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["andycost" <andycost@worldnet.att.net>]

I've been trying to not name my roadster for two years now.  Somehow I felt
that it over-personalized the whole relationship.  A car should be a tool for
a given purpose.  My 1-ton crew-cab Chevy is great for hauling a cubic yard of
gravel, towing the roadster, and transporting a ....crew.  My wife's Toyota is
an efficient commuter, and the roadster will be a wonderful autocross car.
Tonight the roadster moved under its own power for the first time in 20 years.
I felt a sense of pride and accomplishment even though the brakes are dragging
and it only fires on two cylinders.  I broght it back from the brink of
dispair submerged in a farmers field in hell (Oklahoma).  A little while ago
it made it all the way around the block and back into the safety of the garage
without incident.  I think it has earned a name now.  I've thought hard about
the qualities and attributes the car has.  I tried to remember all the happy
times the car and I have had together.  I've given the car love and untold
hours of toil.  What has the car tried to give me in return? Tetanus!
Well, there you have it.
Andy

Tetanus - 68 SPL w/u20 solex
unnamed - 68 SRL w/blown headgasket