The Cad had seen its better days when I got it in a trade for a pair of downhill skis. That must have been 1983, I was 36. I was unemployed at the time and drove it until it dropped maybe a year later. Couldn’t afford to fix the brake system and sold it for $1. The BMV gave me a hard time about the price and suggested that it was worth $800. I just wanted the POS out of my garage. A ‘53 Chevy truck was i the wings and I needed the space.
“...drove it until it dropped...”
Haha!!! I know THAT drill well... but the thing was, you COULD do that back then, and replace it with ANOTHER for cheap that would get you around for ANOTHER year or so.
It truly was a great time. Let’s see, in ‘83, I was 22 years old... damn, a lifetime ago already...