<VV> Sports Sedans or ............... What the Heck is a

[Arjay Morgan]

  True story:
  My 64 Monza convert has curb feelers -- spiral, springy, chrome curb feelers. Mounted properly on the passenger side at the rear of the front wheelwell and the front of the rear wheelwell, just about rocker high.
   
  Last week, while in the Zephyrhills City Hall taking out election papers, one of the 30-something city planners burst in, asking what were those "squiggley things" sticking out of the car for.
   
  After getting over my shock, and realizing that this feller probably wasn't old enough to have ever seen a curb feeler, I explained their history and usefulness to him. That led to a discussion of Necker's Knobs and their usefulness.
   
  I left, papers in hand, realizing that I had entered that stage of life known as Old Fossildom
   
  Arjay Morgan
   
   
   
   
   
  Message: 3
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:21:46 -0500
From: "Louis C. Armer,Jr." <carmerjr at mindspring.com>
Subject: <VV> Sports Sedans or ...............  What the Heck is a
 Fender Skirt (humor) 
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>
>I came across this phrase in a book yesterday "FENDER SKIRTS". A 
>term I haven't heard in a long time and thinking about "fender 
>skirts" started me thinking about other words that quietly disappear 
>from our language with hardly a notice.
>
>Like "curb feelers" and "steering knobs." Since I'd been thinking of 
>cars, my mind naturally went that direction first. Any kids will 
>probably have to find some elderly person over 50 to explain some of 
>these terms to you.
>
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