The Barracuda is still running well

Aug 31, 2013 17:51

We made a 30-mile circuit going through Friendswood, Alvin, and Manvel then back to central Pearland via the old Massey Highway then Bailey Rd to pass by the high schools with a loop through Independence Park.

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adamant_turtle September 1 2013, 18:00:13 UTC
How are you and the family doing overall? Sad to leave summer behind, or just about ready?

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skipperja September 2 2013, 03:07:42 UTC
I'm glad to hear that you are doing better. I hope this doctor can help you even more. We're doing well. Our daughter with MS went to Panama recently for a stem cell treatment. Of course, we hope she improves some; they can't afford many more treatments like that ( ... )

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adamant_turtle September 3 2013, 01:24:51 UTC
Wow, stem cell?? I honestly can't say I know anything about that...do they think there's much of a shot that it will truly help, or is it just kind of "try anything with any amount of potential"? If it's the latter, I totally understand, because that's basically where I am right now myself ( ... )

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skipperja September 3 2013, 01:56:10 UTC
Hi, Joanna! I hope you've meet a guy who needs you as much as you need him. I not saying some desperate thing, but just that the two of you would make a good pair. It's nice to see the things you have to say about him ( ... )

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momandmore September 2 2013, 15:01:56 UTC
Are you the original owner?

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skipperja September 2 2013, 20:20:04 UTC
Yes, I am. Ann and I were 24 and had two little boys at the time we bought it. We needed a second car, so we bought the 1966 Barracuda. It was my first new car, and as things have turned out, it was my last new car. I intended from the beginning to maintain it carefully and keep it.

Here is a page telling about its recent history. Here is a page showing the Barracuda at the top of Pike's Peak on the last big trip before it needed major engine work.

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momandmore September 2 2013, 22:02:43 UTC
I think the plate says May 83 -- am I right? That is so fun!

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skipperja September 2 2013, 22:09:11 UTC
You're right! I looked at it and wasn't sure. Our 20th anniversary was in 1982, so that "83" was the expiration date. :)

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