Now... I've had some "special" modes of transportation!!
1955 Pontiac Wagon -- My First Car
- The car would run 100+ mph for HOURS!
- Bob Schulman remembers our trips back and forth to North Texas fondly --the "back" way on Highway 281
- Sharon Weigel, flautist from MacArthur HS, who was also a frequent passenger probably doesn't...
- Finally killed the wagon when the breaks had a melt-down
- Traded it in on a 1960 Pontiac Catalina convertible!!
- This car was SO MUCH FUM to drive!!!
- Installed factory tri-power manifold and carbs on it!
- Eventually had serious transmission problems
- Broke my heart but I junked it in Colorado Springs while in the NORAD Band
- Bought a 1958 Oldmobile (chrome for days) station wagon when Sharon and I got married (used more oil than gas!!) and a VW Squareback
- I was about to be discharged and needed a vehicle to "haul my drums"
- One of the motor pool guys had a "hippy" van and a rebuilt Ford 289 V8 (slide 6)... was I interested in paying for the "surgery" to mate the two???
- This was one UGLY truck (slide 5)... I didn't dare bring it onto Ft. Meade until I primered it (slide 7)... that's my "in town" bomb in the foreground... a 1958 Chevrolet Impala coupe... I sold it for $15.00 when I was discharged... there is one on EBay for $15,000 today!!
- I drove the Econoline to Texas (straight thru) in prep for moving to Denton when discharged... it was fast and sounded GREAT!!
- Like the $129.00 red paint job???? (slide 8)
- I drove it every day from Dallas to Denton and back... 90 mi round trip...
- I sold it when we moved to Chicago...
- This Dodge van (slide 9) was a dream... full power, AC, spoiler, wide wheels and tires, cruise, it was a CRUISER
- Drove it from one end of the US (Great Gorge, NJ) to the other (Las Vegas and LA) working for Lola Falana.
- Interior was insulated and paneled... there was NO road noise... good sound system...
- Sold it when I bought my house in North Hollywood...
- This car was the MOST fun to drive!!! (slide 10)
- Massaged Ford 289 V8 (HiPo Heads), automatic trans conversion, custom dash full of Stewart Warner gauges
- Drove it back and forth to Vegas (K-Bar-S Bronco) with the top down in the winter!!
- We bought this Jeep during the run of La Cage Aux Folles (slide 12 - with Ann's kids - Geoff and Liz))
- Ann and I drove this Jeep on the "A Chorus Line" Tour criss-crossing the US
- It was equipped with full roll-bar cage, after-market bumpers, side bars, wheels, etc... all in black!!
- The Jeep had a transmission problem that could NOT be fixed by ANYONE!!
- We sold it in preparation for the move to NYC...
- This car was a disaster!!!(slide 13)
- After installing new suspension, wheels, tires it was totaled when hit by Corvette.
- This car is now gone... bummer!!!
- Bought it sight unseen on EBay and I'm paying for it... new problem every day... and I still LOVE driving it!!
- It is so fast and nimble... 24 valve double over-head cam Yanaha built engine... a real screamer!!