In 1974, when I was in high school, my first car was a metallic blue 1967 Ford Fairlane GT, with a black vinal top. It was an automatic transmission with a 390 cubic inch engine. It could burn rubber from a standstill. It had so much power! In fact, it had too much power. The […]
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I recently received a notice about my high school’s 50th year reunion. No…Really? Did the mailman mix up the mail again? Return to sender! Luckily, I still have some basic math skills and after double checking, it’s not a mistake. Once, I thought high school would agonizingly never end and now it seems like a
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私の博物館にアメリカ車やヨーロッパ車がたくさん展示されているのは、私が子供の頃、国産車はまだ洗練されておらず、外国車に憧れていたからです。 ルート66 コルベット、Eタイプ、911、マスタング、トランザム、MGなど 若い頃、私は一生懸命働いてお金を貯め、これらの車を運転しました。 展示されている車の中には、私のお気に入りの車もいくつかあります。 だからこそ、若い頃の恋人たちに囲まれて幸せです。 残念ながら、彼女達は美しく若々しいままですが、毎年私は年をとっています… Edited Translation: The reason why there are so many American and European cars on display in my Retro Motor Museum is because when I was a child in Japan, domestic cars weren’t yet sophisticated, and I admired foreign cars. I saw the TV show Route 66, (where two
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チャック 今日はダットサン好きの方々と楽しい時間を過ごせてよかったです。 テレビの映像を送ろうと思っているのですが、初めてのことなので、少し時間がかかるかもしれません。 今日は画像をお送りします。 SR311ドライブ。 240Zドライブ。 Translation: Chuck, I’m glad you visited our museum today. I had a good time with people who love /appreciate Datsuns. I’m thinking of sending video footage (of the Datsuns being driven on the road), but since it’s my first time doing this, it might take a while. I will
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This is a continuation of our tour of Japan, focused on Yufuin, a small resort town on the island of Kyushu. Yufuin is famous for its natural hot springs and mainly caters to tourists from Japan. The small, local hotels are known for their onsen baths and the town’s walkable boutique shops are only open from
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The title describes our recent travels around Japan. Sure, it’s a play off the 1987 movie Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, starring Steve Martin and John Candy. Unlike the movie, however, our trip wasn’t a disaster. But it did require an extraordinary amount of travel on planes, trains, ferries, buses, and autos, the likes of which
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