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Rcg.29.99guccn maintained while climbing the summit. On the open highway, the newer cars pass us. Its beneath their dignity to follow an older car. But, every once in awhile, my husband will open the old girl up a little to show off her sleeping order by phono or mall or lay away for 60 days with 20 . . M!tMrareM Put its not all downhill. My Grandpa used to measure the guts of a car by the speed it in-b- et . . bone-groun- 1 down-the-no- Quallofll Down-IIIt- o She still has the lungs," he shouts to the lads. Look at her take off." Other kids dont help much though. When I car pool in our neighborhood, the kids offer comments like, This is the oldest car Ive ever been in," or "Is your family poor? People tend to equate financial status and success with the car one drives. accepted amenities the old Ford had allowed us braces, lessons, new shoes. We reminded them that it was this noisy, whiny, bumpy car that had brought each of them home from the hospital when they were newborn babies. The springs now are sagging, but our wagon once served as a camper before we could afford a real one. Although the air conditioner works only on rare occasions (and then we turn it off to save the engine), the kids remembered that before our house had air conditioning, we would take a ride just to cool off. We reminded them that the cars once smooth carriage would lull them to sleep. For entertainment, we would often take long rides to the mountains before gasoline became more expensive than movie tickets. New Paint Job For 15 years, before and after the new paint job, which is now again fading, the old car took us to every to the family reunion. At first, going ' in the reunions same car was embarrassing to even us, the parents, but now we have a silly sense of pride that our same old vehicle has outlived two or three of our relatives automobiles. The kids listened and remem-bereMark waxed the car for the first time the next day. Of course the battle isnt won. We still receive astonished looks and glances from people who pass us on the freeway. I remind the children they are just admiring our antique, but the kids know better, of course. The old girl, still only an adolescent as far as cars go, is in that difficult o)0DD1W g ( Budget Domestic too young to be by antique buffs and too old to be liked by anyone else. Not All Downhill ween stage her driving test, we knew it was time to have a talk with the kids, once again expounding the A its old family station wagon Loyal, dependable Editor's Not: Th Lifestyle deportment of Th Sait Lake Tribune welcome free-ien-c materiel from Uteh writer. Each Friday, on column will be selected based on scop of Interest of sublect matter and writing ability. Material should not exceed 750 words. The Tribune will pay regular space rate for those articles selected for publication. If work has been published In e Corner, do not submit new work for six months. 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