My 100 mile walk to school was only 2 miles but no hills -- always wondered how Valley Stream got its name-lots of streams but no hills in sight-therefore no valley -- when Dad brought home my next "college fund" project four months before graduating HS-a $200 nine year old '56 Jaguar coupe. Got it cleaned up to sell and when ready he told me I could keep it and use it for college but would have to wait till after graduation to register it. Clever me used the arguement that all the time saved by driving to school would allow me more time for chores/study. Relentless "negotiations" resulted in having the coolest car in school (my opinion--competition was teacher driven Porsche 356 and TR4 and student driven Fiat 1100 roadster, AH 3000, Stingray and a Mustang--and I guess the opinion of the crowd of seniors who'd gather around and in it-door locks not working-while I was in the only senior group to have a last period class).
I didn't have to worry about no stinkin' TM switches or any other high falutin' gadgets--the turn signal switch was a spring loaded twist lever--click,click,click,click,click and it would return to center--set it too early? give it another twist. -- Dave
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