Lead Sleds in Postcards 4

1951 Mercury, “Big Orange.”

A small crowd of folks with a little grey here and there. Lead sleds. Lead was used as the filler post WWII. These are old white guys low riders. The precursors to the low riders, and tho just as much work they are simpler in design. The boys in my neighborhood all customized their cars when I was a kid. They removed the badging and the handles and locks. Little squares of primer marked these cars as loved.

Today they are in museums.

Yes, we diet coked and dined, and hugged Poolie. We shot cars, and were grateful that we got there in time as the freeways all over the city were stopped. I’ll go back and see these again.

• Himself: Worked really hard all day today…and got a little laundry done.
• Herself: Lots of donations….it was just a lovely thing.
• Reading: Taking a break from the early alphabet letters and reading “V is for Vengeance.”
• Balance: Gratitude.