Re: 1st car

[Michael Thompson <miket@rio.edu>]

My first car in 1980 was my grandfather's 1950 Dodge Pickup 4 speed 
unsync with fluid drive. It only had 36,000 miles and three original 
tires. I sold it to keep it preserved because I had no garage to store 
it in. I had restored it and replaced the wood in the bed with oak.
My second car was a 1962 TR3 (1982) I pulled out a barn for $200. The 
only thing that worked was the windscreen washer. It was so rusted we 
decided to weld the fenders and nose to the body. It was my only car 
for many years during the 80's. I must have put 50k hard miles on it 
before I sold it. I used to drive between Ohio and Wash DC. One night I 
made it in 4.5 hours.
It was a good "solid" car. It is now in the Netherlands. Go figure.
Cheers,
Mike Thompson
http://www.rio.edu/miket/
59 Triumph TR3A
71 Land Rover S2A

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