Well, here goes. I grew up in a Ford environment as my father was the manager of a Ford dealership in a small town in Texas. When I graduated from Texas A. & M. I talked my father into ordering me a '56 Thunderbird (He complained about it, said "Why don't you get a nice 4-door sedan"). I was driving it when I met my wife of 42 years. Still have the '56 TBird. My wife too. The TBird was our only car for seven years.
When the new Thunderbird was announced I was trying to decide what to do about replacing my old Sable. I hadn't gotten this excited about buying a new car in years. When I announced my decision to my family, my youngest son said, "Dad, why don't you get a nice 4-door sedan". He was somewhat abashed when I told him who he sounded like.
I retired from woking in the oil business for 37 years. We now live in Franklin, TN, just south of Nashville. I do a bit of computer consulting. My wife retired from being a librarian about two years ago. She graduated college as a school teacher, later got her Master's in library science and specialized in small techinical libraries. She now concentrates on making fabric art and has won a number of prizes at the state fair.
I work a bit, play tennis, and play sax in a couple of bands. For the last 2 years I have been taking jazz lessons from the Nashville Jazz Workshop. Maybe one day I'll get the hang of it.
I got my white 2002 TBird on December 24th last year. My main new year's resolutions this year is to DRIVE MORE. I sure plan to do it and am looking forward to more trips in that great car.
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VIN 106587 White, White, with
chrome hood scoop bezel