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David's not a car guy - he'll tell you cars are terrible investments. But his 1962 Dodge Lancer, nicknamed "The Dirt Mobile," became legendary on his college campus. Purchased for $350 through a dealer connection, this white 4-door with a slant-6 engine and 3-on-the-tree transmission accumulated trash up to the back seat level, bottles of Ripple wine, and a DIY black racing stripe painted during a drunken night with friends.

Episode Highlights:

• Learning to drive stick shift on a 3-speed column shifter
• Why he never changed the oil or cleaned the car (and wore it as a badge of honor)
• Blowing a hole in the muffler while learning to shift without the clutch
• College fraternity brothers as "duty-bound" chauffeurs before the Lancer
• Finding someone living in the car after selling it for $1 to "Fair Claire"
• From Dirt Mobile to PT Cruiser GT Turbo convertible - a 20th anniversary gift
• Why David suspects his wife increased his life insurance after the PT Cruiser purchase
• The safety ratings that made him question the "gift"

David shares candid stories of college life in the late 1960s, where freedom came with four doors and a manual transmission. Despite claiming he's "not a car person," his tales of the indestructible Chrysler slant-6 engine and later embracing a rare PT Cruiser GT convertible prove that even non-enthusiasts have automotive stories worth telling. From dust to dreams indeed.

Don't miss David's favorite episode is "Lessons in Classics – Richard’s Tale of Corvairs, Beetles, and a Lifetime of Learning" https://www.buzzsprout.com/2316026/episodes/15271241-lessons-in-classics-richard-s-tale-of-corvairs-beetles-and-a-lifetime-of-learning

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