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The $500 1951 Chevy

I started my first full-time job in 1975 at a company that was located just west of Milwaukee, Wis. There, I worked with a good, old guy who was nearing retirement. And for some reason, he and I got along really well right from the get-go.

On one early spring day in 1976, I pointed out a ’50 Ford that was cruising past our building. When I told the old guy that I

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