I had no interest until 1968, when sports came into my life at age 9 because of Tigers baseball. Then I think it was the confluence of Hot Wheels, and other kids’ interest that led me to cars and motorsports. Being in Detroit probably helped. For a couple of years I was really into it: built models; went to races and car shows; read books and magazines (had a subscription to Car & Driver.) Of course, I was a snob, and most interested in Formula One road racing, which was a far cry from Detroit, but I liked the local stuff too. It was the last hurrah of the muscle car era, before the oil crises. The funny thing is that before long I heard the siren call of sex, drugs, and rock & roll (in reverse order of availability,) which got me so preoccupied that I didn’t learn to drive until I was out of college. The closest I’ve been to a muscle car since then was Skinny’s Super Bee, which he bought (late 80’s-90’s?) even though he couldn’t drive. I think it ended up with Kars for Kids.
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- alex 1-08-2021 1:26 pm