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Cars of a Lifetime: 1978 Chevrolet Van

8 December 2012

woodsideThe second of my Cars of a Lifetime posts went up over on Curbside Classic this morning, about a 1978 Chevy van my dad bought when he went into the cabinetmaking business. It was the first vehicle I ever drove.

Read my story here.

Longtime readers of this blog might recognize it as a slightly updated version of this post here on Down the Road from early 2010. I decided to recycle some perfectly useful words! How green of me.

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3 Comments leave one →
  1. 8 December 2012 9:48 am

    Why do those photos of the van and the street look so young, innocent, and peaceful? Does even film succumb to the rosy tint of memory?

    You said that you had your first driving lessons in that van but that you weren’t sad to see it go. But did you ever pick up a hitchhiker in the Chevy van? Did she by any chance wake up and take you by the hand? :-)

    • 8 December 2012 12:07 pm

      Only in my dreams, Scott — only in my dreams.

  2. 8 December 2012 10:41 am

    Commented over at the Curbside Classics.

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