Nostalgia - Flexstones and Flatheads

Nostalgia - Flexstones and Flatheads

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With it getting colder here in New England, us Yankee Autobloggers have to prepare for winter. This often entails a final running of the yard equipment, just today I mulched the rest of the leaves that'd fallen on the back yard. There's nothing quite like the roar of an air-cooled "one-lunger" ringing out through the crisp air. The smell of exhaust brings back memories of long ago, when that same toxic unburned hydrocarbon parfum emanated forth from the tailpipe of passing Delmont 88s and Bobcats, among others. There's something about the way the scent of decay from the leaves mixes with the exhaust and combines with the air's coolness that just brings to mind those stylized pictures of happy family life in the horn-rimmed 1950s - earflap hats, red plaid jackets and all.

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	Nostalgia - Flexstones and Flatheads Filed under: Maintenance, Time Warp, Etc. With it getting colder here in New England, us Yankee Autobloggers have to prepare for winter. This often entails a final running of the yard equipment, just today I mulched the rest of the leaves that'd fallen on the back yard. There's nothing quite like the roar of an air-cooled "one-lunger" ringing out through the crisp air. The smell of exhaust brings back memories of long ago, when that same toxic unburned hydrocarbon parfum emanated forth from the tailpipe of passing Delmont 88s and Bobcats, among others. There's something about the way the scent of decay from the leaves mixes with the exhaust and combines with the air's coolness that just brings to mind those stylized pictures of happy family life in the horn-rimmed 1950s - earflap hats, red plaid jackets and all. More after the jump. Continue reading Nostalgia - Flexstones and Flatheads Permalink \| Email this \| Comments BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time Article published by maitenance
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