The End of an Era
Nov 8th, 2007 (Thu)
Off to her new owner. At least she had good company on the car hauler -- an early 90s Miata, regarded as a ""modern MG."" 7195,809,article_photo_caption,"Debi, Felix, Arla (le professeur), Thomas, and Claudia in French class.
This morning was it, the final farewell to Goldie. It’s a little strange not to have her around as I’ve spent a good part of the last 12 years with that car, but on the other hand, it is a little bit of a relief.
I’ve had a lot of good times with the car, going back all the way to my years at Stanford. A dozen years of memories.
Here is a Tribute to Goldie photo gallery. Stories of the car are contained in the website category From the Logbook.
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[January 1996] Goldie in the Stanford parking lot, a couple of months after I bought her. Note the 1970 grille. In half-a-year, I'd replace it with an early style, chrome ribbed one.
[May 17, 1996] Off to Davis, CA for the Davis Double Century, the very first 200-mile bike ride I did.
[August 9, 1996] While living in Palo Alto for the summer, I spent a whole weekend removing Goldie's trim so she could be repainted. Here she is back from her new paint job.
Due to the large number of photos, only the first 6 are shown. View photo album or slideshow.