Ah, that's a grand story, Jo. I sure didn't feel upper crust in that car. IT was one of those little four door boxy looking ones; actually it looked liek an imitation of the BMW my violin teacher drove, so mine must've been more like a 1966 or 67. Besides the trannie problem, I drove it from Colorado to California and back, one time, when the generator was going out. Took a spare battery and changed it every now and then, stopping to get the spare charged up and tried not to drive at night. I really did love the fact that it was English and the ground wire said, "to earth".

Aly, I really enjoyed readin your posting, esp. about the misunderstanding re' Quakers. *smile*