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Originally Posted by Scuba Steve
Amazing 308. It's unbelievable to me that the car is from 1977. It looks world apart from everything else made around that time.
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Thanks Steve,
I sometimes go out to the garage to just look at the car, in fact, after terrible fights with the wife, I can go out to the garage, get in the car, close the door, put my hands on the wheel, smile, and all is right with the world.
This scenario was stolen from the jag forums, but I find it applicable with the green car, which brings up the question, how do we define the symbiosis of the driver with his car.
Sadly this car will go, as soon as I bring the service up to date. I will retain Dad's 74 coupe because it was his car, (he loved this car), and I can feel good about doing the work to make the car my own.
We often bantered back and forth, about the fine German racing car and the Italian car. He had a degree from Berkley in engineering, but he wasn't into wrenching on the car, a preference I easily forgive.
I miss him and look forward to having fun moving his car forward.
At 66, I look forward to getting the car up to "sport" spec and occasionally letting her loose on the track. (First time I have ever referred to any car's gender).
Ah well, perhaps I am getting sentimental, he has been gone some years now, and I still miss him.
