Man, just saw a car I need to have.

[cksmithy]

7. It is interesting that you mention Laguna Seca Raceway, I've been there several times,

with boyfriend, now husband of 54 years. I grew up in North Monterey County, on a road off of Hwy 101, about 8 miles north of Salinas. I, a mere 17 year old girl, had to turn right, basically on a blind turn, crack the window to hear if a semi was coming around the curve, floor it, shift, floor it, shift, floor it, to get to 60-65 miles an hour or you were at risk of being hit. I think it had 4 gears, (can't remember) but I could hit 65 mph in about 4 seconds. I would have it floored, going up a valley to hill on 101, (area is now called Ralph's Lane, then known as Oakies Flats), and would have to slowly pass a semi, my eyes level with the semi truck's hubcaps, axle. It was around 1968, and the speed limit was 65, and if you were going 65 in the slow lane, you got passed. The volume of traffic was much lower, and there were plenty of speeders, 75+. Now 101 is a parking lot, whenever we go to the coast.

My stupid ass younger brother, who had his seat belt on and didn't get hurt, totaled our sweet little Dauphine, on our road, not the highway, because he over reacted to a chicken in the road. I was madder than hell, because I had to go buy my own car, VW bug, to get to work, I was 20 years old by then.

Thanks for the memories.