such cool cars on the road!! Nowadays, the majority of the time Iโ€™m driving all the cars look alike. Looked your first car up and much cooler than my station wagon!!๐Ÿ˜

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