Various Topics That I/We May Sometimes Need Help With

[RedHairedandFriendly]

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Looking for the How To instructions/links to help format stories - DG Hear's request. http://forum.literotica.com/showpost.php?p=40282230&postcount=73

Age description without giving age - lance gt: http://forum.literotica.com/showpost.php?p=40289157&postcount=78

First previously discussed topic:

What car in 1955 would have been relatively inexpensive to give a 25 year old graduate, who just completed all the requirements necessary to teach communications at a college. (She is from and lives in the United States.)

The car would be something that 15 years later, under the right care, would still look nice, but show its age.

It would be a car that didn't "break the bank" for her parents, and was given as a gift from them to her. So it would be from a dad's point of view "practical" and from a mom's point of view "cute". And from a parents' I want to spoil my daughter point of view "brand new off the lot".

Any help would greatly be appreciated and anyone with questions about stuff that you may just need a boost in the right general area is more than welcome to post here too.

Also - if any one has a link that would give me reliable weather history from the 1970s that would be great too!

Thank-you!

 

[lance gt]

In those days, a used car was more an appropriate gift. Something like an early 50's or late 40's, especially a convertable, would have been an ideal choice for a girl, or guy. Chrome was huge, so an entry level Ford, Chevy, Dodge, as well as Hudson, Studebaker and Nash, all had suitable models. Go to a site dedicated to older cars of the 40's and 50's and pick one that appeals to you.
I think of the movie La Bamba, that is set in that era and the Dad buys his daughter, Donna a car. Might be a place to look for some ideas.

In Canada, we can go to Environment Canada for info on historical weather. The US has a weather bureau that has the same data I'm sure.

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

Thanks, I'll take a gander at some cars and I'll look for used ones as well.

I had also forgotten about the weather bureau. lol

 

[sr71plt]

A Fiat 600. Small, cheap, basic, but considered (at least a decade later) as more individual and head-turning than a Beetle (which wouldn't be a bad choice either).

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

I knew I would get some good feedback from you folks.

Thank you.

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

She's a very practical young woman, from a practical and boring family. lol

I don't see her in a convertible.

I live near and have visited the Auburn/Cord/Duesenberg Museum, and they have a great collection of cars. Maybe I should take another look see and think about what car I would want as a 25 year old single girl who knows mom and dad worked hard for her gift. I'm sure I could convince the spouse to take me to the museum and look at all the shiny toys.

 

[lance gt]

She's a very practical young woman, from a practical and boring family. lol

I don't see her in a convertible.

I live near and have visited the Auburn/Cord/Duesenberg Museum, and they have a great collection of cars. Maybe I should take another look see and think about what car I would want as a 25 year old single girl who knows mom and dad worked hard for her gift. I'm sure I could convince the spouse to take me to the museum and look at all the shiny toys.

Too bad you missed the Barret/Jackson auction all last week. More 40's-50's cars than you could imagine. Thinking as a Dad, he would want his little girl safe in what she drove. Hudson was a practical {a la Happy Days) car of the day and safe. Any power options would have been an option, so figure that into the equation as well.

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

Too bad you missed the Barret/Jackson auction all last week. More 40's-50's cars than you could imagine. Thinking as a Dad, he would want his little girl safe in what she drove. Hudson was a practical {a la Happy Days) car of the day and safe. Any power options would have been an option, so figure that into the equation as well.

Power options!? I just want it to go. lol

I will enjoy researching the car though, once I'm done deciding what she'll be driving around. She's 40 and she's had the car 15 years, so her style and tastes may have changed, but she's not one to toss out the old just to bring in the new.

 

[sr71plt]

What parent would give their daughter a ponderous, gas-guzzling Hudson to drive to--and try to park at--college?

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

What parent would give their daughter a ponderous, gas-guzzling Hudson to drive to--and try to park at--college?

I don't know! I know nothing about cars! lol

 

[Austin8]

Hey Red, how's it going.

I read your OP. I think if anything, when the parent's got a new car (instead of buying something specific for the grad.) the old family car would have gone to the college student or graduate, to be used until she could earn enough dinero to afford one of her own. Maybe a four door, or station wagon.

Nice to see you posting again BTW.

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

Hey Red, how's it going.

I read your OP. I think if anything, when the parent's got a new car, the old family car would have gone to the college student or graduate, to be used until she could earn enough dinero to afford one of their own. Maybe a four door, or station wagon.

Nice to see you posting again BTW.

Thank-you. It's nice to be back and nice to be seen.

That is a good idea too. She's an only child, so I don't know if a station wagon would be the key, but definitely a four door vehicle.

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

Hmm... if I go with a family "used" car that mom and dad give her than we're talking an even older model than a 1955 or 50s.

She's currently 40, she's had the car for 15 years, so a good family car would be later - but how well did the earlier cars run? Would they have stood the test of time if we move into the early 40s or late 30s?

 

[lance gt]

What parent would give their daughter a ponderous, gas-guzzling Hudson to drive to--and try to park at--college?

Duh, 1955 give you a clue? Back then, bigger was better, remember? Small cars were frowned on as cars for radicals and free-thinkers and not considered a safe choice, especially considering the cars on the road at the time.
Big cars were what was desired by most teens and young adults.

Options were mentioned, because power steering and brakes are great to have, but weren't standard equipment.

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

Duh, 1955 give you a clue? Back then, bigger was better, remember? Small cars were frowned on as cars for radicals and free-thinkers and not considered a safe choice, especially considering the cars on the road at the time.
Big cars were what was desired by most teens and young adults.

Options were mentioned, because power steering and brakes are great to have, but weren't standard equipment.

Breaks weren't standard!? What!?

 

[lance gt]

Breaks weren't standard!? What!?

Power Brakes were an option. Even a radio was in most. Lots of things to consider in your choice.

 

[alwayswantedto]

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[lance gt]

The average length of time people owned a car was 5 yrs. before trading it in.

Any car will last, if it's well maintained, hence the gorgeous classics we admire today.
As you state your family is staid and reserved in nature, their car would reflect that.

 

[Handley_Page]

I suggest some sort of Jaguar.

 

[sr71plt]

I'm sure some adventuresome person could find on the Internet a photo of a student parking lot at a college--and identify some cars. My bet, though, is that the lot would be very small--my bet is that almost no one sent their kid off to college with an automobile in the mid 50s.

 

[lance gt]

I'm sure some adventuresome person could find on the Internet a photo of a student parking lot at a college--and identify some cars. My bet, though, is that the lot would be very small--my bet is that almost no one sent their kid off to college with an automobile in the mid 50s.

Now, take a look back at the OP's question. This car is for a 25 yr. old graduate, not a student. This is a working woman about to teach. not going to classes. It's a first car given to her by her parents, who are reserved in nature, so it would be more to what Dad thinks is the right car, as opposed to what she wants. This is the 50's, women didn't know a good car from another, just that it looked pretty.

 

[sr71plt]

Well, OK, obviously a big ole Hudson, then.

How about a '51 Chevy coupe.

 

[lance gt]

I tend to go with Austin's thoughts that Dad would give her the family car and he would get a new one. Thinking like a Dad, I would have it serviced, so every little thing was working properly and not to mention a full tank of gas to start her off. Mom would have picked the colour, so it would be pretty to a female's POV. If anything, Dad might give in and spring for a colour change to make his little girl happy.

That might help in making a decision, Red.

ETA, she might drive it for a number of years and store it for sentimental reasons, allowing it to show well. She buys her own first car and several after and they don't ride like Dad's old one, so she brings it back out.

Little plot bunny for you.

 

[alwayswantedto]

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[mynameisben]

Thanks, I'll take a gander at some cars and I'll look for used ones as well.

I took a gander at some used cars once, and it pooped on a windshield.