Posted 12 years ago
toolate2
(95 items)
These are of my father. The first is him in 1944 showing off the used bike a neighbor had just given him. Dad's family was very poor and could never afford to buy him one. The neighbor--old man Meaney-- had an extra and gave it to my dad. Look at his face. That's a happy kid! He was like thirteen years old and that's his first bike... It looks like a Columbia maybe. Anyway, fast forward sixty or so years and there he is in the second picture showing off the 1936 Elgin I restored for him. While he enjoyed the gesture he never did ride it. His right knee was to painful by this time.. Guess I waited to long. Thanks for looking!
Nice story.
Thanks kingboat and everybody!!!
Thanks for the love Beaux!!!
Thanks Kerry!
Anytime toolate, I really enjoyed the story line behind this one too!!
We take so much for granted these days. A lot of people from dad's generation really did have it much harder...
Thanks Scandi! I got a little teary myself writing it... Thanks olegaclockman47!!
Thank you. You're very kind...
What a great photo toolate ! I love his happy face on both and the wind propeller on his his first bike now that was one cool kid out for a ride ! :-)
Mani, he's talked about this bike and the neighbor kindness many times over the years. It meant a lot to him. Thanks for the love you guys!!!
Thanks ozmarty!!!
Thanks for sharing this. What a great story
Very special !!!! You're a good man !!! Just goes to show it's Never Too Late !
Thanks for the love guys!!
Thats a great memory to have of your father, thanks for sharing!
Thanks chev59 and officialfuel!!!
Thanks for the love love.anything.old! I guess it still counts even though you love anything old...lol...
Thanks egreeley1976!
Thanks macrobabe!!
Phil, Want to take a stab at this one?
Thank you Amy! We don't look anything alike... I think the milkman may have...well, anyway, thank you!!
Thanks Bruce!!
Great photos toolate2! A grouping in a multiple frame would look Great on your wall !!
Thanks guys!
What great pictures, great story and most of all great memories of your dad.
Thanks for the love Kathycat!!
Thanks miKKo!!
Thanks Kevin!!
GREAT photos!
scott
Thanks Scott!
SCANDI! No need to apologize. But, you are missed!!
That man of many names...PhilDavidAlexanderMorris... Has taken my fathers photo from the 1940's and worked his magic. Check it out! I've made it the first picture you see and moved the original over to the far right. I love it! Thanks Phil for making a great old photo look new again!!!
Thanks tony! I love this one especially!!!
Thanks vetraio50!!
Thanks petey!!
Thanks gargoylecollector!!
Thanks flask fenwiki and Luckyace68!!
Thanks vanskyock24 !!
Thanks antiquerose , sarah, and agh!!!
His smile is worth more than any bike ever made.
A post full of tenderness, love it!
Nothing more beauty that a kid smiling as your father here, adorable story and photos toolate, thanks so much for share!
Lovely bike, dad and son! Never to late to show kindness and caring! I'm sure he must have seen that it was more than just restoration.
Thank you fhrjr2, Miss Vintage, and Elisabethan for your love and for your kind words.
Thanks for the love Roy, Jewels and PatSea!! I almost didn't see you guys there.... I got kinda caught up reading the comments....lol...
Thanks shawnicus!!
Well done. Did you restore it yourself?
Thanks Sirildo! Yes I did...
Thanks Rattletrap & kaputs11.....
Thanks oseatme & Rustfarm!!!