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Thank you for sharing your story with us Mark. I have always wanted to go to Iceland.
I will look for your car at breakfast. Again, thanks! ~ Editor
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My wife and I have been to England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Iceland, France, Germany, Austria, and Mexico. We have been to most of the states in the US, and most of the water parks when our children were growing up. I hate to choose right now because we are going to Italy later this year.
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Der Sportwagen
9FAVORITE CAR ADVENTURE?
college. It was a blast ripping through the gears. After graduating, I purchased a 1970 MGB with
a 4 speed manual transmission, duaI carbs and the famous Smith’s electric gauges. I have always loved driving manual transmissions. I sold the MGB when my wife and I moved to Houston. I have not had a manual transmission until recently when I purchased my Boxster last year.
It was last year, a few days after Christmas and the day after KU played in their first Bowl game in 12 years. I was so proud of how the team came back and took it to 3 OT’s. It was a sunny day, and the temperature was in the sixties. Without thinking, I got in my car, top down and headed to Lawrence on the back roads. When I got
to Lawrence, I headed north on Massachusetts Street, and there were so many people out enjoying the weather. I crossed the river into North Lawrence and drove by my old college haunt, Johnny’s. Then I headed over to the football stadium. I had to stop and grab a photo of my car in front of the stadium. I drove around campus up on the hill, then down to the engineering building. The next stop was the basketball arena, Allen FieldHouse. I then drove by my freshman dorm and headed home. What a great day filled with so many memories.
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ANY FUN CARS
My dad taught me how to drive in a 1970 lime green Ford Maverick witha manual transmission; three on the tree! I drove this car through
~ Mark
Something old - Porsche 356 (late fifties early sixties)
Something new – Porsche 911 GT3 (late model)
Something different - Jaguar E - Type (early sixties).
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FAVORITE VACATION