by John Smid | Dec 14, 2021 | John's Car Blog, John's Car Hobby, John's Current Cars
After deciding that we wanted to buy a travel trailer, we needed to get a truck to tow it with. So, I began every night looking through all of the car sales pages. I really didn’t have any preference for brand or color. I just wanted a good used truck. That was...
by John Smid | Dec 14, 2021 | John's Car Hobby, John's Current Cars
Throughout my adulthood, I’ve always loved the sporty Mazda Miata. I drove one way back in the late 1990’s and just loved it! In the back of my mind I always wanted one. Now that I have some fun cars, a Miata didn’t seem like it rose up to the top of...
by John Smid | Dec 14, 2021 | John's Car Hobby, John's Current Cars, John's Favorite Cars
The Cadillac – there is just something in my DNA that loves a big Cadillac! I’m sure it comes from my heart home, Aunt and Uncle having them throughout my childhood. This one is red! They had a 1959 red DeVille Flat top, so red is it. After having one...
by John Smid | Dec 14, 2021 | John's Car Hobby, John's Current Cars
After selling our beautiful 1972 Pontiac convertible, we intended on buying a T-bird. We wanted a car that was sporty, unique, and had a retro vibe. We also wanted something that we could comfortably drive pretty much where ever we wanted to. So, a retro T-bird fit...
by John Smid | Aug 5, 2011 | John's Car Blog, John's Current Blog, Through the Windshield of My Life
At the center of this story, I am riding in a vintage 1982 Corvette Collector Edition on the freeway in Southern California. My very first time to ride in a ‘vette. Loud, stiff, low to the ground, there is nothing like the “All American Sports...
by John Smid | Jul 22, 2011 | John's Car Blog, John's Current Blog, MyLifeStory, Through the Windshield of My Life
Through the Windshield of My Life – Stepping forward to a more recent history. 2007 Toyota Sienna In 2007, I bought a new Toyota Sienna minivan. I had no idea that this car would be a new symbol of a dramatic change in my life and would play out in amazingly...
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