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1969 or 1970 Richard Wood

1969 or 1970 - Richard Wood's 1940 Ford by the Miller Road lake east of the Palmetto (comments below)

Miami, Florida


Thank you to Richard "Woody" Wood for contributing this image of his 1940 Ford coupe with a 351 V-8.

"Woody" says: "The picture was taken at the lake on Miller Road, just on the east side of the Palmetto, probably 1969 or 70 before they started building around it. When we were in high school, a few friends and I used to go down there and swim out to the island and spend the whole day. A small Tupperware bowl towed with a piece of string tied around your waist would keep a couple of sandwiches and a pack of cigarettes dry. It's a shame kids in Miami just don't have any places like that any more. Stephen King was right. You and I grew up in the best times ever."


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John Tomasetti 17-Feb-2011 16:52
I just came across this photo and it brought back memories.
I also had a forty ford coupe and in 1953 we used to dragrace on 72 ave from Miller to the railroad tracks where 72 ave ended going north from miller Dr. The races were sponsored by a club from Coral Gables who's name escapes me now./Users/johntomasetti/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 17,
CHARLIE 07-May-2010 18:18
THIS VIEW IS LOOKING WEST FROM SW 72 AVE , YOU CAN SEE THE PALMETTO EXP. IN THE BACKGROUND.