Weekend Wild Card — 6.13-14.09
I didn’t find the car I drove as a teen at Car d’Lane Saturday — a 1967 Camaro convertible Rally Sport. But I saw several models on Lakeside and Sherman that were fairly close. As we were oogling the vintage cars, I used the phrase “chick magnets” to describe several muscle cars. Which bugged Mrs. O. It’s insulting to think that a girl would go out with a guy simply because he has a hot car, she said. To which Amy Dearest said that she could see how it might happen. Later, I got another cold stare when I wondered aloud re: how many children were conceived in the late 50s and 60s in the back seats of GTOs, 56 Chevys, Firebirds, etc. There’s nothing like downtown Coeur d’Alene and the waterfront on a sunny summer day. Now, to replay the weekend Wild Card …
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