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We own a 1975 GMC Sierra Grande 15 in Maine and a 1986 Chevrolet Custom Deluxe 10 in West Texas. Also a pair of 1997 Volvo 850 wagons. Average age in the fleet is 28 years--we're recycling. I've published 3 novels: THE LAW OF DREAMS (2006), THE O'BRIENS (2012), and CARRY ME (2016). Also 2 short story collections: NIGHT DRIVING(1987) and TRAVELLING LIGHT (2013). More of my literary life is at www.peterbehrens.org I was a Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study for 2012-13. I'm an adjunct professor at Colorado College and in the MFA program at Queens University of Charlotte. In 2015-16 I was a Fellow at Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The Autoliterate office is in Car Talk Plaza in Harvard Square, 2 floors above Dewey Cheatem & Howe. SUBSCRIBE TO THE AUTOLITERATE DAILY EMAIL by hitting the button to the right.

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Volvo 1800 ES. Alpine, Texas

 Y'all know that my cousin Rob Macdougall bought himself one of these for a 60th birthday present. We caught the #P1800 coupe edition for sale cheap in Maine a couple years back. And Alan at Alan's Auto in Portland ME has a few, some for sale. This one belongs to our friend CM. Pat Rogers was delivering the car from Marfa to Alpine on a chilly sunny desert day last week, so I drove along in a Mini Cooper to ferry him back. Always great to get out on the West Texas road with Pat, who has forgotten more than I'll ever know about cars & Texas.









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  1. My "daily driver" while in Alpine for a few days last month. Handles like a go kart and plenty of room for my six-foot-plus frame!

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