62 lancer in pdx

we've been through way too much with lola for me to ever even think about getting rid of her...not that i would have in the first place! my first car was a '49 plymouth special deluxe, and after 19 years, i finally got myself back into something i love even more.

i got her off the wildcat wrecking yard lot, they have since scrapped several of these (and kept a bunch of c & d bodies that were rusted out and unsalvagable...go figure!). drove up there for their pre-scrap pick n pull with my 67 valiant that had just had a wee fender bender with a very large truck, i got a $1200 ins. settlement out of that, and when i was driving the val up to get parts at wildcat, she dropped her spider gears, completely blew out rear, and had rod knock real bad, so i did a trade-in for the lancer on the spot and drove lola home that day....i wasn't going to get anywhere with the valiant anyhow, she was a goner. at least her settlement covered the cost of the lancer, i got lola for $1,100 all said and done. the pic i am using was taken the day i bought her.

it has been an epic journey ever since.