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Old 02-28-2018, 05:19 PM   #1
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Farmersville TX 1970’s

Hemming’s Motor News is showcasing this photo today, thought you guys might like to see it. Anyone from there.....
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Old 02-28-2018, 05:59 PM   #2
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That Ford looks all alone!
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Old 02-28-2018, 08:29 PM   #3
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That Ford looks all alone!
I think I'll photoshop it out
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Old 02-28-2018, 08:39 PM   #4
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I think I'll photoshop it out
I triple dog dare you to slam all the Chevys and leave the Ford stock height.
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Old 02-28-2018, 09:09 PM   #5
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Old 02-28-2018, 11:27 PM   #6
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That white Chevy looks like it's got some weight on it.
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Old 02-28-2018, 11:35 PM   #7
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I loved those days where almost everything on the road had style. Chevys looked like Chevys,Fords looked Like Fords! Now every thing looks the same.
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i loved those days where almost everything on the road had style. Chevys looked like chevys,fords looked like fords! Now every thing looks the same.
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Old 03-01-2018, 10:56 AM   #9
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This is where I live. The Historical Society in Farmersville has done an amazing job working with the Downtown shops to help preserve this look. The parades here are so delightful. Our family moved here from a big city about ten years ago and I wouldn't go back. Love small town USA.
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I thought crosslink powder-coating was in Farmersville but I am mistaken. I used to live in McKinney and used them. Now I live near Waco, strange how the memory works.
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Old 03-01-2018, 09:21 PM   #11
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Been thru there many times. I live just down hwy 380 from there.
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I got to wondering what all those trucks were doing in that one spot. Then I realized it's all stores across the street, and the picture was taken from in front of the bar! Must have been Beer:30!


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This is where I live. The Historical Society in Farmersville has done an amazing job working with the Downtown shops to help preserve this look. The parades here are so delightful. Our family moved here from a big city about ten years ago and I wouldn't go back. Love small town USA.
If you get the chance, I'd like to see a photo taken now of the same scene.
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Collin County was dry until about eight years ago so it wasnt beer 30.
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Thanks for posting!
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Ya DFW grew so much there was a mass of housing projects that went north into Collin County. Up until then it was a dry county, heck I bought a house there then. I was a bit taken back but they changed after a while when it became an issue. I used to drive north into Melissa to buy wine/beer, they built massive stores on the county border.
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Ya DFW grew so much there was a mass of housing projects that went north into Collin County. Up until then it was a dry county, heck I bought a house there then. I was a bit taken back but they changed after a while when it became an issue. I used to drive north into Melissa to buy wine/beer, they built massive stores on the county border.

That's funny, and cool history. It's interesting history of why county's decide to go dry. It's not just religion. Makes you wonder what went on for a county not to want some of that tax action! But prohibition gave us the income tax, liquor tax was 1/3 federal revenue. Hey, prohibition is gone... but the income tax stuck! Because income tax brought in 9 times more revenue!

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Re: Farmersville TX 1970’s

I really appreciate the replies fellas ! The comments about the town is to me more important then our trucks ! I posted about Janesville shutting down and got reprimanded by the moderator? Glad this got through....
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Old 03-02-2018, 02:36 PM   #20
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I suspect some sort of town hall or other meeting was happening where a decision or discussion was being made/held that was of some import to all those truck drivers!

Either that or the local department store was having a sale?

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If you get the chance, I'd like to see a photo taken now of the same scene.
That would be fun to do with old truck. I will see if we can get some guys down there on one of the weekends we have Old Time Saturday and try to recreate the picture.
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The area was very agricultural back then, there wasn't any major factories just horse, cow, dairy etc. So not driving a pickup would be out of the norm.
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