Memoirs of a Ton Up Boy

A life devoted to bikes,burn-ups,birds,bopping and rock'n'roll.
20th-century-man: Glenn Ford, Rita Hayworth; publicity still for Charles Vidor’s Gilda (1946)

20th-century-man:

Glenn Ford, Rita Hayworth; publicity still for Charles Vidor’s Gilda (1946)

20th-century-man: Diana Dors; publicity still for John Farrow’s The Unholy Wife (1957)

20th-century-man:

Diana Dors; publicity still for John Farrow’s The Unholy Wife (1957)

petrolfumesanddollarcoins: As I hall ass on Betty reaching speeds of 170 nearly pushing a staggering 180 with nothing as far as the eye could see only dirt roads, gum trees and the odd cow with the distant smell of a farmer burning off, at one point I was hit by the smell of diesel and sheep dip…and I’m instantly reminded of my grandfather a man who I miss so much he was the one who taught me to fix and repair things but that ride was one of the best rides of my life!

petrolfumesanddollarcoins:

As I hall ass on Betty reaching speeds of 170 nearly pushing a staggering 180 with nothing as far as the eye could see only dirt roads, gum trees and the odd cow with the distant smell of a farmer burning off, at one point I was hit by the smell of diesel and sheep dip…and I’m instantly reminded of my grandfather a man who I miss so much he was the one who taught me to fix and repair things but that ride was one of the best rides of my life!

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