These days teenagers spend more time staring at screens than wrenching on cars. That wasn’t the case back in the ’60s and ’70s for the obvious reason that cell phones didn’t exist and “social media” meant connecting with someone who actually worked in the media. Back in the day it was common for teenagers to work at a service station pumping gas, fixing flats, rotating tires, doing oil changes, and performing other basic maintenance duties. And if you worked at a station long enough, it’s likely one of the lead mechanics would show you the ropes to more complex jobs and develop some useful mechanical skills working on cars.
Decades ago, Ray Masi was one
