Nobody's Garage Queen-fantastic!
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Nobody's Garage Queen-fantastic!
Every forum member should watch the uTube clip referenced on today's homepage about the gullwing owner who drives his car on a daily basis(!). Now, here's a real car guy.
In 1956, a young engineer named Jim Eichman (Milwaukee School of Engineering grad) in our home town, Peoria, IL, owned a gullwing, and I distinctly remember one Saturday morning when he came by our house and gave my dad a ride in it.
When they returned, my dad was speechless for two hours; all he could utter was "Lord, Jesus...!"
Eichman would make the trip to/from Milwaukee to visit friends, a distance of about 160 miles on two lane roads in "way under two hours".
Those memories hooked me on M-Bs.
relinuca
In 1956, a young engineer named Jim Eichman (Milwaukee School of Engineering grad) in our home town, Peoria, IL, owned a gullwing, and I distinctly remember one Saturday morning when he came by our house and gave my dad a ride in it.
When they returned, my dad was speechless for two hours; all he could utter was "Lord, Jesus...!"
Eichman would make the trip to/from Milwaukee to visit friends, a distance of about 160 miles on two lane roads in "way under two hours".
Those memories hooked me on M-Bs.
relinuca
