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Happy early Birthday, Les!

Glad it was a comfy cruiser.

When I was a teen, I had a 1965 Chevy Impala. I used to think "when I'm older, I want 2. I want one with the 425hp 396 and a 4speed, and I want one with a 327 and an auto." Even then, I saw that there might be times when you'd just want to cruise without having to worry about shifting. I've pretty much always had manual trans cars (except a few years here and there when I was really poor and took what I could get) and can't see a time when I wouldn't have a manual trans car. But I definitely see the appeal of an auto under certain circumstances.