Captive Compact
We’re all guilty of it: habitually cruising online ads looking for vehicles that we may or may not intend to buy, or even parts for vehicles we may or may not own.
Hey, there are way worse afflictions. Or so we tell ourselves. (Or people from Hemmings tell us. Have you visited HMN.com lately, by the way?) It’s the thrill of the hunt. A jonesing for the rush felt when you score The Deal. Especially if said deal comes almost serendipitously out of the ether.
Enter Southern California resident Christopher Hoffman: writer, car enthusiast, and patron of vehicles that are very clean, stock, but not necessarily models coveted by the collector-car masses. It’s a badge he wears with pride.
Christopher owns a pristine 1980 Honda Accord, for instance, with 19,000 original miles. He also owns a 1972 Dodge Charger. But the Charger isn’t a Rallye with a thumping 440, it’s an SE, #60) Those aren’t the only members of his fleet, but they’re indicative of a pattern. Christopher has a thing for old Dodges and Japanese cars.
