J.W. Burleson photo / Boquillas del Carmen, Coah.

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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.

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Call it a 1987 Pontiac Trans Am.

 

from Reid Cunningham: I submit this mostly because it makes me feel old.  These came out when I was in college and have been eligible for antique plates for a decade.  I would call this one very well preserved, I can't believe it would be worth the money at this point to conduct a full restoration unless the particular car had deep personal significance.  I do miss the screaming chicken hoods of the earlier Trans Ams (I also miss fake wood siding on station wagons, or station wagons in general!  None of this probably reflects well on me).