This
is my 1960Õs-vintage Morgan Plus 4, which I owned while I lived in Capitol Hill
in 
their first
4-wheeler. The Plus 4 was produced
from 1950-1968. Beneath its
styling reminiscent of the 1930Õs, it had sliding pillar front suspension and a
Triumph TR3 engine. The body is
primarily ash and other woods, with a veneer of metal. Its signature feature is a leather
strap across the hood, to keep it closed.
Mine was pretty much rotted away
when
I bought it, and I remember going to a shoemaker to have one custom made.
It
didnÕt have much in the way of suspension, so many owners wear a Ôkidney beltÕ
while driving. It wasnÕt always
comfortable, but it sure was fun!
Alfa
Romeo, Bethesda: I had a
couple of AlfaÕs, first in
MGB-GT,

Jeep, Cleveland,
1994: ItÕs pictured here in the
boatyard where the Hatteras was stored for the winter.
This is my 1964 VW Beetle, Chicago 2000. You can see from the picture why I was happy
to move to
I spend a lot of time keeping these cars
going, and sometimes this is how I feelÉ

This 1964 Olds wasnÕt
mine, but has a special place in my memories. It was my grandfatherÕs. He drove it all over the Midwest, and as far as Colorado,
making the rounds of his customers for his dry goods store in Missouri. He took me on any number of adventures
in it. He eventually sold it; it
is photographed here in 1979.
Here
is another car that brings back memories: my fatherÕs, in 1948.

IÕve
also had a few motorcyclesÉ

In
the hills near Austin, 1965

In
Bethesda, 1981

In
Galveston, 2006
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