WV was one of the first states to prohibit the sell of alcohol in 1914.
(It went national in 1920).
When Prohibition was repealed in 1933 WV only allowed near beer, I think three per cent. This lasted until the '80s or '90s.
Nor could an establishment be called a "saloon". A local place here went
to court about that in the late '80s and won.
Liquor by the drink was limited to only "clubs" and not until the 1950s.
Each bar was a "club" and membership was like 50 cents a year and had to
show a club card whenever one ordered. If known to the bartender/owner they didn't have to show it, but have
you don't drink beer to get drunk; you drink beer because you like/want/needto pee;
Or like the old saying: You don't buy beer, you only rent it.
get drunk you drink whiskeyI was the opposite.
I could drink liquor and didn't faze me, but a few beers put me under
the table.
'69 Cougar (w/ the wrap-around tail lights)I remember when I sold cars in the mid '70s and those were just "old
'67 Mustang (w/original leather buckets)
used cars" on the lot.
Something that's strange to me about Bugs are at one time they were allHmm, I hadn't noticed, but yeah, even though they're brand new, I'm only seeing the newer, flattr type -- I don't like them; I prefer the traditional car, as Hitler designed it for the people (das wagen for das volks)
over the place, then suddenly, almost over night, they just disappeared.
Nor could an establishment be called a "saloon". A local place here went to court about that in the late '80s and won.
This was your childhood era/location?
In my hometown (now officially a city) they had no Sunday shopping laws
I had no skin in that one -- mattered nought to me. If the stores were closed any day, I got what I needed another day.
I grew up in the era where if you didn't withdraw enough money by 3pm Friday, you had no cash to use on Tuesday! & withdrawals had to take place at the counter!
I remember when I sold cars in the mid '70s and those were just "old
used cars" on the lot.
Yup, pre-Classic or is it Vintage now, at 55 years old? Then so am I!
WV had blue laws until around the '50s or '60s.
At one time liquor and beer laws prohibited selling on Sunday. I
always thought why not just buy it ahead of time? Or are you planning
on drinking all those bottles and need more?
I knew knew where the houses of ill-repute where.
I also knew many of the hookers, who for the most part were as ugly
as a mud fence. I always thought their johns must been awfully hard up
to go with one of them.
I do remember one beautiful woman, like a model, whom I discovered
after a few rides was a call girl, at $100 an hour (over $385 today).
She was a secretary by day. Looking at her one would have never suspected.
One had a some kid in his 20s trying to figure out how to shift a standard column.
One thug in central Arkansas carjacked this driver...but he only made it 1/4 mile when he couldn't figure out how to use the stick-shift
They still have them in Arkansas...you can't buy alcoholic beverages
(beer, wine, liquor) on Sunday.
One thing about some of these videos are people going up to 30 and 40 mph before they shift into second! Then flooring a classic car and
going close t0 80 in them. Sheesh.
One thing about some of these videos are people going up to 30 and 40 mph before they shift into second! Then flooring a classic car and going close t0 80 in them. Sheesh.
Sounds like a great way to burn out the transmission and the engine.
In short, DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!! Otherwise, you'll have a very expensive repair bill!!
Way too many things to go wrong, even with a frame off restorations. Such as metal fatti-gue. Fifty plus year old steel isn't generally as strong as new steel.
There was a vid of a guy in a hopped up '60 Comet who was showing
off and crashed into a truck, totaling the car. The car survived 60
years until some fool got behind the wheel...
So now, we should ban the cars because they cause wrecks??
Daryl Stout wrote to JOE MACKEY <=-
Joe,
Way too many things to go wrong, even with a frame off restorations. Such as metal fatti-gue. Fifty plus year old steel isn't generally as strong as new steel.
The law of entropy affects everyone and everything.
CP wrote --
to court about that in the late '80s and won.Nor could an establishment be called a "saloon". A local place here went
This was here in town.
This was your childhood era/location?
AFAIK there no places called a saloon otherwise in WV. And that place
went of business years ago.
In my hometown (now officially a city) they had no Sunday shopping lawsWV had blue laws until around the '50s or '60s.
I had no skin in that one -- mattered nought to me. If the stores wereclosed any day, I got what I needed another day.
Concur.
At one time liquor and beer laws prohibited selling on Sunday. I always thought why not just buy it ahead of time? Or are you planning on drinking all those bottles and need more?
In the late '70s I drove a cab and liquor blue laws were still in effect. (Beer was allowed by then). After a short time I knew where all the bootleggers were in town from someone wanting booze either after the state stores*
closed or a Sunday.
I knew knew where the houses of ill-repute where.
I have no idea where they are today or if they even exist.
I also knew many of the hookers, who for the most part were as ugly as a
mud fence. I always thought their johns must been awfully hard up to go
with one of them.
I do remember one beautiful woman, like a model, whom I discovered after
a few rides was a call girl, at $100 an hour (over $385 today). She was a secretary by day. Looking at her one would have never suspected.
(* Until the 1990s the state of WV sold liquor and could only legally
buy from the state.)
I wonder what look-alike SUV's and such today will someday be
"classics"? Darn sight few I imagine.
I an watching videos of classic cars (started with ones from the 1890ss
and up to 1960 now)*. They either people and their cars today, commercials from the era, dealer sales film strips/films (usually how wonderful their
car is compared to others of the l
I love how cars were all the same size, it was mostly just a trim/engine difference. Along with things like standard or automatic, etc.
I constantly sigh and shake my head when some young person is talking
about a car then rags how it doesn't have this, that and the other that are in
modern cars. ("This car has no seat belts!" "This car has no GPS" etc when talking about a 1950s or '60s
One had a some kid in his 20s trying to figure out how to shift a
standard column.
(*At first it was whatever some YT channel host had. Then I started
putting them in order, being a bit OCD, with bookmarks for 1950, 1951, etc. And I go from make and model starting with the lower priced to the top of the line, and by model.
For example, take 1960.
I will start with Ford, Chevy and Plymouth. Then up to Mercury, then Pontiac-Olds-Buick. Then Desoto, Dodge, etc. Up to Cadillac, Lincoln, Chrysler. Also Studebaker, AMC, etc.)
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