He was from SF Bay Area (Marin County) and Marin and Berkeley was ground
zero for the British export market to the US, and for Volvo and Fiat as
well. These cars are still everywhere in Marin and Berkeley.
On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 9:19 AM, Chris Dimmock <austin.healey at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Just read this from an old (1979) interview article with Robin Williams.
>
> "The externals of the Williams' lifestyle have changed surprisingly little
> since Mork. True, they moved from their rented beach apartment to a modest
> (by Hollywood standards) under $200,000 canyon home. Robin describes it as
> "rustic bordering on funk." Since his old Austin-Healey was stolen, he's
> bought a silver BMW. He also acquired a malamute, Sam, who visits the
> neighbors to watch TV (about all Williams watches is Taxi). On their acre
> of land, Robin and Valerie plan to add two dwarf goats to a burgeoning
> menagerie that now includes Polish chickens, Cora the parrot and Mr. I, the
> iguana who lives under the refrigerator (his companion, Truman Capote, has
> passed away). "My desire for material things is almost nonexistent," says
> Williams, who points out that his suburban Detroit upbringing as the son of
> a Ford Motor Co. exec accustomed him to comfort."
> http://www.robin-williams.net/interviews/mork/79-10.php
>
>
> Didn't know that!
> Anyone know more?
> Best
> Chris
>
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