My Old Man's vintage gas can... some things never change

I was mowing the lawn for my parents not too long ago, and this is the gas can I used to fill the mower with..

I began using this very can at the age of ten when I inherited the chore of lawn mowing from my older brother.  It's a five gallon military gas can (or Jerry Can) that my old man has owned since before I was born.  That dates this thing at the very least from the 1960s, but may even be from the 1950s.  If I remember right, it has a date stamped on the bottom, but I didn't even think about checking it. 

It's funny, I never remember struggling to lift this can back in the day.  This time however, the can was plum full, and it wasn't very enjoyable to fill the lawnmower with.  My Dad is over 70 now, and totes this thing around no problem.  He's stayed  pretty active during retirement, and obviously it's served him well.

I need to get one of these Jerry Cans.  Mainly because they are a way cool retro item, but also because I now feel like I've gotten soft using my dinky two gallon plastic gas can.  They do make replica or reproduction Jerry Cans, but I'd bet money this baby would still outlive any of those new cans.

Good old Dad.  A visit to his garage is the closest thing to going back in time that I will probably ever experience.

Wanted one as a kid.. still want one today. (The DeLorean DMC-12)

Check out what I saw recently while driving on Colorado Interstate 25..

For me personally.. there's no other vehicle that drums up such intense feelings of nostalgia like a DeLorean DMC-12.  While I've seen plenty of these on display at car shows and museums, I can't remember the last time I actually saw a DMC-12 in the wild.

Many would argue, but the DeLorean DMC-12 has got to be one of, if not the most iconic movie vehicle of all time. It ranks right up there with such greats like the 1977 Pontiac Trans Am SE from Smokey and the Bandit, The 1959 Cadillac "Ecto 1" from Ghost Busters, the yellow 1932 Ford Coupe from American Graffiti, the 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390 from Bullitt, and probably even Herbie the Love Bug. 

I swear, every kid I knew back in the 80s coveted these cars.  To see a DMC-12 today being used like a daily driven vehicle was awesome.  I mean.. how cool would it be to pull up to your office, pop the gull wing door, and step back into the future!?!

If I owned this vehicle, I'd rig a fog system up to the door jambs, so I could exit the DeLorean through a thick billowy wall of smoke.  Now that my friends, is called making an entrance.