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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

Snowman

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Waiting for a meeting to start. Late 50's Stetson 7X Clear beaver, 3 1/4 inch raw brim. Originally had a center-fire creased crown and the side brims were turned up like wings wanting to flap. Just steamed it into this shape today.
Nice job on the crease.
 

Snowman

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Outside filling the bird feeders in a Resistol Regent (courtesy of @BobHufford).
 

StoryPNW

One Too Many
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I desperately wanted to be a Volvo guy in the 1960's but I found them really hard to work on...especially the carburators. So I gave up the dream and went back to VW's.
VWs are cool too. I like the old Volvos but my wife actually picked this car out, it's "her car" but we both drive it and I maintain it. I'm a bit of a hobby mechanic.
 

GHT

I'll Lock Up
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I desperately wanted to be a Volvo guy in the 1960's but I found them really hard to work on...especially the carburators. So I gave up the dream and went back to VW's.
The car that I dreamed of in my student days was one of those sports cars that you always see a Spitfire pilot driving in war movies.
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Then as a young graduate I went from single to married, mortgage and debt, such is life.
The greasy pole beckoned, my job came with a company car, the MG got forgotten.
The next 30 odd years or so just flew by, now we own our home outright, debt is in the past
and would you believe, we had a few shekels in the bank. That MG dream returned, what's
more, the lady wasn't against the idea, but she did point out that open top cars and hay
fever were not a good match. No problem, MG kindly did a sedan version, or saloon, as we
Brits describe sedan. They called it The MG Y-Type.
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StoryPNW

One Too Many
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The car that I dreamed of in my student days was one of those sports cars that you always see a Spitfire pilot driving in war movies.
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Then as a young graduate I went from single to married, mortgage and debt, such is life.
The greasy pole beckoned, my job came with a company car, the MG got forgotten.
The next 30 odd years or so just flew by, now we own our home outright, debt is in the past
and would you believe, we had a few shekels in the bank. That MG dream returned, what's
more, the lady wasn't against the idea, but she did point out that open top cars and hay
fever were not a good match. No problem, MG kindly did a sedan version, or saloon, as we
Brits describe sedan. They called it The MG Y-Type.
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Beautiful MG, what a cool car!
 

Gary in NC

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The car that I dreamed of in my student days was one of those sports cars that you always see a Spitfire pilot driving in war movies.
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Then as a young graduate I went from single to married, mortgage and debt, such is life.
The greasy pole beckoned, my job came with a company car, the MG got forgotten.
The next 30 odd years or so just flew by, now we own our home outright, debt is in the past
and would you believe, we had a few shekels in the bank. That MG dream returned, what's
more, the lady wasn't against the idea, but she did point out that open top cars and hay
fever were not a good match. No problem, MG kindly did a sedan version, or saloon, as we
Brits describe sedan. They called it The MG Y-Type.
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That TD is wonderful and brings back some great teenager memories. My parents bought and restored a 51 MG TD that same color. I got to drive it often. What a fun and cool car. I’ve been a MG fan ever since. Your Y type is something I never knew about. It’s gorgeous.
 
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Gary in NC

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Well I’m still kicking and on the path of recovery from the hip replacement. I’ve graduated from the walker to the cane which has give me some freedom to get out of the house. My loving wife took me out to a nearby tap house this evening for a pint of ESB. I chose a Stetson 15X which I think goes with my new cane nicely enough. It was wonderful. We were only there about 45 minutes and it wore me completely out. I’m in my jammies now and ready for bed.

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