In 1963, I was returning to Columbus, Ohio from Lima, Ohio, driving my parent’s white Ford Falcon on Route 33, which at that time was a winding 2-lane road. It was late and very dark. I noticed a tail light ahead of me but didn’t immediately realize how fast I was gaining on it until [...]
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I attended an automotive event in Springfield, Ohio in 1987. The featured show vehicle was a 1931 Bugatti that had been recently purchased by Tom Monaghan of Domino’s Pizza for a world record price of $8.1 million. I watched as a crew unloaded the car from its dedicated van, started it and drove it about [...]
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I was lucky to see the Chaparral 2 race at the Mid-Ohio track (near Mansfield, Ohio) in 1964. It ran away from the field, which included the Cobra Daytona coupe and a Ferrari GTO. Great times! A new museum has been built in Midland, Texas to store these treasures from the past! This Wikipedia article [...]
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While driving recently, I noticed a red vehicle being driven aggressively. It reminded me that I had been told insurance companies charge higher rates for insuring red vehicles. I suppose they had data to substantiate a correlation with colors and accident rates. Emergency vehicles were once painted red for better visibility until they discovered it [...]
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I should have kept track of all the cars and trucks I’ve owned over the years- some good and some clunkers. I found the GM products of the 1960′s and early 1970′s my favorites. The perfect styling for a car was achieved in the 1966-67 Pontiac GTO convertible. I never owned one but wish I [...]
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