Car Humor/Trivia for the Day
Sep 7, 2017 07:11:44 #
Humor for the day!! Enjoy!!
The Stolen Car
The proud owner of a magnificent 1956 Chevrolet convertible, wrote to say he had restored the car to perfection over the last few years, and sent this:
On a very warm summer afternoon he decided to take his car to town. It needed gas, as the gauge was practically on empty, but he wanted ice cream, so he headed first to his favourite ice cream shop.
He had trouble finding a parking space and had to park the car down a side street.
He noticed a group of young guys standing around smoking cigarettes and eyeing the car rather covetously. He was a bit uneasy leaving it there, but people often take interest in such an old and well-preserved car, so he went off to enjoy his ice cream.
The line at the ice cream shop was long and it took him quite a while to return to his car. When he did, his worst fears were realized... his car was gone.
He called the police and reported the theft.
About ten minutes later the police called him to say they had found the car abandoned near a gas station a few miles out of town.
It was unharmed and he was relieved. It seems just before he called, the police had received a call from a young woman who was an employee at a self-service gas station. She told them that three young men had driven in with this beautiful old convertible. One of them came to the window and prepaid for 20 dollars worth of gas.
Then all three of them walked around the car. Then they all got in the car and drove off, without filling the tank.
The question is, why would anybody steal a car, pay for gas that they never pumped and then abandon the car later and walk away?
NO FAIR PEEKING ! !
IF YOU GIVE UP----
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The Stolen Car
The proud owner of a magnificent 1956 Chevrolet convertible, wrote to say he had restored the car to perfection over the last few years, and sent this:
On a very warm summer afternoon he decided to take his car to town. It needed gas, as the gauge was practically on empty, but he wanted ice cream, so he headed first to his favourite ice cream shop.
He had trouble finding a parking space and had to park the car down a side street.
He noticed a group of young guys standing around smoking cigarettes and eyeing the car rather covetously. He was a bit uneasy leaving it there, but people often take interest in such an old and well-preserved car, so he went off to enjoy his ice cream.
The line at the ice cream shop was long and it took him quite a while to return to his car. When he did, his worst fears were realized... his car was gone.
He called the police and reported the theft.
About ten minutes later the police called him to say they had found the car abandoned near a gas station a few miles out of town.
It was unharmed and he was relieved. It seems just before he called, the police had received a call from a young woman who was an employee at a self-service gas station. She told them that three young men had driven in with this beautiful old convertible. One of them came to the window and prepaid for 20 dollars worth of gas.
Then all three of them walked around the car. Then they all got in the car and drove off, without filling the tank.
The question is, why would anybody steal a car, pay for gas that they never pumped and then abandon the car later and walk away?
NO FAIR PEEKING ! !
IF YOU GIVE UP----
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Sep 7, 2017 07:23:27 #
Sep 7, 2017 07:45:09 #
I'd speculate that a high percentage of UHH members in the USA know the gas cap is behind the taillight. I personally pumped gasoline into several cars like that in my youth. I can also believe the youth of today would have no clue where the gas filler is and many, especially the ones with cigarettes hanging out of their mouths, aren't clever enough to figure it out.
Sep 7, 2017 07:49:16 #
Yup!Sep 7, 2017 08:59:00 #
rmorrison1116 wrote:
I'd speculate that a high percentage of UHH members in the USA know the gas cap is behind the taillight. I personally pumped gasoline into several cars like that in my youth. I can also believe the youth of today would have no clue where the gas filler is and many, especially the ones with cigarettes hanging out of their mouths, aren't clever enough to figure it out.
My parents bought a '57, but I had no idea about the '56.
Sep 7, 2017 12:55:39 #
Sep 7, 2017 13:02:33 #
Sep 7, 2017 16:26:32 #
Tikva
Loc: Waukesha, WI
I've never seen this, or at least I was unaware of it. Back then, you pulled into a gas station and they filled the tank for you.
Sep 7, 2017 16:28:50 #
Tikva wrote:
I've never seen this, or at least I was unaware of it. Back then, you pulled into a gas station and they filled the tank for you.
Checked the oil and cleaned the windshield to! Had to ask, but some would check the air in the tires.
Sep 7, 2017 18:33:00 #
Tikva
Loc: Waukesha, WI
DaveO wrote:
Checked the oil and cleaned the windshield to! Had to ask, but some would check the air in the tires.
When I lived in NJ, up until 4 years ago, they still filled your gas tank. It was illegal to fill your own tank. I don't know if that is still true or not.
Sep 8, 2017 07:34:25 #
SteveR wrote:
Humor for the day!! Enjoy!! br br The Stolen Ca... (show quote)
Yeah, the 1950s played hide and seek with the gas fillers.
EDIT: Was this a Puzzler on Car Talk? It sounds familiar.
Sep 8, 2017 08:54:16 #
Yup, filled many a '55-'57 fuel tank... and how 'bout those fillers behind the license plate? Don't see many of those these days...
Sep 8, 2017 08:58:48 #
Sep 8, 2017 09:29:04 #
Boentgru
Loc: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Similarly, my son bought a used car specifically with a manual transmission, which he calls an anti-theft device; none of the kids in the neighborhood (nor his sister) know how to drive a car so equipped.
Sep 8, 2017 10:27:31 #
DaveO wrote:
Checked the oil and cleaned the windshield to! Had to ask, but some would check the air in the tires.
and most stations also checked the water in the battery (I did this for a number of years)
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