Love this story, Jill and your vivid descriptions. I can just picture it. Great read. My first was a 1971 yellow VW convertible--it cost $3,000 new! I loved to drive down Pacific Coast Hwy with the top down, my hair blowing (long and blonde of course) It didn't work so well when I had the bright idea of adding an even longer blonde extension. . . which I watched fly off towards the Pacific.