Story time!

"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo) 01/16/2016 at 13:12 • Filed to: None

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Sitting in a dealership lobby while AMGTech signs his paperwork for the new ride, I stumble across a book which I immediately recognize. One of the early catalysts that started my path to gearhead-dom. At about 12, I saw a neat book in the elementary school library about classic cars. I checked it out and leafed through some neat classics. I saw a picture of a car that I though was one of the most beautiful things ever created. I decided that some day, I would own this car. Years went by, and my interest in cars waxed and waned. As an adult, I started really getting into cars when I remembered this car that I loved. I couldn’t remember much about it, other than I loved it. Then I saw a picture of a De Tomaso Pantera, and I remembered. That was the car.

I still couldn’t remember the specific book, but sitting on the coffee table was The Ultimate Classic Car Book. It immediately looked familiar, and I opened it up to see. I flipped to the “D” section and there it was, that page I gazed at longingly as a child.

I may need to find a copy of the book for my personal collection.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Alfalfa 01/16/2016 at 13:18

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I have this book.

Sneaky Pete > Alfalfa 01/16/2016 at 13:20

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Forget the book, buy a Pantera!

Frenchlicker > Sneaky Pete 01/16/2016 at 13:44

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Remember when those used to be really cheap? It's been a long three years.

pjhusa > Alfalfa 01/16/2016 at 14:14

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Unless you suffer from extreme mental retardation, there's no way you were 12 in elementary school.

Alfalfa > pjhusa 01/16/2016 at 14:57

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I turned 12 in 6th grade, as I think most people do. That’s elementary school where I’m from.

pjhusa > Alfalfa 01/16/2016 at 15:28

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Ah, yes. I forgot, most elementary schools end in 6th grade. Sigh. Two factors why I said that: in my district, junior high starts in 5th grade, and I skipped a year.

Alfalfa > Sneaky Pete 01/16/2016 at 15:31

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If they stop going up in price, I hope to some day.