This is a cool thread from an emotional standpoint so thanks for posting Julio. My Dad went to tech school in KC right after he graduated HS in 1962 and the majority of the tools in my garage were purchased by him in the mid 60's through the early 80's and are still being used by the boy and I to this day. In the photo below is the creeper and acetylene torch he bought before I was born in 1972. As a kid I swore he could fix anything with that torch and a coat hanger! Over the years I've probably spent twice as much time on that old creeper than he ever did but he got twice as much work done on it than I ever have since he had the skill to fix anything by just looking at it long enough. The hydraulic jack and tool box were bought after we built the garage when I was a kid and several of the tools in the box have his name or initials engraved on them which is pretty cool. Dad died in a car wreck in 1992 at 47 when I was 20 and I've held onto as many things of his as possible over the years to pass on to my kids since they never had the opportunity to know him.
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