My Dad was only seven but he tells me that when he heard the news on the radio he knew that his life had somehow changed. And he also says that he remembers that he cried on the Day The Music Died. He also remembers that his parents would not console him because he wasn't supposed to be listening to that "jungle music". Dad would turn the radio to 710 AM, WHB, World's Happiest Broadcasters, when his parents weren't home. WHB was a pioneer in Top 40 and Dad still keeps the radio in his first car set on AM 710, even though it is now a different format. He has a concealed FM radio for the Oldies and current Rock' Roll.
WHB:
http://www.worldshappiestbroadcasters.com/
Some people think that Dad is half a bubble off plumb but he is a die-hard Rocker and always will be. His first car is named "Teri's" and his hot rod, a '41 Cadillac 62 Series De Luxe coupe with a '64 Cad 390 equipped with an early El Dorado six-pack setup is named "Twilight Time".
Well, the motor is bored and stroked up to like 460 and maybe does 425 HP but that is not the issue as on the highway it will yield around 19-20 mpg if he keeps his foot out of it but he says there is no fun in keeping his foot out of it, so there ya go.
Just can't get past the sound of those six barrels sucking in!
He knows Junior Johnson.
He builds his own engines.
And............................................... .................
.......he gave me his Corvette!
1968 427-cid 435-hp V-8 with 11.0:1 compression ratio, 4-speed manual transmission, and three two-barrel carburetors. With A/C. Safari Yellow. Black interior. Convertible. 80,000 miles.
ROCK AND ROLL!
Sally.