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Most dads like to brag about how cool they were back in the day. Well, these dads have proof! These men make you wish someone told you “You’re just like your father”.
Was your dad a real bad-ass? Share pictures here!
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#1
My Dad Being Infinitely Cooler Than I'll Ever Be (1980)
Lianita Tugotone 8 years ago
Bravo papa! I would only be able to pull the same stunt if my a*s was glued on the saddle.
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#2
Came Across This Photo Of My Dad In The 70's With His Mustang And I Had To Share It
John L 8 years ago
I'll bet you this is one dad, who really, really wishes he still had that Mustang. And not just for old time's sake. ;D
Blue Hippo 8 years ago
Right dad always talks about his 65 Impala SS and 70 Nova...now I've got to call Mom and find the photo albums. P.s I'd drive that Mustang!
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Jess 💖 Yass 8 years ago
I love mustangs!! This just makes me wish there was time travel just to drive that magnificent beast!!!!!!!
adoracat 8 years ago
Meh, fastbacks... they don't do it for me. The car I learned to drive was a 1965 mustang. Silver-blue coupe, that is SO a color, it's what the car paperwork said on it. My brother finally got mama's last mustang, the 1993 limited edition cobra that they made fewer than 200 of.
Lianita Tugotone 8 years ago
That was my hairstyle this morning. Curly hair+humidity = universe is a mean girl.
Bobby Clemente 8 years ago
The fro and the jorts though, LOL. Cool car though, I had a 65 Fastback.
#3
My Dad At 15 Years Old Working Up In Northern Bc Catching Fish As Big As Him. That Summer He Built A House By Himself That My Uncle Lives In Today :)
Final score:
74points
Lauretta Lockwood (Submission author) 8 years ago
and hes still catching slabs at 60!! 37333_4078...0b5dbe.jpg 
Friedlander Rosenzweig 8 years ago
Jeez, those muscles! I guess you need them to catch fish like the one he's holding, huh?
#4
My Dad In 2014 On The Age Of 65 On His Trip To Mont Blanc.
Final score:
72points
Adriana E. Henricy 8 years ago
this reminds me of my mom lol, she's 63 and goes hiking in ice and all that, she takes one beer can.
Aunt Messy 8 years ago
He's already so cool he probably doesn't feel the cold.
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Dschulidschi 8 years ago
Is he still married! My mom was at Himalaya base camp with 63, two years ago... ;-)
#5
Dad In 1969. I'd Love To Know How This Happened
Verner Carlberg 8 years ago
Do you know your dad? Or was your mother thrown out of the harem, after she got pregnant?
#6
My Dad When He Was A Surfer Dude Sleeping On The Beach For 3 Weeks With Only A Sleeping Bag, Somewhere In The Southern Europe, 1989
#7
My Dad Passed Away Shortly After I Was Born, So I Only Know Him Through Photographs. All Of Which Show Him As A Pretty Cool Guy
Final score:
58points
#8
My Cool Soviet Dad In Early 80s
Final score:
51points
Scott Johnson 8 years ago
If it weren't for the apartment buildings in the background, I'd think he was working at his dacha. He'd be ready for a sauna later.
Yevgeniy Zhikharev 8 years ago
Looks like it IS dacha. Cuz take a look at the roofs of the houses behind his left shoulder...Very often you can see city surrounded by 1-family small houses. Some of them being converted to dacha(summer house) and in some of them people live.
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#9
Dad At The Great Sand Dunes National Park In Colorado Late70s/Early80s
Final score:
48points
A.S. Galston (Submission author) 8 years ago
Thank you! I thought so too :)
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Nuko Tenshimurasaky 8 years ago
hello ! i love this picture so much that i paint it :) hope you like it ! https://ashrell.deviantart.com/art/Painting-705164730?ga_submit_new=10%3A1505766312
#10
My Dad Being Awesome In The 70s
Final score:
46points
Cara Kelly (Submission author) 8 years ago
Now he has both. He's more addicted to tech than I am!
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My Dad, A Parachutist In The Brazilian Army In Rio De Janeiro
Final score:
43points
Sam Spade 8 years ago
In the US military, that's a great way to wind up in the middle of a 'Summary Court' , for doing something that bone headed. The very least he could expect would be an Article 15 if his CO felt sorry for him.
Lucas Ibraim 8 years ago
I'll find tons of pics just like this from every military since cameras were invented, even in the US armed forces, even today.
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#12
My Dad In 1966 Vietnam As A Lieutenant In The Army. One Of The Few Black Officers. He Passed Away On July 31, 2017. He's My Hero.
Final score:
36points
Dani Donovan (Submission author) 8 years ago
Thank you. He was so special.
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Rebecca Howard 8 years ago
Thank you for sharing your hero with us! What an amazing legacy! Much respect!
gisele teixeira 8 years ago
I'm sorry for your loss Dani. He sounds like a hero to me. A present, loving, caring father.
Dani Donovan (Submission author) 8 years ago
I said MY hero. I wasn't going to reply, but decided to take the opportunity to say more about my Dad. He was a college graduate who wasn't drafted - he joined the Army by choice. He then went on to get his Master's degree and work as a mechanical engineer for more than 30 years. He had many more accomplishments, but the things that make him MY hero are that he taught me to swim, ride my bike, he read me bedtime stories and sang me songs. When my parents divorced, my Dad took custody of my brother and me. He cooked, cleaned and did yard work. He helped me with my math homework, taught me to balance a check book, drive a car and change a tire. He was a loyal, all-in, hands on Dad who showed us that he loved us through words and deeds. That's what makes him MY hero.
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#13
Dad And His Buddies, Port Alfred, South Africa
Final score:
35points
#14
How Cool Was My Dad? The Beginning Of Paul's European Grand Tour On His BMW, 1960. His Note On Back Of Photo: "Children In The Little Fishing Town Of Puerto De La Cruz - Tenerife (Island) Turning Out For The Arrival Of The Motorcycle"
Final score:
35points
Madamex Files (Submission author) 8 years ago
I'm glad you also feel that way - I have no idea who took it, but I think this photo is incredible. I've wondered about these people...
Load More Replies... Madamex Files (Submission author) 8 years ago
Hehe...yeah, he sported that James Dean look! But I guess he had a cause or two: after spending 7 years (from 13 to 20) in a sanitarium fighting tuberculosis, he had a yearning for freedom and the open road, and the urge to sketch everything and everyone in sight. He later wrote chronicles about his travels for a local newspaper back home and made his livelihood as an artist. Oh, and he met my mother...
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My Dad - 1992
Final score:
31points
Shay Hartless 8 years ago
technically vintage is over 20 years old and as much as it hurts to say it 1992 was 25 years ago😧
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The Old Man At The Sea, Mid 1960's - That's How He Rolled!
Final score:
31points
#17
My Dad's Still Pretty Cool To This Day!! His Taste For Nice Cars Hasn't Wavered A Bit!
Final score:
30points
#18
My Dad Was A Photographer For Nudie Magazines.
Final score:
30points
M O'Connell 8 years ago
Not as glamorous as you might think... Take a look at that awful polyester suit that he has to wear next to those blazing tungsten lights. I wonder how many shirts he sweat through in a given day.
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Same Dad, Different Kind Of Cool, Different Crowd: Portrait Artist Paul In A Portrait Session. I Always Looked Forward To Camping Trips With Dad Who Was Often Invited To Participate In And Judge Art Fairs In The Midwest. Groups Of Silent, Admiring Onlookers Were Common
Final score:
29points
Madamex Files (Submission author) 8 years ago
Thank you! Yes, he was indeed...
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My Dad With His Nephews & His Herding Dogs
Final score:
29points
Pete Montero (Submission author) 8 years ago
Yeah, dunno if u could pose them any better... Smart dogs
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My Dad Taking A Selfie Circa 1970
Final score:
27points
Cip IESAN 8 years ago
... and waiting to finish the 36 mm film, to take it to the lab, to check the negatives, to chose the type of paper etc... From this point of view. technology is OK!
Brookski (Submission author) 8 years ago
Often waiting months to develop film as this was taken when he was on deployment during Vietnam. I have been tasked with scanning in all of the photos he took during his 4 years in the United States Navy. So many fantastic shots from all over Asia and life living on the sea.
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Dad In '80s, Italy
Final score:
27points
#23
My Dad.
Final score:
27points
Friedlander Rosenzweig 8 years ago
Very cool! Your Dad reminds me so much of my late Uncle John, my favorite Uncle. What is your Dad's profession, if you don't mind sharing?
Dirk Plug (Submission author) 8 years ago
He started out as a welder, later he has done almost every job in building a house. He was also a musician. In this picture he was dressed up for a fox hunt, where kids have to go around the neighborhood looking for dressed up people. Many kids just walked past him, and the local supermarket manager asked if he could walk a bit further from the shop because he scared the customers. Mind you, he was already over 50 in this photo.
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Dad In His Early 20s Circa 1983 Nicaragua
Final score:
25points
Jared Vado (Submission author) 8 years ago
Nope he was drafted by the Sandinistas
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Late 80's... In My Dad's Arms
Final score:
23points
#26
Dad (and Mom, Pointing) At Frenchy's, 1952
Final score:
23points
Zenozenobee 8 years ago
My dad had the same at some point so I know how it feels... but at least he didn't wear socks with them XD
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Harkening Back To A Very Different Era. 1951 Fishing Expidition On Lake Michigan.
Final score:
22points
#28
My Dad (with Sunglasses Hanging From Shirt), Welding Stuff And Hanging With The Crew At The Sawdust Festival, Laguna Beach, Ca.
Final score:
21points
Jennifer Bedford (Submission author) 8 years ago
Right?!?! That's Bobwire's (nickname), on the far right, thumb. LOL! He's a leatherworker.
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Nathan Delaney 8 years ago
Sawdust is where Rainbow sandals really started to get big! So Cool!
#29
Dad Now... (see #5 For Early Years).
Final score:
21points
Jennifer Bedford (Submission author) 8 years ago
Oops, they changed the numbers on the previous photos...
Verner Carlberg 8 years ago
Jennifer, when people vote up and down the picture changes place according to how many votes it has. The most popular picture is the one at the top. He's easy to recognise though.
Load More Replies... Bobby Clemente 8 years ago
Studmuffin II, lol. Where'd all the Baberaham Lincolns go, hah hah?!
#30
Meanwhile In The Peace Corps
Final score:
20points
#31
Let's Just Say, I Never Had A Shortage Of Cool Stuff To Play With Growing Up...
Final score:
20points
#32
Doug Earl Around 1957/58
Final score:
19points
#33
My Dad Grew Up In Venice Beach, Where He & My Mom Still Live Today.. The Last Hippies In Venice!
Final score:
19points
#34
1948 Panhead, Jockey-shift And Suicide Clutch, 21" Chromed -vl Springer - 1968
Final score:
19points
Garry Shelton (Submission author) 8 years ago
Didn't wear one - my Leather Jacket had some plastic thing in it, but to me it just felt weird - As for the Hardtail, yes, you felt the bumps! Made you appreciate the roads (and look where you were going) - It was very low-geared - Maybe 70-or 80 tops - Miss my ol' Scoot... :'(
M O'Connell 8 years ago
Where's his kidney belt? That thing ('hardtail') looks painful to ride without one.
selket 8 years ago
Oh, come on! Who cares when you're 17 and have a cool bike? :D
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My Dad On A Camel, In Africa 1960s, Dad In Our Above The Ground Pool (n Polyester Checkered Zipper Swim Trunks) In The Early 80s
Final score:
18points
#36
This Tree Got Cool Points Simply For Being In A Picture With My Dad In The Early 80s.
Final score:
16points
#37
Can Your Pops Pull Off A Crop Top? I Think Not... Dad Smashing It Out Of The Park, Circa 1981.
Final score:
16points
Outdoorwoman 8 years ago
My ex pulled off the crop top look - one reason I wanted him then **sighs** if I only knew . . .
#38
My Dad, Middle, Leader Of The Gang.
Final score:
15points
Chastity Wong 8 years ago
Your father sort of reminds of Norm McDonald for some reason! But cool pic!
#39
My Dad In 1968, Look At That Mustache
Final score:
14points
#40
This Is My Wonderful Dad Playing With Our Dog Samba. He Absolutely Loved This Dog. He Was A Really Cool Dad In The Fact He Was Always There For Us And Loved Us So Much. He Always Let Us Have Dogs Too And Taught Us The Importance Loving And Caring For Animals In General. Sadly He Died A Few Months After This Photo Was Taken And Samba Passed Away Too 3 Years Later. I Miss Them So Much But I'd Like To Think They're Together In Heaven And Playing Together Again.
Final score:
14points
#41
My Dad, With His Serious Job When It Comes To Welding.
Final score:
13points
#42
My Dad (centre) In Switzerland For An Ibm Technical Conference In The 60s.
Final score:
13points
#44
My Dad Learning How To Dad With The Little Me.
Final score:
11points
#45
My Dad Never Stopped Being Cool ;)
Final score:
10points
Phil The Computer 8 years ago
Oi! G'day mate, my names Gerald mcDundee and I'm the Australian guy from every documentary
M O'Connell 8 years ago
Nope, just a small ray. His diving weights are holding its tail down so he can't be stung.
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#46
Embarrassingly Cool
Final score:
10points
Elena Szymanski 2 years ago (edited)
Hey Grant, I've sent you a direct email about this image. Hope to hear from you soon!
#47
My Dad "feeling Good" While Serving In The U.s. Army In South Korea.
Final score:
8points
#48
My Dad, Circa 1967 Or So. He Was A Pharmacist And Wonderful Artist Who Had His Own Comic Strip In The Local Newspaper Called Trooper Storm.
Final score:
8points
#49
My Dad About 18 Years Old, Keeping The Bar Warm For His Buddies Circa 1960 Bronx Nyc
Final score:
8points
#50
My Dad And His Badass Aviators Don’t Take No Shit On The Bumper Cars. Circa 1985
Final score:
8points
#51
A Real Cowboy! My Dad Bought His First Ranch At 18, But Here He's Goofing Around For The Camera. Circa 1949
Final score:
8points
#53
My Dad. Pulled Off Plaid And Denim. Might Have Been A Celeb In The 60's.
Final score:
8points
#54
My Dad. Family Man And Sex Symbol.
Final score:
6points
#55
Fashion Sense Aside, My 6'6" Dad Always Knows How To Strike A Boss Pose. European Vacation Circa 1970.
Final score:
6points
#56
Dad Being Cool With Turkeys.
Final score:
6points
#59
My Dad Goofing Around On The Tarmac In Front Of The C130 He Crewed In The Uscg In The 70s.
Final score:
5points
#60
My Dad Refused To Take Off His Shades During Wedding Ceremony (1978)
Final score:
5points
#61
My Dad, On His Wedding Day, Leaving The Car Like An European Movie Star :)
Final score:
5points
#62
The Old Salt. Sailing The Elizbethan Islands Off Massachusetts Circa 1977
Final score:
5points
#64
My Grand Dad Lifting Weights On His Roof Top At The Age Of 23.
Final score:
4points
#65
My Dad, Now 91 Years Old At The Age Of 30 , Working In Sumatra Indonesia
Final score:
3points
#66
My Dads Senior Picture! Lookin Too Cool For School Back In The 60's! Rip Pops
Final score:
3points
#67
Dad - 17 Years Old. Just. Being Sexy With A ,,lion" :)
Final score:
2points
#68
My Dad Circa 1993 Teaching Us To Shoot Guns And Fight Terrorism In The Pennsylvania Woods
Final score:
-4points
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What do you think ?
Zori the degu 8 years ago
The surfer, the dad with the horse and the parachutist are my favorites. They are both really cool though. Honestly, fellow pandas who added a photo, your dads were, and I hope they still are, awesome!
Zori the degu 8 years ago
The surfer, the dad with the horse and the parachutist are my favorites. They are both really cool though. Honestly, fellow pandas who added a photo, your dads were, and I hope they still are, awesome!
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