Careful man, there's a lot of Grandpas on this chat site. We may not all like skinny girls with holes in their eyelids!! Why do we have to aquire modesty now, seem s kinda late.:bla:
So you'll be racing in a Speedo this year?o No: Really, I'm not trying to pick a fight... I'm just pointing out that the vintage shots are hot, but that the cheesecake current photo's IMHO only serve to cheapen an admitted drag race icon. She doesn't need to keep posing like she's still trying to sell shifters out of the back of a panel truck. I think she's a really cool lady who's already made a name for herself. She can rest on her laurels now.:TU:
RDL, You've got a lot to learn. I also was a much better driver years ago, and certainly much better looking. :laugh: But that doesn't mean I have to stop driving my car which I've had forever, and love it because I'm past my prime, and younger people think we should step aside and play shuffleboard. When I fire up my car, I'm 18 in my head, and waiting for the tree to come down with the R's up there really takes me to another world. The world that people like Linda Vaughn, Jungle Pam, and others embellished for us and continue to somehow keep doing it. You'll find out someday that the voyage is more important than the getting there, and the only thing limiting the time of the voyage is in your own head and with the Lord above. Could give a **** less what others think about it, you can't please everybody. Linda Vaughn as you know has been doing this for 40 years, and what you may not know, is that those of us fortunate enough to experience 60's and 70's first hand, don't see her the same way you do, but more like she was years back. Kinda like the people you love, especially your spouse and family. Good thing or my wife would have broomed me out years ago. :grin: You can have your Lindsay Lohans, Brittany, Paris, and the other "queens" of today. The mark of class, though, is do what you want, not what you're supposed to because a lot of younger people think you belong in Depends in nursing home. I won't be around to see them after 40 years in the business like LV and JP, but I'll lay odds of 1,000,000 to 1 that they won't be around or look as good to you (at the time) as they two legends do. You think you'll still want to look at skinny, spoiled brats then? More power to you if you do, but you'll be missing a lot of life. I'm not. Now pegleg's another story completely......then again, he does drive a Ford...ou: Now open your hymnals to # 214, and give generously to the collection plate, rev needs a new set of Polyglas. :TU:
I think LV is still a showgirl and always has been. Perhaps she's not as attractive to some people as she used to be but quite possibly to some people she is very attractive. I'll bet there are a few guys in their 60's and 70's that would love to have a gal looking great like LV does. Not my personal taste but to each their own. Our preferences change as we age. I'm 42 and I'm more apt to 'check out' a 36 year old 'yummy mummy' than a teen air-head. By the way, thanks for the kind words DaveH, it was super meeting you and your brother as well as Tom Payne and the other racers and it was great racing you as well! The Pure Stock events are filled with fantastic people like yourselves. I really enjoy this aspect of the hobby/obsession.
Again, I'm not trying to pick a fight with anyone... and at 44, I'm not a kid with designs on the pasty Lohans of the world either. Give me some credit. I'll stop now because I really don't want to offend anyone or have this evolve into more than just one guy's humble observation. Cheers.
I'm not all that old either...but I give her a lot of credit for sticking with the muscle car crowd, she must love her life... At Freds show last year. Should be seeing her there this July 28th. Roberta, if you want anything from her, I would be happy to get it for you as I will be at the BPG event the following week...
Gotta say I'm a little older than most here, but I'm with rdl on this one. I'm not too keen on 18 year old air heads, but there is a dividing line somewhere. No offense meant, but some just can't see where the line is.
John, etc. Dave pretty well explained it. As far as the old vs. young thing goes we aren't blind, we can tell they've aged. In the case of Jungle Pam and Linda, it's a case of two pretty classy ladies who've earned our respect by being around for 30 odd years, and remaining true to the people who made them famous. Won't happen with Paris or Lindsay. Liz Taylor doesn't qualify, she wouldn't know a Hurst product from a can of peanuts. Might not be the brightest bulb in the fixture either. If all you are looking at is physical appearance you're missing the point. I can't drive like I used to, and i certainly don't look like I did 40 years ago ( I was 6'3" and blonde!) and all the girls thought I was cool. (The older I get the Faster/better I was.) Eventually you will have the sport and the world to yourselves, until then, we're going to oogle Pam and Linda.:beers2: Dave, Ted and I are going to continue to harrass you guys until we can't remember which pedal stops the car. Adds some spice to your lives, and gives us something to giggle about. ou:
so, that will be some time next week ?? :moonu: :moonu: :moonu: please be advised this was a joke. no geriatric racers were harmed in the testing of this product.
Hey Donny, Wait till Pegleg and Dave end up driving Rascals. Those HotRodders will find a way to hook up nitrous or blowers to those things and hunt your small block a$$ down!:spank:
Rascals? I'm not interested in it unless it has a clutch. I've never yet run an automatic trans, girlie-boy car on a drag strip yet, don't plan to start. You guys will all be riding E85 Segways the way things are going. No thanks. Donny, be nice now.
Donny, If you believe my 15 year old daughter it's already happened. I get a driving instruction every day, can't wait until she actually has a license. But seriously, I'd be more than happy to have one of the younger crowd show me how to drive a three speed, maybe I could learn something. :grin: Incidently, pegleg is more than a name, I have only one operating leg. the other, my right, is stiff at the knee. I operate the clutch and brake with my left worn out wobbly, 65 year old leg.
You guys know I was joking... I respect the jeck out of you guys, Dave H is one of my heros.....:beers2: I can only hope to live long enough to drag race with my left turn signal on and have no one mention it to me :TU:
Yeah, yeah, yeah........ And don't mention the loose gas cap at Commerce or the infamous DQ for no long pants.........losing keys at Norwalk and hot wiring the car...... ....and at the risk of further abuse, at Beaver Springs this past weekend, I went over to the staging lanes for first round eliminations.....and Tom Cannon told me to go back and get my pull over sweats from the trailer............Yup, once again........:laugh: ...or the time at the Mondello Olds Nationals when my T handle came loose on a good 2-3 power shift and I smashed my hand on the dash. Wasn't in gear, so I grabbed the stick and jammed it in third and popped the clutch and nailed it. Car nosed down with both rear wheels locked up while I was pumping the gas, then noticed the engine was off. Apparently I had hit the ignition key and shut it off. Huge screeching noise from the Mickey Thompsons I had on the car that day. As soon as I saw the key, I flipped it on and nearly blew both mufflers off the car. Got laughing so hard, I just drove by the timing shack and right up on the trailer. Nah we won't talk about that either...........:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Pegleg, my hat's off to you for racing that stick shift with your leg. Certainly not the easiest thing to do. How in the world do you stage the car? I rolled back out of the lights 6 straight times at Beaver due to the huge holes at the starting lane. Not the easiest thing to do.
:laugh: Dave, If I had your legs you couldn't PAY me to wear shorts :error: Actual answer, I have a line lock. I creep into the lights and the car stays put. Not sure How I would have handled Beaver, probably set the brake on drag and tried to stage that way. I'm not going to tell you all my "stupid stories" I'm going to use my selective senior moment switch. I still have some pieces of a T10 cluster gear caused by one of my world famous Ronnie Sox impersonations. My 2-3 turned out to be a 2-1. Did not laugh,. cost too much.
Dave, all that stuff is exactly why you're our hero! Nobody likes a show-off. Everybody loves the guy who's not afraid to show he's human. :TU: Now, how about another picture of a pretty girl?
