A Blast From The Past

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Here's some old "fooling around" by a couple members.    John didn't seem to 
be too proud of his poetic effort here.  But, I liked it, so that figures. 
We drive in different tracks.
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Ralph Ausmann  -  Hillsboro, OR - > <ralph.ausmann@xxxxxxxxx>
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       AMC Rambler... Junk or Fix

       (>There once was a man who had a crooked car,
       >But it wasn't a Rambler so we won't talk about it
       >!!! mprice@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:mprice@xxxxxxxxxx> )

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From: John Mahoney <mahoney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
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"Mark's gonna regret that snippet, for here's where it leads:"


There once was a man with crooked old car,
But it was a Rambler, so still could go far
With body askew yet with drivetrain intact.
Like Statesman by Nash, like Hornet in fact
Its soul remained strong despite tired looks
And mileage accrued toward high-record books.

That man passed away and his car was unused
Until younger chaps had uncovered the news.
An "AMC List" it seems they were called
About such machines they rub their heads bald.
"Should this car be saved or parted right out
Is it too far rusted to care much about?"

Now not dilettante-ish in things AMC
For some it was pleasure, for some A to Z.
Reading and writing and wrenching each day
To keep alive memories in many a way.
Most do love their Javelins, Pacers, Matadors
They want all Kenoshans with four wheels and doors.

That crooked old Rambler was posted for sale
And started new life; yes, one whole new tale.
For to it with trailer and small bit of cash
Departed a buyer who loved cars like Nash.
He loaded his purchase and hauled it on home
Then resto got started through boneyard and phone.

It took somewhat longer (and cost plenty more)
But come summer oh-two, on fine Great Lakes shore,
He proudly displayed his old Rambler renewed
To legions of fans who were so deeply moved
They voted it "Best" (of both paint and of show)
And once again many were happy to know

Yet one more old car thought too crooked for use
Became golden egg laid by AMC goose!
The moral is simple, abundantly clear,
That junker to most folks to others is dear.
Bodies from crooked made perfectly straight,
Wheezing old six mill replaced by big eight.

It takes but a dollar, a dream and a day
To transform from hopeless to more than OK,
> From Rambler that once only dork-types did drive
To cruise night machine you'd be proud to high-five.
For old cars are valued not where they've come from
But what they now -are- that is, what they've -become.-.
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"Worse verse: enough already!!"
(By John Mahoney on AMC-List 1/4/2001 inspired by Mark Price)