I remember my father always had this real cool looking blue car that seemed like it did 100 miles per hour on the street. I think he bought it when I was 8. At the time I did not know that it was a 1979 Formula, with a 400 and a 4-speed. I loved going for rides with him in that car, especially since my mother and him were divorced, so I did not see him as much. We could always tell when he was coming because we heard him from down the street. After that car, my father owned a 1972 Grand Prix, with a 455. That car threw a rod and cracked the block. I thought he was going to cry when that happened. He also owned a 1970 Catalina, 400ci, another GP I believe, and currently he has a 1972 Lemans. I learned how to drive on the Catalina. Talk about a big car
. I used to read his issues of HPP and I did not even know what most of the articles were about, I just liked the cars in them! But now I have my own 2nd gen and I am loving it!