[Hal Copple]

I actually still remember the add, i think it was in the back of Road and Track magazine. I was putting a dollars worth of gas (three gallons) in my TR-4, saving the rest of my money for milk for our toddler. When the Cobra's tanked in value in the late '60's and early 70's, you could get a 289 car for less than $4K, i seriously thought about it. I had saved about $6K in Vietnam, by living as an advisor on about 10 bucks a month, and refusing an R&R.

But i had other eventual goals, my education, so i had to put my savings and GI bill towards my eventual hopefull future, not a used car. I drove my VW Type III (much modified, by the way) for over a quarter million miles, there was nothing left for a used race car.

But it turned out for the best for me. What would i do with a very expensive used historic car anyway. They should be in the hands of rich guys who can afford to restore them.

I never really wanted for anything important anyway. When i came back from 'Nam, all i had were the jungle fatigues i was wearing anyway, the wife had run off with the rest.

Was not in my plans to get a car, i had other goals. The military had tought me to be very very focused on my goals, and to not let anything get in the way.

Like today, met my son, we went up into the NC mountains so he could do some photograpy, then to dinner, then he headed back to Clemson. That is what's important. Nice to know that he takes his younger sister out for dinner once a week at their college.

He did mention that if he ever wins a lottery, he would just drive race cars.