I love real cars too. I suppose it comes from having to drive Mom's '63 Dodge station wagon to high school, when most of my friends had
Chevelles, Camaros, 442s, GTOs, or Mustangs.
I did what I could. Got a summer job in a body shop, where they let me work on it on weekends. I painted it blue, added some rims and a glass pack muffler. The seats folded down, so I was very popular for double dates to the drive-ins on Friday nights. Funny, but I don’ t remember any of the movies. These old wagons are collector cars today. In 1969, who knew?