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June 13, 2009 - 10:44 pm - by Richard Fernandez
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2009-06-14 09:33:14

I tried the Highway Patrol 3 point turn. Knocked over 3 mailboxes and an abandoned Yugo. Does not work too good if you are not in the middle of the desert.

At Santa Ynez Airport over the mountains from Santa Barbara well up into the 80’s they had car rental agency there that rented nothing but 58 Chevies. Now the 55 was neat and the 57 cool and 59 really snazzy with those big flat fins, but the 58 was the ugliest car made until they came out with the Aztec. Nonetheless, the guy who ran that rental place said they were great, very reliable. Seeing a row of 58’s sitting side by side – and looking just like 58’s should look in 1982 (i.e., POS) was a sight to behold. He rented them so people could fly in and drive over to Solvang. The cost was very low, but despite the cars alleged reliability the charge went up drastically if you went further than the 2 miles to Solvang because he had to come tow them back so often. He left them unlocked and the keys in them because no one in his right mind would ever steal one.