I was born in 1942 about 20 miles west of Chicago. It was all country then. We only had 7 acres with 2 cows and some hogs. My Dad had a few tractors, but the ones I learned to drive were a Farmall F-20 and a JD A.
All the neighbor farms used Oliver 70's. As a kid, those 70's looked like race cars to me with their tilted steering wheels, full dashboards, sleek styling and neat sounding motors. I can't tell how many times, when we were visiting a neighbor, that I got plucked off one of their Oliver 70's.
In the early 70's, I got the bug and rented a little over 200 acres. Bought and overhauled a '53 77, then a 1950T and the next year an 880 diesel. Quit in the late 70's and auctioned it all off. 
Got into flying in the late 60's, got hooked on flying aerobatics and bought a homebuilt Pitts Special in 1971. Flew that for about 8 years and built a "souped up" Pitts Special that I eventually won the Illinois State unlimited aerobatic championship in '93 &amp; '94. But, as I got longer in tooth, my health made me quit flying aerobatics and airplanes.     Soooooo,

About 5 years ago I got the bug AGAIN. I've got almost all the 70 line-HP 70's, styled 70's 77's and 770's. Plus a '45 80, White 4-180 and a HG crawler. 18 to date.....and more to come!              Larry Coltrin