The cars he used to drive

Mar 10, 2006 21:10

My father was a true Southern California, born in Pasadena in 1921. Like everyone else he was car-crazy. Later in life after living in Europe he became crazy for tiny little European sports cars.

He made this list for a piece he wrote in the Los Angeles Times late in life in which he talked about the cars he'd owned. He was astonished at how many ( Read more... )

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What a list gutbloom March 11 2006, 13:45:49 UTC
My father had a MG-TC when he was young. I asked him how he could afford such a cool car. He said "cars were cheaper then." I've never really understood that.

I think my father lived through the heyday of the white male.

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foo2rama March 11 2006, 22:28:11 UTC
Awesome, thanks for the post, There are a few up there that I need to google to refreash what they look like.

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tuliphead March 12 2006, 19:22:53 UTC
wow, it sounds like he really did get a new one every year! i suspect though that to this day they don't survive.

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