After that my car depression will sound so superficial.

I got my first 'Cuda at 18 and bought four more over the next few years, along with a Satellite, Nova, a couple of Cutlasses and other toys that served as my daily drivers.

The cream of the crop was a '70 'Cuda 440-6 pack. It had 13000 miles and was a former pro drag car. I got it in trade for another 'Cuda that was basically good only for parts but was loaded with rare options. This one was solid as a rock but it needed a full resto to be a street car. I spent 13 years and years of hard earned minimum wage gathering rare parts in the pre-internet days and then building the drivetrain. The car was a running project the whole time, with a 400 auto in place of the 440 four speed for most of its daily driver years. This car was with me for 13 years from early adulthood to second house and second child and was driven year round for pizza delivery, work commuter, hauling a boat on the roof on vacation, and so many more memorable events. A combination of factors separated me from my car and I will forever watch for it to come up for sale.