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My Grandpa was driving when some T-bird ran a light. My brother and I were in the back seat and we slammed into the front seats ripping the skin off our knees. Cars didn't have seatbelts back then. My Grandpa almost kicked it but recovered. We were only going about 40 mph. View full size.

Car show at Chapel Hill Mall in Akron, Ohio, 1977. My friends and I put our cars in this show. Too bad the mall is about to close its doors for good. View full size.

I watched them film the show Dallas one time and Steve posed for a shot. He is very laid back and cool in person. Great actor I might add. View full size.

The show Dallas shot some scenes at my girlfriend's Dad's house east of Plano, Texas. Susan Howard was on the set that day and posed for a picture. She is a very good actor and very nice in person. View full size.

This was around 1987 or '88 if I remember right. Location was Parker, Texas, east of Plano. View full size.

My Grandpa telling me the rules of riding. I think he was telling me not to drip any gasoline on his driveway, but I don't remember for sure. View full size.

She lived out in the country in Portage County, Ohio, and we loved going over there. She spoiled us like no other. View full size.

My Dad wouldn't let me get a car when I was 16, even though I had the money saved up. I later was making up for lost time. View full size.

This was taken in Wooster Ohio around 1943-1944. View full size.

Northeast Ohio around 1940. View full size.

Ellet, Ohio, outside of Akron. My brother and his friend. View full size.

My Grandpa was a master mechanic and he was proud of his new carm a 67 Chevelle, two tone blue, 327 4 barrel. First time out in the southwest and she's running mighty fine. View full size.

She baked a cake for my 2 year birthday and was getting me to blow out the candles. It wasn't hard, I mean two candles, really? View full size.

Circa mid-1930s in then rural Commerce Township, Michigan.

This is a photo of my uncle and father probably taken at the summer rental house on Commerce Lake that they stayed at for a couple summers before they moved here permanently from Detroit. Not too long before, the Depression had them living in a tent for the summer in northern Michigan. They eventually ended up buying land and building their own houses. To make it in life, you have to fight for what you get. View full size.

Newark City Subway PCC car, circa winter 1974. Franklin Avenue Loop. The subway line has since been extended. These cars were first used on the system in 1946. View full size.