Age

[mctorio at cox.net (Mike Torio)]

Everybody else has spouted their sagas, so here's mine.

OK here we go.

Vespa scooter at 15
'62 Ford Falcon at 16
'63 Pontiac LeMans 326cid V8 Convertible at 17
'68 Plymouth Police Interceptor at 18
'68 English Ford Cortina GT at 19- tried to make it into a Lotus Cortina
'72 Datsun 510 coupe at 21
'73 Ford Mustang GT at 22
'76 Fiat 131 Coupe at 24
'76 Fiat 124 Spyder at 26
Another Fiat Spyder at 27
'69 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am at 29
'66 XK-E at 30
'82 Dodge Charger at 31
'86 GTi at 35
'86 Chevy Celebrity at 35 - Co. Car
'87 Dodge Shelby Lancer at 36
'72 German Ford Capri at 37 - made into an SCCA track car
'88 Merkur XR4ti at 37
'88 Pontiac Fiero GT at 39
Another '88 Merkur at 41
'90 something Ford Escort Wagon at 43- Co. Car
'88 GTi 16v at 43
'94 Ford Contour SVO at 43- Co. Car
'72 Mazda RX-2 made into an SCCA ITA racer
'96 GTi VR6 at 45
'97 Chrysler T&C at 47
'97 Audi S4 at 48
'02 Mini Cooper at 51 - all purpose fun car and autocrosser
'88 Mazda RX-7 GTU made into an SCCA ITE racer at 51
'03 SAAB 9-5 Wagon at 52
'85 Scirocco Wolfsburg edition at 52 - RallyCross/ClubRally car to be

Somewhere during the Fiat years there was a wife who didn't really like
cars, and since the Fiero there has been another wife who went on our first
date to the SCCA Run-Offs with me. She has since presented me with three
gearhead sons (potential pit crew someday). Life's grand when you have a
companion who understands your obsession. Of course she gets her share of
baubles so she's content.

Mike Torio




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