tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15774828.post115657839037260498..comments2023-10-29T03:47:39.569-07:00Comments on My Part of Nairobi: Ancient beastpaulmerrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03555284589007691780noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15774828.post-1156742521493564262006-08-27T22:22:00.000-07:002006-08-27T22:22:00.000-07:00I love old cars (and caRs in general). But the amo...I <I>love</I> old cars (and caRs in general). But the amount of bad stuff that comes out of the tailpipe is hard for me to deal with. Having said that, it costs a lot more to buy a newer cleaner vehicle. Dilemma.<BR/><BR/>And Jenny, your dad's resourcefulness during your childhood must be a fond memory! My dad's resourcefulness brings back many fond memorys for me; he was <I>always</I> fixing our old VWs.paulmerrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555284589007691780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15774828.post-1156688668839577412006-08-27T07:24:00.000-07:002006-08-27T07:24:00.000-07:00I love 70's cars. Especially muscle cars. My car i...I love 70's cars. Especially muscle cars. <BR/><BR/>My car is old. A 1987 Buick LeSabre 2-door coupe. I just had all the rust repaired, and it got a whole new paint job top-to-bottom. Now, it looks like it just rolled out of the showroom.:)The Lone BeaderĀ®https://www.blogger.com/profile/17670946654211536130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15774828.post-1156631841469039602006-08-26T15:37:00.000-07:002006-08-26T15:37:00.000-07:00We had a succession of very old cars whilst in Eas...We had a succession of very old cars whilst in East Africa. I remember that mum and dad decided to 'improve' the appearance of a VW they owned, and they repainted it by hand...with a paintbrush.<BR/>I also remember dad spent an extraordinary amount of time repairing a truck he used for safaris - before leaving, and on return.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02638994355372964966noreply@blogger.com