The Garage: Cars and Trucks

Cars and Trucks

If I wanted to continue working through the winter as a black-and-white clad busboy at Mayo's Steak House in Wichita Falls while in high school, my mom wanted me to get there on something other than a 90 cc dirt bike. My first four-wheeled vehicle (other than a little red wagon) was a used MG Midget. It was a blast driving it home, but I couldn't figure out why it would only get up to about 40 as I shifted through the gears. Eventually, I realized I was looking at the tachometer rather than the speedometer. Fortunately, I wasn't ticketed while inadvertently speeding down 8th Street.

1970 MG Midget Mk III		1275 cc four-cylinder engine Purchased used in 1973 in Wichita Falls, Texas
1973 Alfa Romeo Spider
International Harvester Scout
1982 Chevrolet S10		Manual transmission, no air conditioning!
1988 Toyota Landcruiser FJ60		4200 cc inline six-cylinder gasoline engine Purchased new in 1988 in Austin, Texas Sold privately in 2002 with over 200,000 miles
2000 Honda Odyssey		Purchased new in 1999 in Austin, Texas Trade-in for Honda Fit in 2010
2002 Honda CR/V		Purchased new in 2002 in Austin, Texas Currently in use
2007 Dodge Sprinter		3.0 liter Mercedes V6 turbodiesel engine Seating for 10 Purchased new in 2007 in Lewisville, Texas Currently in use
2010 Honda Fit Sport		1500 cc four-cylinder gasoline engine Automatic transmission with paddle shifters Purchased new in 2010 in Austin, Texas Currently in use

Created 20110917; updated 20110917