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My dad would never be considered a “car guy,” but he did have appreciation for cars. Was it because of me? I cannot say, but I know I was able to nudge him in a certain direction from time to time. Not all of his car were interesting, but many played a pivotal role for me growing up because visiting new-car dealerships helped shape me as an enthusiast. Happy Father’s Day, Dad!
1967-68 Mercury Cougar XR-7
I’m not sure what year it was (and neither is my dad), but this was the first new car he and my mom bought. They were living in California at the time after immigrating in 1964 for grad school. In 1970, they moved to Delaware, and my first memory was playing with this car. I also remember being run off Route 202 by Mt. Lebanon Road—I recall a bumpy ride for a moment, then the front fender kinking out. My dad stopped, grabbed me, put me on the roof, and asked if I was okay. I was, but I don’t remember anything else after that.
My sitter had a similar car, so I was able to relive the Cougar for several more years until it became just another unreliable old car.
1974 Volvo 164
I don’t remember car-shopping for this one, but I do remember the dealership, which was a small import car facility on Market Street not far from Holiday Lincoln-Mercury. What I do remember is that it was burgundy with a black interior, and my dad never really cared for the car. The strongest memory I have is pretending to drive and moving the automatic gearshift, only to have the car roll backwards down the driveway and narrowly miss my sister on her tricycle.
1976 Lincoln Continental Mark IV
I know this was the fall of ’76 because I remember the Mark Vs on the Holiday lot, so clearly my dad bought a leftover. It was pale yellow with a yellow vinyl roof, matching interior, and full wheelcovers. Of course, I loved the hidden headlights! I recall the Mark being a great highway cruiser, from DC to New York, though Philadelphia was the city most often traveled. One time when it was fresh in our garage and my dad had a business trim, my sister and I begged our mom to take us for a ride, but she was not able to find the emergency brake release so it stayed in the garage—seems this Lincoln’s brake was released once the shifter was moved from Park.
1982 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe
I was in love with Cadillac at the time. I saw a direct lineage from the finned cars from the 1950s to what was being built at that moment. Downsized cars meant nothing to me, though in retrospect they were a big deal at the time. I do recall checking out several other brands including the Seville-inspired Lincoln Continental, Chrysler Imperial (I had begged him to take a look), and Saab. I believe our Touring Coupe was a demonstrator at Delaware Cadillac, so it appeared on our radar due to the test drive and not because my dad was dexterous with the order form. Alas, it was a lemon, so he quickly replaced it.
1984 Cadillac Eldorado
So, we were back. I don’t remember why we bought this and not another brand, though maybe the dealership worked something out to replace the Touring Coupe. Nineteen eighty-four was the first year of the Eldorado Biarritz convertible, but my dad could not afford it (and, in retrospect, it was somewhat ostentatious). What he settled on was a dark blue Eldorado with matching interior, fake tan convertible top, and full wheelcovers. This was an understated car, and it didn’t come off as cheesy as the roof may suggest.
1987 Porsche 928 S4
I caught my first sight of this car at some dealer open house near the Boxwood GM plant. Car was painted Summer Yellow, and I fell in love. Apparently, so did my dad, but he could not afford that kind of car. However, after a lot of dreaming, he bought one, using his inheritance for a no-option 928 S4 in Guards Red. Too bad he opted for the automatic! To tell you the truth, the car was troublesome and the Blaupunkt sucked. (Pssst! Don’t tell anyone but, stupid me, I took it up to 130 mph on Rosedale Road in Princeton, New Jersey, till I ran out of road.)
1975 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
This was on the side of Wilson Road with 12,000 miles on the odometer. I think my dad missed his Lincoln, so he snapped this up for a fair price (and I’m guessing so the Porsche could have a more comfortable place during inclement weather). I managed to take it airborne a few times after we moved to New Jersey. The emissions junk meant the Caddy was never running properly.
1993 Volvo 850 Sedan
I don’t know why he bought this, as I was in college, but it was a great car. He still had the Porsche, but this was the one he could depend on daily. There’s no spectacular stories to tell, but it looked great in Fjord Blue. My mom eventually ended up with one too to replace her 1987 740 wagon, which was the car I learned to drive on after a brief experience with her 1979 Pontiac LeMans Safari (another great experience for a kid going to Union Park Pontiac when the Trans Am was the hottest car in America).
2000 Mercedes S 320
Aside from randomly lusting after a Maserati Quattroporte throughout the 1980s, he really wanted a Mercedes but could never afford one, though I have experience tagging along for several test drives during the same decade. In 1999, he was ready, and Mercedes had just debuted a redesigned S-Class to boot. He went with the S 320 because he couldn’t afford anything fancier though, when he moved to Scottsdale around 2000, it appeared absolutely puny compared to the S 500 and S 600 models that were all around town. It looked great with black cherry paint and oyster interior, but it was not reliable, and it soured my dad on Mercedes.
2002 Volkswagen Passat
Though retired by this time, my dad picked up a contract job and was given a company car. This sedan, which was produced during Audi’s rebirth and featured plenty of elements that had trickled down from the A4, was powered by the VR6 engine. This may have been the most perfect car that he ever owned, full of comfort and power in a package that would suit most people’s needs. In some respects, I feel this era was Volkswagen’s peak.
2006 Infiniti M35
One time when I traveled to Arizona to visit my dad, he picked me up in one of these. It was totally random and, honestly, I am unsure of the model year or whether it could have been an M45, but he liked it. However, it didn’t last long as he pulled out from a shopping center and was T-boned.
2008 Jaguar XJ
I’m not sure when was Dad’s accident, so again I am unsure if 2008 is the proper model year, but he ended up with this Jaguar XJ next. I recall when he tested the classic XJ in the 1980s, but the console took up so much space in the foot well that he hated it. This time, things were different. I think this car was more than satisfactory to him than the Mercedes but, while having his car serviced by the dealership, they convinced him to move into something new.
2019 Jaguar XJ
This is his final car. He still owns it, though he no longer drives. I’ve driven it at length and what’s notable is the sharp steering, but the center-stack interface is woefully outdated by now. Otherwise, this is a pretty neat car that’s not seen on every street corner, though I often wish his swan-song vehicle was something more interesting to me (and with a better resale value).
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To all you dads out there, Happy Father’s Day. At the beginning of this year, I joined your special club. It’s too early to tell if my little guy will be into cars, but what I do know is that I am because of my dad. I thought I would write something for him that tells him how much he’s influenced and helped me, and share it with you.
You Did This
Dad, maybe it was because you were into cars or perhaps you just knew that little kids like toys, but you (and Mom) gave Anthony and me a nice assortment of Hot Wheels, Matchbox, and Majorette cars. Trust me, we got your money’s worth out of them. You know that carpet in the room Anthony and I shared, the one with the dot pattern that formed a frame around the middle of it? Anthony and I used that as the racetrack for a dice-based board game we invented. For some reason, the black Lexus SC always did well. As a lifelong believer in Toyotas, maybe you get a little satisfaction from learning that. I don’t think you or I knew it at that point, but cars were quickly turning into more than just a passing fascination to me.
Even if I wasn’t into cars, I really couldn’t get away from them because you took me with you on your hunts for vintage American wheels. I recall being with you the evening you bought either your 1964½ Ford Mustang convertible or your 1965 Mustang 289 drop-top. Then there was the Sterling (an 827, I think), vintage Volkswagen Beetle, late-1960s Pontiac LeMans (or was it a GTO?) convertible, postwar GM trucks and, of course, the ever-changing fleet of Toyota Cressidas and 4Runners I remember in our driveway (too bad you didn’t hang onto the XJ Jeep Cherokee that long).
A random walk by a garage sale in the late 1990s only intensified my interest. It was the first time I recall seeing a 1:18 scale model up close—and it just so happened to be a red Lamborghini Diablo. What great timing! The price was even better: $1. You paid for it, which was money well spent, if you ask me.
After that, you kept my collection growing with several models every Christmas and birthday. Of course, I went after the exotics I knew about, but coming across cars I had never seen before broadened my horizons—and, eventually, my array of models.
Now that I can take a step back from it all as a father myself, I think you were trying to nurture a love of automobiles in me because you were a car guy yourself. I totally get it. Who wouldn’t want to have something so major and enjoyable in common with his son? I hope I can pass that passion on to Hayden.
I’m Sorry
I know there was at least one point where you must have thought you had created a monster—a nerdy, overly talkative one that would randomly point out minute, who-cares details about bland, effectively invisible vehicles (the Ford Five Hundred, for instance). Time and age has taught me that sometimes I need to pull back and not constantly bombard people (no matter how into cars they may be) with facts and stats that only I care about. When someone does that to me regarding a different subject, I know I get irritated.
Thank You
I would not be the person I am today without you. Cars are not my entire identity, but they are a big part of me. They’ve always excited and interested me, and they continue to do that, even when I think they can’t anymore. I am more of my true self when I’m around them (usually spouting off facts and trivia) and they’re part of a language I speak with you and many of my friends.
Years ago, when I was a freelancer, I would always try to think of ways to use the review vehicles I received for the things they were built to do, especially the big trucks. You knew I wanted to truly test out the 2019 Ford F-250 King Ranch, so you took time out of your day to go with me to the local quarry to pick up over 3,000 pounds of road base. You even helped me shovel it out at your house in the summer heat. And thanks to your thinking, I had heavy stuff to haul away in the bed of the 2020 Ford F-450 I reviewed. My write-ups were better—and more fun—due to your help. The love of cars I gleaned from you led me to where I am today: writing for a well-known automotive website with a large audience. What I do here teaches me more about my favorite subject and enables me to provide for my family.
I Hope You Had Fun
I’ve been fortunate to drive many press vehicles over the past decade. I’m glad I was able to share some of them with you. You and I never went wheeling in your first-gen 4Runner, but going to an OHV park with you and Sylvia in a Range Rover was a nice consolation prize. I hope you saw the effect you’ve had on me; I definitely saw the effect our adventure had on you. We hit a substantial roll angle in one section of the trail we were on, which gave you a horrifying view of the rocky terrain right outside your window. That was the first time I’d ever seen you scared in a vehicle. We reached the top of that trail without a scratch and went on to explore more of the terrain, so I’d like to think you (and Sylvia) enjoyed the experience overall. I know I did! It was a dream come true to be able to share that kind of adventure with you.
I’ll always remember my week in the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. Yeah, it was curvy and dramatic and fast and loud, but it also brought out a part of your inner car guy that I don’t think I had ever seen before. You didn’t bemoan the price or lack of practicality—you simply wanted to go for a ride in a Vette for the pure fun of it. I was happy to oblige (and test out the C8’s acceleration at the same time).
I can’t believe it took 41 years, but you and I finally went to a car museum together for the first time. We should have done it much sooner. It was nice to get your perspective on different eras of the automobile and learn which ones you liked the most. I had no idea you’d be so drawn to a Holden, especially one from the 1930s, but I have the picture to prove it. Even better, I have our photo together in front of a 1930 Duesenberg Model J.
Perhaps you see a little of your own father or even yourself in these stories. Feel free to share your car-related memories with your dad or children in the comments below. Happy Father’s Day to my dad and all of you other dads out there. Here’s to all of us making more memories in cars we love with the people we love the most.