I have one simple rule (well more than one, but that's another story) when it comes to girls. She don't like the Fairlane, aint much chance she really likes me. Right now, with the bodywork and paint still waiting, that thins things out pretty good. Still, you're always going to have a crowd of woman who've been brainwashed into thinking if it's over a certain age it can't be reliable/comfortable/safe/driveable. Actually, I'm kind of proud to say that very few women would be able to drive my car with ease. Manual steering, brakes, three speed colomn shift (that part stops a lot of people cold, "How the heck can you drive this?"), and a heavy clutch. I could try to explain that having a torquey V8 makes it easier to drive around town, but I don't think I'd get anywhere. It doesn't look like much right now, but I gave a friend a ride on the back roads, and the first thing he said was "You have one awesome car!" A few people get our obsessions, many will never understand.

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Once and future king:
'64 Ford Fairlane w/approx 238,000 - looks rough, but amazingly reliable if you know how to look after it; I will soon begin work to totally restore and modernize it.
Family vehicles that I lay some claim to:
'78 300D w/approx 350,000 original, '62 Ford F100 4x4, '90 Ford E150 w/171,000 original