This theme reminds me of a discussion I had with a close fellow Ford nut in
Napa in the late 1980's. His wife is from Taiwan ( came to U.S. in 70's) and
had never driven a car or even knew that any 4 cylinder Fords even existed.
Since she was only exposed to Sunbeam Tigers, Griffith 200's ,Ford Rancheros
and the like, it came as a complete surprise to see under the hood of my E/P
Pinto .As I was changing the front ball joints one afternoon , Sipping some
Taiwan Moonshine ( great stuff , excellent octane booster!) she utttered in a
completely hysterical laugh , "Where's the rest of your Engine,Joe?"
The moment was so severe , that I lost my train of thought, and removed some
of my scalp on the edge of the inner fender, and fell flat on my back in a howl
of cardiac proportions.
I shan't forget that day, Isn't perspective a wonderful thing?
Thanks for the bandwidth ,
Joe Kruskamp ,aka : the Pintosopher
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