| THE FIRST VAN I EVER OWNED WAS THE ABSOLUTE BEST. IT WAS A 1965 CHEVY VAN. DUBBED PEEL-OUT, DUE TO ITS TREMENDOUS ABILITY TO LAY DOWN SOME MUCH NEEDED RUBBER IN TIMES OF DISTRESS. THAT VAN WAS A HAVEN FOR FINE LADIES, FOR THEY OFTEN SPENT WEEKS AT A TIME IN THERE. I ALSO SPENT MANY NIGHTS AND NOT SO NICE MORNINGS IN IT. THE STORY OF THE DEMISE OF '65 IS A LONG SAD ONE, BUT IT INVOLVED TWO IMPORTANT FACTORS. ONE OF WHICH IS THE ABSENCE OF BRAKES, THE OTHER BEING A WOMANS GARAGE. BUT I DONT WANT TO GET INTO DETAILS, FOR A TEAR IS FORMING IN THE CORNER OF MY SQUINTY, BLOODSHOT, GLAZED EYE. |