When i was young I read anything I could Find about cars and Hot Rods. About 1960 to 1963ish I read A Book about A Hot Rodder in a 49 or 50 merc I think ( maybe a ford) . I can't And will likely never remember the Title
but the car had " Ut Vincere aut Mori " Painted on the rear.
"To Conquer Or to Die "
Don't Know Why I was Thinking this Quote, My own Mortality Mabey, Lots Of Aging Thoughts lately.
Might have been a Henry Gregor Felsen book. He wrote a few in that time period aimed at scholastic age folks.
A 401 CJ said:Might have been a Henry Gregor Felsen book. He wrote a few in that time period aimed at scholastic age folks.
You nailed it. The book was Crash Club. The New Guy comes to school in a de-chromed, black, fuel injected '57 Chevy with Aut Vinci Aut Mori on the continental kit cover.
I thought maybe Street Rod.
Good work!
Amazing !, if I live another 60 I will remember Crash Club, Reading that I Kept saying Oh Yea and Oh Yea remembering some, but not all.
Not quite a' Rose Bud' Moment.
who knows that one.
In reply to GTXVette :
Mr. Kane knows that one.
Yes Citizen Kane, the story of William Randolf Hurst, As told by Orsen Wells
Funny how quick this was figured out, I didn't even have the quote quite right. 1st Post got the author 2nd the story.
I wanted to say it was on a Contenentil kit but it didn't seem right for Hot Rods , But for a F I 57 chevy It was A popular option then
In reply to GTXVette :
How's your wifey? I think you mentioned something was amiss a week or two ago and I never saw anything else?
"Thinking about mortality" makes me nervous.
In reply to Robbie :
Thanks for asking. Still at hospital, will post later, but better , in two days it will be 1 month.
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