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WE ALL HAVE A FOUR DOOR CAR IN OUR REAR VIEW MIRROR
There has always been a practical side to family life. Once kids are part of the program, you have to add two more doors to the family chariot. It just happens. The two door hardtop from the early days of marriage gets abandoned at the dealership for something with more doors.
These days a four door sedan comes in a very dynamic package because manufacturers recognize that great lines do not have to be excluded from the car with more than two doors. Such was not the case with cars from previous generations. A four door sedan rarely shared the rakish body lines of its prettier cousin, the two door hardtop.
The four door sedan was essentially a functional hauler with all of the aerodynamics of a box of Kleenex- and with roughly the same curb appeal. All of the above is the basic party line for many car guys as they butcher four door sedans for their rust-free sheet metal donation to a two door hardtop or convertible restoration.
We don't agree.
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A MESSAGE TO THE NEW YOUNG GRADUATES OF 2010 THAT YOU WON'T HEAR FROM YOUR PARENTS
It's a pretty exciting time for the newest generation of high school graduates. A twelve year sentence in the school system is over, and the options have opened up a bit. The only obstacle in the near future is the plucky speech part of the ceremony itself. Once you clear that difficult hurdle, the fun can begin.
Unfortunately, I can only speak to the male section of the graduating classes. It's my strong game because I am a member in good standing of the male gender.
So let's get this party started and cut through the BS that has been shipped your way during the speechifying segment of the ceremony.
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DRUNK AND STUPID WITH A BADGE AND A GUN EQUALS FRONT PAGE NEWS
Drunk and stupid go together like Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd-fun for awhile but eventually somebody ends up with a giant shotgun blast to the face.
As human beings, we strive to beat the odds-we try to stare down the inevitable stupid that comes with being blind drunk.
It never works. Just ask Kelly Beemer.
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NEIL YOUNG WOULD BE VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS HEARSE STORY
Hearses lose their curb appeal when they are retired from active service. People associate them with their primary hauling job and they find it difficult to shake that funeral vibe about the cars. But somebody has to own an old hearse and Lee White is that guy.
Lee bought a retired Cadillac hearse to solve his transportation needs and the funeral flyer was a practical choice for the young guy. It has a lot of rear cargo space (for obvious reasons) and Lee can use it like a pickup truck with a topper.
He has turned the corner on his car's former occupation and views it as an affordable mode of transportation. He appears to be alone in this philosophy when it comes to the residents and management of his mother's condo.
His former bone wagon has been thrown off the property by the condo dictators.
They say it was due to popular demand.
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GEORGE BARRIS: A HOT ROD LEGEND AND A TRULY GREAT HUMAN BEING
If you are very lucky, you get an opportunity to meet a childhood hero. You get a chance to spend some time with a person who shaped a part of your life, even if he had no idea of his impact on your life.
George Barris is that hero for me and millions of other car guys who were just average kids in the 60s.
George Barris has worn the "King of the Kustomizers" crown ever since he was a 13 year old kid working on his first custom car, a 1925 'hand me down' Buick, as George called it.
The late stages of the Depression meant a serious budget crunch for a 13-year-old kid, so his first custom paint job was a hand-bombed house paint special.Pots and pans became hubcaps and the first Barris Kustom was born.
And thus began a legendary hot rod and custom career for a guy who knew exactly what he wanted to do early in life.
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