Thanks David. In the 60s and 70s those cars were considered daily drivers so it would be normal to hack out the center strip. Doing so nowadays would be just plain crazy. In the 60s and 70s those cars were driven year round even in the winters. I remember one been driven in the steelworks.
Beautiful ride..I had 76 vette man those days sitting in gardens parking lot on our hoods with the most awesome piece of Dinos pizza for 50cents giant slice lol all hanging out laughing watching the ladies walk by on a beautiful summer night or concerts awesome concerts like Rush,April wine!Trooper Heart and Bee Gees to name a few for 7 bucks a ticket 🎫 with a usual guest band ..we got to stand in front of the stage place was jammed and to exit
Awe ....
Those were the days my friend, I thought they would never end. So relative. Watch Mary Hopkin sing the lyrics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnxTT7XXMPA
Hey Curtis - your comments are spot on of what Queen was like those days. I encourage you to post about your experiences on Queen. I remember Dino’s now that you mentioned this Pizza place. I and others would love to see your comments as a post to enjoy and bring back those memories. Thanks
@Joseph Coccimiglio remember the song well and smile when you said it ..I loved it then it feels like being deserted like a best friend now..guess it’s the way life shoots a bad joke our way but not funny..onward my friend ~Curtis 😁
@Curtis Balint its nice chatting with you. The first time I seen Frankie Mattalo's split window dark candy apple red Corvette was in front of the Algoma theater. I fell in love with that car and the rumble of the exhaust was out of this world. What a magnificent car. To this day the sight and sound of that car is ingrained in my mind. I am glad the mention of Mary Hopkin,s song has put a smile on your face.
@Joseph Coccimiglio indeed did Joseph it did!memories I loved it then and long now..we had one of those two people swings in the backyard?just fun my grandpas wood shop he always had the need he came to Canada well here in 1926 a draftsman then head electrical engineer.in Algoma steel..my grandma had flowers they were everywhere2 huge apple trees in the front yard those huge white flowers and cherry trees,plums I was in my glory !getting myself
@Joseph Coccimiglio speaking of cars we adored I remember Micheal Palumbo's Chevy SS all black of course in Bayview his mother was Millie she owned that confectionery on the corner and Jenny’s like 4 houses down from hers with her confectionery and always lived in peace like one big family I knew everybody went to St.Stans since long gone people have grown and some passed my best buddy Eugene and Tullio Fata Eddie Kennis Junior panko Errol
@Curtis Balint Yea I lived in Bayview as well and went to St Stans too. We used to gather at Bear's billiards right across from Millies. Some nights there were 20 , 30 cars parked around there, from Demons, Camaros Roadrunners, Cudas you name it they were there. Yes those were the days my Friend!
>>>>>>>The story behind the split window >>>>>>> 1963 marked the debut of the Split Window Corvette. Soon it became apparent the split window created a partial obstructed rear view. But it was not enough to be classified as illegal, nonetheless some owners opted to remove the divider strip and install a one piece glass. The modification provided improved
visibility but the modification lowered the value of those Corvettes that were modified. General Motors then dropped the split window design in the 1964 model. The combination of the radical modification and the redesign of the 1964 model created an insatiable appetite for the remaining unmolested 1963 Corvettes. Fast Forward to the mid Seventies when Frankie Mattalo, a lifelong Corvette enthusiast was fortunate enough to scoop up one of those unmolested 1963 Split Window Corvettes. The attached pic courtesy of 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window | Vintage Motorsport is used to illustrate the iconic Split window design of the 1963 Corvette. The lower pics are vintage pics produced with film photography of Frankie's Corvette. Eventually Frankie would sell his Split Window Corvette to purchase his prized possession 1986 Corvette Indianapolis 500 Official Pace Car which he still owns today. Please donate to the Sault Area Hospital Fund via link below and reference Cruizin Queen.