Amen to that way of learning. When I was in high school shop class back in the late 1940s, we built a "hot rod" out of a 1930 Ford Model A five window coupe. It was eventually sold to someone with more money than brains because he cracked it up two or three weeks after buying it.

As I recall, we replaced the four cylinder engine with a "powerful" V-8 85hp, twin carbs, electic fuel pump, juice brakes, columbia rear end and 16" tires. We painted it a robin's egg blue because the shop teacher's wife's favorite color was robin's egg blue, and because she helped us so much, the rest of the class and I went along with her. Besides, I was dating their oldest daughter at the time.

It was one of the most beautiful cars I have ever had the pleasure of driving.

I guess the whole point is, what I learned by doing in shop class stood me in good stead when I went out into the world to work. I had that hands-on experience that only comes from doing.

And while I am now long retired from the rat race, that knowledge still comes in handy.

Ken Leigh

Love the Avatar!!!

It seemed appropriate at the time.

Still does at times.

Ken Leigh

memories.....

Shop class, I had two classmates. one had a 68 Pontiac GTO, low mileage floor room condition, his daddy bought him

The other a Plymouth roadrunner 70's 72 or 74 could not remember.

There was a competition between the two who could out muscle the other. when it was all over, the cars got about 8 miles to the gallon, ran rough, and when you rode in it, you were fumigated by the exhaust fumes.

They learn though, as well did the rest of us..........not to have amateurs messed with a thing of beauty.

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