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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.

Monday, October 5, 2020

1987 GMC 2500


from Reid Cunningham: "Since I love your white square body (AL: below) here is my 87. Base model, but with every heavy duty box checked on the order form, brakes, battery, steering, suspension, transmission, you name it. Last year of the square body and first for throttle body injection. 350, turbo 400, 4:11 gears. The extra low end torque of the TBI and 4:11's surprised a lot of cars in the city when they tried to beat you to the next light and jump ahead of you. Vinyl bench seat, crank windows. The only amenities were an AM/FM radio (mono!) and a lighter. Sadly it was totalled 7 years ago when a guy in a brand new Infiniti SUV ran a red light. Thankfully everyone walked away with only bruises and scrapes but the truck was beyond repair. I only owned it a year but I still miss it. Replaced with the most opposite vehicle imaginable, a Fiat 500 convertible, but that's another story."



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