Jesse Collins, and then some. » ephemera http://www.jessecollins.com A blog dedicated to those who would rather be at the cottage. Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:07:22 +0000 en hourly 1 My First Ride http://www.jessecollins.com/2008/10/06/my-first-ride/ http://www.jessecollins.com/2008/10/06/my-first-ride/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:45:37 +0000 Jesse, himself. http://www.jessecollins.com/?p=150 Murph dropped me a line about noticing a ’62 Plymouth Valiant on the road today and being struck by how ugly it was. It got me thinking about a post I’d been meaning to put up for quite awhile. A short tribute to the best car I ever owned. Flat-head 6, the last year of the 6-Volt battery and front-seat like a living room sofa: my 1954 Pontiac Pathfinder. The grill was a little dinged, and I was missing a headlight rim. Replaced that rim once from the Barrie Flea Market but hit a deer on Highway 12 and that was that the end of it.

It was a two-door coupe with a mint interior. What a beauty.

And it was also the perfect car to do bad James Dean impersonations in front of…

My First Car - 1954 Pontiac Chieftain

Wikipedia has a great entry about my first car.

Some of the more interesting optional items available for the first generation Chieftain included a radio with seven vacuum tubes, tissue dispenser, under seat heaters, and a Remington Auto-Home shaver.

Ah, those were the days!

Mind you – mine never looked this buff:

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