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You've all seen a pic of my very first car, taken this past June. October '21 marked 35 years under my ownership. Dropping the motor off to the rebuilder this weekend. There were a couple of serious prior contenders for my first car- a '59 Pontiac Catalina 4-dr flattop and a '63 Studebaker GT Hawk. I might include a '59 Eldorado Biarritz convertible, but the $1500 asking price was wildly out of my pocket's range, plus I was only 15 yrs old.

Thru September of '21, Chevrolet sold 24,803 Bolts. Thru November of '21, Ford sold 24,791 Mach-Es. Ford is expected to surpass Chevy here due to the temporarily-suspended production of the Bolt, but it's interesting that the oft-maligned Bolt is more popular than the Mach-E so far.

^ I guess; tho they're (7-series : 207") the size of mid-size cars of the pre-downsize era. Definitely holds true for the (commonly perceived as) mainstream brands tho. I suppose if I wish to be reasonable, cars over 200" could be considered 'full-size' by process of elimination.... but if we're sticking to the narrative that pickups & SUVs are the 'family sedans of yesterday', just over 207" is a compact. ?

I find some old photos and laugh. It seems the past was better than the present. There was less negativity. Here is a photo of my very first car. It was a hand me down from my parents. This car lasted for 16 years and, even though the weather got to it, the intake and exhaust system must have remained in great shape, since the quiet and rhythmic hum of the Rocket 350 V8, both inside and outside the car, sounded similar to when it was new. I can't tell if the center caps are there or not. I could never hang on to them on my 1984 Cutlass Supreme. That's what happens when you park them at commuter rail stations. Here it was in a subdivision outside of Atlanta - near Stone Mountain - that was being built out. This would have been some 30 years ago. While never slow paced, metro Atlanta would not be anywhere as slow paced as this photo might suggest. Good times.

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194" is the exact same size as a Malibu.

Washed n waxed the SS today. Love this product, makes the finish like a mirror.