The car has become an article of dress without which we feel uncertain, unclad, and incomplete... it's our carapace, the protective and aggressive shell, of urban and suburban man. ~ Marshall McLuhan
OK, I was three years old when this baby blue 1954 Chevy Bel Air took to the streets. Actually my father had a '52 Pontiac of the same colour which he proudly washed and buffed every Saturday afternoon.
The Bel Air as seen above is now 56 years old with 23,000 miles. Its third owner takes good care of it, and doesn't let it out in the winter or on rainy days. He says it's pleasant and easy to drive, stable, and cruises comfortably at 55-60 mph.
The Bel Air was sold in the United States from 1950-75 and in Canada until 1981. Chevrolet was created in 1911 by GM founder William Durant and Swiss-born immigrant, car racer, mechanic and designer Louis Chevrolet.
All of us probably have at least one car which conjures up pleasant memories. Mine happens to be a bronze coloured '72 Mustang.
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