The evolution of 20th Century cars and trucks pale compared to the new ones beyond . For thos who enjoyed being a lark to all of life was the Lark.... and the Fox like some of us....The Rabbit that was "cute, cuddly and just a furry little car." Watch out for the Road Runner..."big, brash in our faces. Beep Beep..Don't get stung by the Stingray! Today you need deep pockets for one. The Alan Ja A marlin or a Hornet... take your pick. Jackson's other car is a Mercury Sable but don's get disabled.
The wizardry of car and truck design appeals to our deepest of human emotions, perhaps. "New vehicle smells" are better than perfume unless you have a pine tree deodorizer of the Christmas tree design. Automobiles can play on our emotions. I know as I once was a claim adjuster for Aetna Casualty. "Fix a man's car and his bodily injury claim may "disappear."
Kudos to body shops like Holbrook Brothers or Lusignans, Fullers of Auburn..etc.. These "tin knockers" are the best. Today, you need a Ph.D to unlock the bloody thing. And we can't forget Parsons and Woodards and all other repair shops. My friend John Hirbour once owned a car that went 109,000 miles without replacing a lightbulb. Smoke that in your pipe Mr. Goodwrench! My 1982 'Benz went 242,000 miles... amazing.
From Frank Cooke's Springfield-made Rolls Royces to Lamoureux cars and trucks keep reinventing themselves. Man's love affair began in 1915 according to my research! Man loves cars and trucks. Yet, I saw my "Old Man" throw his air cleaner at his immobilized 1936 Oldsmobile stranded in New Braintree in disgust. No AAA back then. Breakdowns can happen as long as they are not "nervous" breakdowns...LOL.
"Have you driven a Ford lately?"
Start your engines, guys and gals!
Chevy Impala
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