This is a tribute to Lina, my former BMW Z3, the most competent motoring machine I have owned to date. She was sold in order to simplify my life while I trained for some milestone athletic events that year (most notably, the Davis Brevet Series, Ironman Coeur d’Alene, and Paris-Brest-Paris), and also to make room for a 1991 Alfa Romeo Spider that I purchased after the events were over. During the intervening months, Goldie was my only car and daily driver. She filled in Lina’s big shoes rather respectably!
![[Feb 2003] Lina and Goldie, inside the Garage Majal (which, unfortunately, is only about 25% complete so far.). (February 1, 2003)](https://felixwong.com/gallery/images/l/lina_tribute03a.jpg "[Feb 2003] Lina and Goldie, inside the Garage Majal (which, unfortunately, is only about 25% complete so far.). (February 1, 2003)")
![[Mt. Whitney, Sep 2000] Flashback from the past: Lina stops in Yosemite after our Mt. Whitney adventure. (September 4, 2000)](https://felixwong.com/gallery/images/l/lina_tribute03h.jpg "[Mt. Whitney, Sep 2000] Flashback from the past: Lina stops in Yosemite after our Mt. Whitney adventure. (September 4, 2000)")
![[17 Mile Drive, Sep 2001] Pretty Lina along the coast. (August 22, 2001)](https://felixwong.com/gallery/images/l/lina_tribute03j.jpg "[17 Mile Drive, Sep 2001] Pretty Lina along the coast. (August 22, 2001)")
![[Sep 2001] Doing a little (well, >12 miles) of off-roading in Tahoe to get to a climb. She was a tough little car! (September 16, 2001)](https://felixwong.com/gallery/images/l/lina_tribute03k.jpg "[Sep 2001] Doing a little (well, >12 miles) of off-roading in Tahoe to get to a climb. She was a tough little car! (September 16, 2001)")
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