essaysA Long and Winding Boomer RoadA car biography is like a map of your life. Case in point: *58 Chevy Impala convertible (mother’s car, greatest chick magnet in auto history) *58 Cadillac Coup Deville (father’s car) *58 Nash Rambler (older brother’s car) 61 Cortina (lost in a poker game but the engine was shot) 62 Volkswagen Bug (cherry red,drove from Illinois to California, where it belonged) 66 Thunderbird 4 door (father-in-law’s car loaned for honeymoon) 69 VW Bus (stolen, never recovered) 70 VW Hatchback (transmission went bad, couldn’t fix, junked) 74 Dodge Country Squire station wagon (antiques business, totaled, suffered a broken pinkie) 79 Pontiac Grand Safari station wagon (antiques business) 81 Delorean (coolest car I ever owned, girlfriend—a professional belly dancer—ended up with it, end of story) 84 Ford E350 Cargo Van, windowless, super suspension (antiques business, graduating to furniture) 90 Mercedes (second father-in-law’s car loaned for honeymoon) 69 Mustang (back to the future, early midlife crisis) 02 Lexus E300 (a Toyota Camry with almost imperceptible upgrades, which cost $5000 more) 46 Ford Woody Station Wagon (full blown midlife crisis) 04 Mercedes C-Class Mini (Italian vacation rental, unavailable in the U.S.) 09 Lexus E330 (why did I buy this car again?)
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