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FROM THE EXECUTI VEEDI TOR SHELDONSTEELE Suffic ei tt os a y ,weha vea l lma des i gni fic a nta dj us t ment sa nd,i nmos tc a s es ,gr ea tper s ona l s a c r i fic esa swe a l lc a u ous l ya nd s a f el yf or ged a hea di nt hi swor l dwi de pa ndemi c .Thes e c i r c ums t a nc esha veha dadr a s ci mpa c tupona l lc ul t ur a lor ga ni z a onsa ndt heLa r zAnder s on Aut oMus eum i snoex c ep on. Asas oc i a l l yr es pons i bl eor ga ni z a on,wea r ei nma nywa ysa c c ount a bl et oyou,ourmember s , s uppor t er s ,a ndf r i ends .Thus ,a l lofouroffer i ngsa ndeffor t st hi ss ea s onha vebeenmodi fiedt o c or r es ponda ndc ompl ywi t hs t a t ema nda t eds a f et ygui del i nes , whi l ea tt hes a me me, c a l l i ngon t heMus eum t odevel opnewa ndva r i edpr ogr a mmi ngt os as f yt hei nt er es t soft hec ommuni t y . I tha sbeenourpl ea s ur et oha veexper i enc edt hes eevent swi t hyou, bot hont hel a wna ndont he r oa d. Buta l s o, mos tes pec i a l l y , t os oc i a l i z ewi t hyoudur i ngt hem, whi l ewef ur t herexpa ndedt he t entt ha ti st heLa r zAnder s onAut oMus eum byt our i ngt oget hera nds t r engt heni ngt hepi l l a r sof s uppor t . Tha ts uppor ti syou. Youa r ewha twea r ea l l a bout . I tha sbeens a i dt ha ti fyouha ven’ tl ea r neds omet hi ngnewdur i ngt hepa ndemi c , youha ven’ tbeen pa yi nga en on. Hopef ul l yyouwi l l a gr eet ha tweha vebeenf oc us edonmee ngt heneedsoft he LAAM c ommuni t y , i nnewa ndc r ea vewa ys , des pi t et hea r duousuphi l l c l i mbt ha tha sbeen2020. Out l i nedi nt hepa gesoft hi si s s uei sas a mpl i ngofj us taf ew oft het hi ngst ha tweha vedone t oget hert hi syea r . T oget her nes si swha ti ti sa l l a bout . Pl ea s ebes a f eoutt her e.

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LAWNEVENTS Duet os t a t er egul a t edr es t r i c ons , t heLa wnEvents ea s onwi l l l ookmuc hdi ffer entt hi syea r . Pl ea s ebea rwi t husa s wes t r i vet okeepyours a f et y,a ndt hes a f et yofours t a ff,ourut mos tpr i or i t y.Whi l et hi ngsma ybedi ffer ent ,we know t hi swi l lbeaf a nt a sc ,a l bei ta bbr evi a t ed,s ea s onfil l edwi t hf r i ends ,l a ught er ,a ndc a r sofever yyea ra nd ma r que. Wewi l lha veonemor ni nga ndonea er noons es s i ont oa l l ow f orma x i mum pa rc i pa nt s .Aspers t a t ea ndl oc a l gui del i nes , ea c hs es s i onwi l l bel i mi t edt o50peopl eun l f ur t herno c e. OurLa wnEvent swi l l notha ves pec t a t or s un l f ur t herno c e. Weunder s t a ndt ha tmos tofourmember st a kef ul l a dva nt a geoft hei rmember s hi pdur i ngt hes ummermont hsa nd wehopet ha ta samembera ndf r i endoft heMus eum,youwi l lunder s t a ndt hi sa ndc on nuet os uppor tuswi t h s omet hi nga ss i mpl ea skeepi ngyourmember s hi pa c veeveni fyouc a nnotphys i c a l l ya enda neventt hi syea r . BMW +PORSCHEDAY SUN. OCT. 18, 2020 SESSI ON1 8: 30AM 11: 00AM |SESSI ON2:11: 30AM 2: 00PM Ses s i on2wi l l openonc eSes s i on1i sf ul l ! Ac ombi na ona si c oni ca sPB+J•BMW Da y+Por s c heDa y!Thi seventwa sa dded t hi syea ra sa not herwa yt of ea t ur eourmos tpopul a rGer ma nma r ques .BMW + Por s c heswi l l bef ea t ur eda tbot hs es s i ons . COSTI S$40PERVEHI CLE DRI VERSONLY, NO PASSENGERS EXTI NCTCARDAY SUN. OCT. 25, 2020 SESSI ON1 8: 30AM 11: 00AM |SESSI ON2:11: 30AM 2: 00PM Ses s i on2wi l l openonc eSes s i on1i sf ul l ! Ex nc ta ndVi nt a geCa rDa yi sa l s oanew a ddiont ot he2020s c hedul e!Someof whi c hyouma yha venevers een. COSTI S$40PERVEHI CLE DRI VERSONLY, NO PASSENGERS

CALLI NGALLCARS SUN. NOV. 1, 2020&SAT. NOV14, 2020 SESSI ON1 8: 30AM 11: 00AM |SESSI ON2:11: 30AM 2: 00PM I nt r oduc i ngCa l l i ngAl lCa r s ,a na l l i nc l us i veLa wnEventf ea t ur i ngc a r sf r om ever y c ount r y,ma r que,a nd meper i od.Whet heryouc omeont wowheel sorf our ,ori na c l a s s i c , vi nt a ge, moder n, ors uper c a r , t hi si syouroppor t uni t yt ovi s i tt heGr ea tLa wn, expl or ea nddi s c over ,a ndc ha twi t hl i kemi ndedpeopl e.Bundl eupa ndc omej oi nus ont heGr ea tLa wn. Vi ew pr i c i nga tl a r z a nder s on. or g. DUETO COVI D 19, WEARE I NEXPL ORATI ONOFADDI NGSOMEADDI TI ONALLAWNEVENTS THROUGHNOVEMBER2020. PLEASECHECKOURWEBSI TEFORUPDATES. 4


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LAPSWI THLARZ SAT. OCT. 4, 2020 PALMERMOTORSPORTSPARK, PALMER, MA Thi seventha sbeena ddedt oouroffer i ngst hi sf a l lt oi gni t ea ndex c i t et he pa s s i onsoft hos ea mongs tuswho wa ntt o go abi tf a s t eri n ac ont r ol l ed, wel l des i gned envi r oment .Bes i des ,I t wi l lbe a not her gr ea t ha ng.Pa l mer Mot or s por t sPa r ki sbea uf ules pec i a l l yt hi s meofyea r !•St a r t sa t$125per

FALLI NGFORLARZ SAT. OCT. 10, 2020 LABELLEWI NERY, AMHERSTNH Come“ wi nedown”wi t hust hi sf a l l !Let ’ shea dupnor t hwi t ha not herex c ing, s c eni cf a l ldr i vet oget hert ot heGr a ni t eSt a t e,wr a ppi ngupwi t hawi net a s nga t La bel l eWi ner ywi t haboxl unc hi nt hegr ea tout door s ,s ur r oundedbybea uf ul f ol i a ge.

VI RTUALBOOKCLUB:FASTERBYNEALBASCOMB THU. NOV. 12, 2020 ZOOM EVENT FASTER: HOW A J EWI SH DRI VER, AN AMERI CAN HEI RESS, AND A LEGENDARYCARBEATHI TLER’ SBEST Some mest her ec omesa l ongas por t ss t or yt ha tonema r vel sha sneverbeent ol d i ni t sf ul lgl or y.Fouryea r sa go,a ut horNea lBa s c omb r ec ei ved a p a bouta r ema r ka bl er a c ec a ra ndt hei mpr oba bl et ea m ofups t a r t swhos a wi tc omet o c r ea ondur i ngt hegol dena geofmot ors por t .Suc hwa si t ss uc c es st ha tHi t l er r epor t edl ys enthi shenc hmen t o ha vet hec a rf ound a nd des t r oyed when he i nva dedFr a nc e.Ani nc r edi bl et a l eha snow bec omea nex hi l a r a ngbook,Fa s t er : How aJ ewi s hDr i ver , a nAmer i c a nHei r es s , a ndaLegenda r yCa rBea tHi t l er ’ sBes t . Weenc our a geyout or ea dt hebookbef or eha nds owec a nc r ea t eawel l r ounded di s c us s i onwi t ht hea ut hor ! Then, j oi nt heZoom Di s c us s i ononNovember12, 2020 a t7pm.

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At ypi c a l s ummerSunda yfindsNewt onSt r eeti nBr ookl i nea buz z . Bot h l a nesa r ebus ywi t hc a r smovi ngi n ea c h di r ec on,pedes t r i a nsa r e numer ous , a ndpa r ki ngs pot sa r es c a r c e. Ther e’ so enapol i c edet a i l on ha ndt ohel pma na get hevol umeofpeopl e.Ther ei smor et r a fficeven t ha ndur i ngr us hhour , butt hemoodi sbuoya nt . Summeri sLa wnEvent s ea s on, a ndt hec r owdsa r eher ef ori t .

Thi syea r , ofc our s e, ha sbeendi ffer ent .Newt onSt r eetha sbeeneer i l y qui eta l l s ummer . Peopl ea r es t a yi nghome. Wea ut omo veent hus i a s t s ma ybef eel i ngt hei mpa c tofc a nc el edevent smor et ha nmos t . Ma nyof usl ookf or wa r da l lyea rt ot hos ef ew s hor tmont hst ha tc ons t ut ec a r s how s ea s on i n New Engl a nd.And whi l es por t sf a nsc el ebr a t et he r et ur noft hei rs ea s ons , t hel a c kofc a rs howsha sbeenaha r dpi l l f ort he ent hus i a s tc ommuni t yt os wa l l ow.

Weus ua l l ydon’ tha vet ot hi nka bouthow we’ l lc onnec twi t hot her a ut omo veent hus i a s t s .Wer el yont heMus eum t odot ha tf orus , a nd t houghwec a n’ tbet her e,i ti ss l lher ef orus .Des pi t et hedi s r up on WEUSUALLYDON’ THAVETO anddi s a ppoi nt ment , Mus eum s t a ffc on nuet hei rda i l ywor ka dva nc i ng L A A M’ s d u a l mi s s i o n s o f p r e s e r v a o n a n d e d u c a o n . THI NKABOUTHOW WE’ LL

CONNECTWI THOTHER AUTOMOTI VEENTHUSI ASTS. WERELYONTHEMUSEUM TO DO THATFORUS, AND THOUGHWECAN’ TBETHERE, I TI SSTI LLHEREFORUS. DESPI TETHEDI SRUPTI ONAND DI SAPPOI NTMENT, MUSEUM STAFFCONTI NUETHEI RDAI LY WORKADVANCI NGLAAM’ S DUALMI SSI ONSOF PRESERVATI ONAND EDUCATI ON.

PRESERVI NG THE PAST FOR OUR FUTURE I twoul d be i mpos s i bl et o over es ma t et he va l ue oft he r ol et he Mus eum pl a ysa sgua r di a n,s t ewa r d,a nd c ha mpi on oft he hi s t or i c Ander s onCol l ec on. Ourc a r sa r ei nc r edi bl ea rf a c t sa ndr epr es entt he hi s t or ynotonl yoft hea ut omobi l e,butofAmer i c ai t s el f .Dur i ngt he 2018 Communi t y Spea ker Ser i es , i nt er na ona l l yr enowned a ut omo veexper tEva nI deobs er vedt ha tt hec ol l ec oni suni quei n t ha ti tc ons i s t sof“ oneownerc a r sr es i di ngi nt hei ror i gi na lga r a ge. ”A f or merCur a t ora ndc ur r entTr us t eeoft heMus eum, I denowt r a vel st he wor l da sa Seni orSpec i a l i s ta tBonha ms .He not ed t ha tt he La r z Ander s on Aut omo veMus eum i sr es pec t ed wor l dwi de,a nd c a l l ed Amer i c a ’ sOl des tCa rCol l ec on“ at r uena ona la ut omo vet r ea s ur e. ” TheCommuni t ySpea kerSer i esi n whi c hI depr es ent ed i sj us tone exa mpl eoft hema nywa yst heMus eum pur s uesi t seduc a onmi s s i on.

ENGAGI NG THE COMMUNI TY THROUGH EDUCATI ON “ Ours t oc ki nt r a dei spr ogr a mmi ng, ”s a ysExec u veDi r ec t orShel don St eel e,a ddi ngt ha ti ti st hi spr ogr a mmi ngt ha t ,“ ma kest heMus eum a des na on. ”Tha tpr ogr a mmi ngi nc l udesa never expa ndi ngr a ngeof offer i ngst ha tenga gec ommuni t ymember sofa l la ges .TheSpea ker Ser i es ,Mot or Mout h,s pec i a lmot ort our s ,a ndot hers pec i a levent sa l l a ddupt oapa c kedc a l enda r —nor ma l l y. Thes eda ys , Mus eum s t a ffha vebeenwor ki ngha r dt ofindnewwa yst o s uppor tt hec ommuni t y.They’ vec r ea t eddi gi t a ls pa c ef orust hr ough Vi r t ua lCa r s& Coffee event s .They’ ve r ec a s tpa s tSpea kerSer i es event si nt ot he“ St a yi ngConnec t edWhi l eWeSt a yI n”pi ec eswec a na l l enj oyf r om home.They’ veeven ma na ged t oi nventwa yst os a f el y ga t heri n per s on,br i ngi ngusevent swe’ l ls ur el yenj oyeven when t hey’ r enol ongerouronl yop on.J ul y’ s“ Wheel s&Reel s ”movi eni ght dr ew 100 peopl e.Dr i vi ng t our sga ve member st he oppor t uni t yt o ga t hers a f el ya ndenj oydr i vi ngt hei rvehi c l es“ Al oneToget herAsOne. ” Fur t herdr i vi ngevent sa r ei nt hewor ks ,t heMus eum ha sr eopened, a ndLa wnEvent sa r eba c k, a eraf a s hi on.

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Ofc our s e, ma nyofusa r emi s s i ngt hewa yLa wnEvent sus edt obe, bef or et he Cor ona vi r us . I ft ha tdes c r i besyou, I ’ di nvi t eyout oc ons i dert ha ta smuc ha swedepend ont heMus eum, i ta l s odependsonus . Whi l ewe’ r emi s s i ngevent sofa l l ki nds , t he Mus eum i smi s s i ngt hei nc omet hos eevent sgener a t e. Andt houghi nc omei sdown, c os t s a r enot .

OUR GOLDEN OPPORTUNI TY TO GI VE BACK Someofusa ppr ec i a t et heMus eum a saga t her i ngpl a c e. Someofusl ovet heeduc a ona l wor kdonei ni t sna me. Someofusva l uei t shi s t or ymos t . Al l ofuswa ntt obea bl et o enj oyt hos et hi ngswel l i nt ot hef ut ur e, a ndwea l l ha vea noppor t uni t yt ohel pma ket ha t ha ppen. I fyou’ vebeengl oomi l yt ur ni ngt hepa gesofyourc a l enda rj us tt oc r os soffmor eevent s t ha twon’ tt a kepl a c e, pl ea s ec ons i derma ki ngadona on. I fyouwer epl a nni ngt os pend $10or$20dol l a r sa tt heMus eum t hi ss ummer , pl ea s ema kei tagi. I fyouc a ngi ve mor e, pl ea s edo. Youma yonl yr ec ei vehea r el tt ha nksi nr et ur nt oda y, butt hef ut ur e r et ur nsont ha ti nves t mentwi l l beexponen a l . Yourgi wi l l ens ur et ha twec a na l l c ount ont heMus eum’ ss er vi c et oourc ommuni t yf oryea r st oc ome. 1:TUTTO I TALI ANO 2019 DEVI NBERNSTEI N 2:FATHER+SONATTUTTO I TALI ANO 2019 DEVI NBERNSTEI N 3:MUSEUM BOARDMEMBERSATSOMEWHEREWESTOFLARZEVENT SHOOTFORDETAI LS 4:TUTTO I TALI ANO 2020 J ENNCORRI VEAU 5:PARTI CI PANTSOFSOMEWHEREWESTOFLARZEVENT SHOOTFORDETAI LS 6:BRI TI SHCARDAY2019 DEVI NBERNSTEI N

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Ther ei sac er t a i nc onnec onwema ket ot het hi ngswec a nt ouc h a ndf eel . Tos eeahi s t or i cvehi c l ewepr evi ous l yonl yr ea da bout br i ngsac er t a i ngr a fic a ona ndunder s t a ndi ng, butt ophys i c a l l y i nt er a c twi t hahi s t or i c a l obj ec tori t em yi el dsa nevengr ea t er c ont ex t . Thefir s t meyouma yha ves a ti nac l a s s i cc a r , youmi ght no c ehow t hes ea t sa r epl us h, t hes t eer i ngwheel i sl a r gea nd del i c a t e, a ndt hec a rs mel l sofvi nt a gel ea t her s , va r ni s hes , a ndoi l s . Soj us ti ma gi net hebewi l der mentofs i ngi na na r mor edmi s s i l e def ens epa t r ol vehi c l e, t ouc hi nga na c t ua l pi ec eoft heCol dWa r .

THECAMPANELLI S’ FERRETHAS ALLTHENECESSARYCORNER SI GNALSANDSI DEMI RRORSTO MAKEI TROAD LEGAL…EVENI N MASSACHUSETTS. “ WETOOKI T TO THERMV, ANDTHEY REGI STEREDI TASAUTI LI TY VEHI CLE, ”EXPLAI NEDALI , “ BUT I TDI DTAKETHEM ANHOURTO FI GUREOUTHOW TO REGI STER I T. ”ACCORDI NGTO ALI , THE RMVCLASSI FI EDI TASA FOURDOORVEHI CLE, “ …I FYOU COUNTTHEESCAPEHATCHES. ”

Thevehi c l ei sa1963Fer r etMk27a ndwa spr oduc edbyt he Da i ml erCor por a onf ort heUKmi l i t a r y, NATO, a ndot herna ons f r om 1952t o1971. Thi spa rc ul a rex a mpl ei sownedbyDer ek Ca mpa nel l i ofNor wel l , Ma s s a c hus es . I n2017, Der eka ndhi st wi n br ot her , Da ni el wer el ooki ngt opur c ha s eaWWI I er aWi l l ysJ eep, a ndt hei rs ea r c ht ookt hem i nadi ffer entdi r ec on. “ Whi l ewewer e l ooki ngf ort heWi l l ys , ”ex pl a i nedDer ek, “ s omeones a i dt heyha da Fer r etf ors a l e. ”Tha tFer r etha sapa rc ul a rs i gni fic a nc ef ort he Ca mpa nel l i br ot her s . Asc hi l dr en, Der eka ndDa ni el us edt or ea d Mi l i t a r yMa c hi neMa ga z i ne, a ndt heFer r etwa so enont hec over . I twa sas er endi pi t ousc onnec ont ha tDer ec ka ndDa ni el c oul dnot t ur ndown. Fort heCa mpa nel l i s , hi s t or yi sa l i vea ndwel l . Der eka ndhi swi f eAl i a r ea c vehi s t or i c a l r eena c t or sa ndt a kepa r ti nevent sa tpl a c esl i ke Ol dNor t hBr i dgei nConc or d, a ndSt ur br i dgeVi l l a ge. Der eka ndAl i keepa nex t ens i vec ol l ec onofc os t umes , vi nt a geuni f or ms , a nd ot herhi s t or i c a l i t ems . I ft her e’ sahi s t or i c a l ba l ea f oot , t heya r e r ea dyt odr es st hepa r t . I na ddiont ot heFer r et , t heCa mpa nel l i sowna1954DodgeM37 mi l i t a r yt r uc k. Bot hwi l l t ur nhea ds , butwher et heM37i ses s en a l l y al a r get r uc k, t heFer r etl ooksl i keat a nkon r es . I tf ea t ur esa ngl ed a r morpl a ng, aguns i ghti ns t ea dofawi nds hi el d, oh, a ndaf ul l y oper a ona l t ur r etont op. TheFer r etha sas t eer i ngwheel , buta ert ha t , i t ’ sa s unc onven ona l t ooper a t ea si tl ooks . Fors t a r t er s , yous i ti nt he mi ddl eoft hevehi c l ea nds eeoutt hr oughaha t c h( c ompl et ewi t h per i s c ope) . I ta l s ous esapr es el ec t ort r a ns mi s s i on, l i ket hos eus ed i nt heTuc ker48a ndCor d810/ 812. Oh, a ndyouc a nus ea l l five gea r si nr ever s ea swel l . “ Ever y meyougot hr ougha ni nt er s ec on, t hec a ri nf r ontofyou a ndbehi ndyouwoul dha vet hei rc el l phoneout , ”s a ysDer ek, “ We’ vebeens t oppeda tar edl i ght , a ndc a r sc r os s i ngt he i nt er s ec onha ves t oppedi nt hemi ddl eoft r a ffict ot a keapi c t ur e. ” Des pi t ea l l oft hes equi r ks , t heFer r eti smor ema na gea bl eont he r oa dt ha nmos ta r mor edmi l i t a r yvehi c l esofi t sa ge. TheFer r etwa s des i gnedf orr a pi ddepl oymentdur i ngt heCol dWa r , pos s i bl yus i ng es t a bl i s hedr oa dnet wor ks . I ti sc a pa bl eof55mph( t houghnot r ec ommended) , a ndt hi sex a mpl eevenha si t sor i gi na l r unfla tr es , whi c hwer edes i gnedt owi t hs t a ndagr ena deex pl os i on. “ Thei deai s , youma ygetapunc t ur eorl os ea i ra ndi tonl ys l i ght l ys l owsdown, ” ex pl a i nsDer ek, “ I t ’ snotun l yougetba c kt ot hega r a get ha tyou r ea l i z eyou’ vel os ta nya i r . ” 12


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TheCa mpa nel l i s ’ Fer r etha sa l l t henec es s a r yc or ners i gna l sa nds i demi r r or st oma kei t r oa dl ega l …eveni nMa s s a c hus es . “ Wet ooki tt ot heRMV, a ndt heyr egi s t er edi ta sa ul i t yvehi c l e, ”expl a i nedAl i , “ buti tDI Dt a ket hem a nhourt ofigur eouthow t or egi s t er i t . ”Ac c or di ngt oAl i , t heRMVc l a s s i fiedi ta saf our doorvehi c l e, “ …i fyouc ountt he es c a peha t c hes . ” Ma i nt a i ni ngt heFer r eti sea s i ert ha nyoumi ghtexpec t , a sl onga syouknow whot oc a l l . “ Ot hert ha n r es , a l l t hepa r t sa r emi l i t a r ys ur pl usf r om NATO ort heBr is hmi l i t a r y. ” Expl a i nedDer ek, “ Ther ea r ea bout20c ount r i est ha ts l l us et hevehi c l esi na c ve mi l i t a r ys er vi c e. ” I nt he met heyha veownedi t , t heCa mpa nel l i sha vebr oughtt heFer r ett oanumberof c a rs hows , a ndt hi syea r ’ sBr is hCa rDa ywa sevenc ons i der ed. Butduet ot hepa ndemi c , i t sr et ur nf r om ma i nt ena nc ewor ki nTexa swa sdel a yed. TheCa mpa nel l i sa r ehopi ngt o br i ngt heFer r ett ot he2021edionoft heevent . Theowner s hi pofuni quea ndni c hevehi c l esi sakeyt ha topensdoor st onew c ommunies . TheCa mpa nel l i sha vema denew f r i endsa ndc ont a c t si nt heFer r et c ommuni t ywhoha ves heds omel i ghtont hehi s t or yoft hei rs pec i ficvehi c l e. “ Fors ome me, i twa sami s s i l edef ens evehi c l e, ”expl a i nedDer ek, “ a ndwa sevens t a onedi nBer l i n a tt heWa l l . ” Theexc i t ementofs eei ng, hea r i ng( a nds mel l i ng)oneoft hes ef or mermi l i t a r yma c hi nes ma keshi s t or yar ea l , t a ngi bl et hi ng. Keepi ngt hes evehi c l esr unni nga ndoutont heopen r oa da l s oopensdoor st onew, c ur i ousmi nds . Hopef ul l y, t hos eyoungmi ndswi l l be i ns pi r edt oc a r r yont hi sf un, uni quehobby. 1:MAI N:THECAMPANELLI ’ SOUTANDABOUTWI THTHEFERRETT 2:THETOPHATCHPROVESHI GHLYFUNCTI ONALI NDRI VETHRUOPERATI ONS 3:MI DDLE:THEFERRETTI SDESI GNEDFORURBANWARFARE, ANDCANFI TI NTO TI GHTSPACES 4:LEFTTO RI GHT:1954DODGEM37, 1963FERRETMK27 5:THEENGI NEANDROADNOI SEI SSO LOUD, YOUNEEDAHEADSETTO COMMUNI CATEWI THOTHER PASSENGERS. 6:THEFERRETTI SAMANAGEABLEON ROADVEHI CLE. . . ONCEYOULEARNI TSQUI RKS.

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TH OLD CARS FEW I A GREAT LI LA LES&AUTOMOBI AUTOMOBI NATALI E HARRI NGTON BobEva nsknowsbe ert ha na nyonet her ol eLa r zAnder s onpl a ysi nc ulva ngyoungc a rent hus i a s t s . “ I ’ m ac a rguybybi r t h, ”hes a ys . “ Iwa sa l wa ysi nt er es t edi nc a r s , a l t houghnobodyel s ei nt hef a mi l yha dt ha t i nt er es t . ”Event houghhewa st hefir s t( a ndf oral ong me,t heonl y)c a rguyi nhi sf a mi l y,hi sea r l yi nt er es t gr ew i nt oal i f el ongpa s s i on. How doest ha tha ppen?“ Thes mul uswa sr ea l l yLa r zAnder s on, ”Eva nss a ys . Heexpl a i nst ha ts hor t l ya erhi spa r ent smovedt hef a mi l yt oNeedha m, MA, hemetHer bBl a ke, t heNa ona l Member s hi pCha i r ma noft heVi nt a geMot orCa rCl ubofAmer i c a( VMCCA) .Eva nsbec a met hec l ub’ s younges tmember .Thent hes t ewa r doft heAnder s onc a r s ,t heVMCCA wa shea dqua r t er edi nt heLa r z Ander s onCa r r i a geHous e, wher ei thel dmee ngsever yot herWednes da yni ght . Oneoft hec l ub’ spr es i dent s woul dpi c kupt heyoungEva nsi na nol dCa di l l a ca ndbr i nghi ma l ongt ot hemee ngs . Eva nss pea ksf ondl yof“ t heol dda ys ”whenc ol l ec t or swoul ddr i vet hei rvi nt a gec a r st ot hemee ngs .“ You c oul dn’ tbec a ughtdea dt r a i l er i nga nyt hi ng, ”her ec a l l s ,a ndt her ewa s n’ tal otofi nt er es ti nnew c a r s .“ They wer epr edomi na nt l yt heBr a s sEr avehi c l es .I fi twa sac a rf r om t hel a t e‘ 20s ,yous or tofl ookeddownyour nos e. ”I t ’ sf or t una t et ha tEva nsf oundLAAM, bec a us ehi sc a r sha vebr oughthi mj oyt hr oughouthi sl i f e. “ I t ’ s beenagr ea tl i f ewi t hol dc a r s , ”Hes a ys . “ I t ’ sj us tbeenl ot soff un. ”CONTI NUEDONPAGE17 15

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You mi ghts a yEva ns ’ sc a rc ol l ec ngbega ni n hi s c hi l dhood.Hi sf a t herha d ac l i enta tt heNa ona l Pr oduc t sCor por a oni nChi c a go,t hefir s tc ompa ny t oma kepr omo ona lc a rmodel s .Theywer eaboon f orpa r ent sofac a r l ovi ngki d.Eva nswa sdel i ght ed t or ec ei vet hepr omoc a r sa sChr i s t ma sa ndbi r t hda y gis ,a ndc on nuedc ol l ec ngt hem a sa na dul t .At one meheowneds ome2, 000pr omoc a r s . “ WhenIc oul dpl a ywi t ht hebi gc a r s ,Idi dt ha t ,a nd t henwhenIc oul dn’ tpl a ywi t ht hem,Ic on nuedmy c ol l ec ng of t he l il e ones . ” Eva ns ’ s“ bi gc a r ” c ol l ec on ha sneverbeen l i mi t ed t o a pa rc ul a r ma r que, ma ke, orer a . Hedes c r i beshi ms el fa s“ oneof t hos et ha tc ol l ec t sever yt hi ng. ” “ I ’ veha dt hr eeorf ourdi ffer entCor ve es ,a ndI ’ ve ha dModel Ts. . . I ’ veha da l l ki ndsofs t ufft ha ts or tof c omesa ndgoes ,butt her ea lkeeper sha vebeent he Rol l s Royc ea ndt hePi er c eAr r ow. ”TheRol l s Royc e a c t ua l l yc a met oEva nst hr ought heMus eum.The 1961 Cl oudI Iwa sor i gi na l l ypur c ha s edbyaNew Yor kl a wyerf orhi swi f e. Shemovedt hec a rt oFr a nc e when herhus ba nd pa s s ed a wa y,a nd when s he pa s s edi nt ur n, t hei rda ught erbr oughtt hec a rt ot hei r es t a t ei nFa l mout h. I tha dbeendr i venexc l us i vel yby c ha uffeur sa ndf oronl y48, 000mi l eswheni twentup f ora uc ona tLAAM. Eva nsboughti t . “ I t ’ sagr ea tc a rf orus .Wea bs ol ut el yl ovei t . ”The f a mi l ya l s ol ovedEva ns ’ s1909Pi er c eAr r ow.They kepti tf or30yea r s , butdec i dedt opa r twi t hi twhen i twa snol ongerpr a cc a lt oenj oy.“ Youdon’ twa nt t odr i vei ti nt her a i n,a ndyouc a n’ tdr i vei ta tni ght bec a us et hel i ght sa r et er r i bl e,s ot heus a bi l i t yi snot t her e, ”hes a i d. Us a bi l i t yi skey f orEva ns .He a c knowl edgest ha t s omec ol l ec t or sl i kes t or i ngorr es t or i ngt hei rc a r s , butf orhi m, t heenj oymentc omesf r om dr i vi ng. 1:BOBEVANSI NHI S1913HAVERSSPEEDSTER 2:RODBLOODPACKARD “ THECARTHATI SVERYLARGEI NMY MEMORY. ”EVANSUSEDTO RI DEALONGWI THVMCCAFOUNDER RODBLOODI NHI S1907PACKARD.

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“ Al lofmyc a r s ,a l wa ys ,Ic oul dgoouta nds t a r ta ny oneoft hem a nddr i vet hem wheneverIwa nt ed.I fI c a n’ tdot ha t , t hent hey’ r enotwor t ha nyt hi ngt ome. Someot herc ol l ec t orwhoi sgoi ngt ous ei ti sbe er offha vi ngt hec a r . ” Eva nsha d no t r oubl efindi nganew homef orhi s Pi er c eAr r ow — i t went t oaf r i end of hi s ,a Pi er c eAr r ow c ol l ec t orwhoEva nsknowswi l lc a r e f ori t . “ Al l wec a ns a ywi t ht hes ec a r s , hones t l y, i st ha t we’ r ej us tc a r et a ker s , ”a ndfindi ngagoodc a r et a ker ma kes i t ea s i er t o pa r t wi t hac a r ,pr omo or ot her wi s e. Eva nst heor i z est ha tus a bi l i t yi sa l s owhyyoudon’ t s eeBr a s sEr avehi c l esmuc ha nymor e.“ I nt oda y’ s t r a ffic , t hey’ r er ea l l ydi ffic ul t , bec a us et heydon’ ts t op wel l , a ndt heys pu era ndgr oa n, ”hes a ys . AndEva ns knowsi t ’ sonl yna t ur a l f ort a s t est os hi. “ Ti mesc ha nge,peopl ec ha nge,a ndobvi ous l ymos t c ol l ec t or sc ol l ec tc a r sf r om t heer awhent heywer e i mpr es s i ona bl e, ”s a ysEva ns . Hi sowni mpr es s i ona bl e da yswer es pentwi t ht heVMCCAc ol l ec t or s ,a nds o he ha sa l wa ysha da na ppr ec i a on f orBr a s sEr a vehi c l es .Fora ki d vi s ing t he Mus eum t oda y,i t mi ghtbeGer ma nc a r s , orhotr ods , orFer r a r i s. . . ori t j us tmi ghtbet heBr a s sEr a . Tha t ’ swhyEva nsc hoos est os uppor tLAAM.“ The onl y wa y we’ r e goi ng t o end up wi t h a new gener a onofpeopl ewhol oveol dc a r si st oma ke s omet hi nga va i l a bl es ot heyc a ns eet hem. ”Al t hough t oda y’ sLa wn Event sa r e ver y di ffer entf r om t he VMCCAmeet sEva nsa endeda tLAAM i nhi syout h, hea ppr oves . They’ r es l l doi ngt hei rj ob. “ Theevent s a nd s of or t ha r e wha tr ea l l y br i ngs t he peopl e t oget her . AndIt hi nki t ’ sgr ea t . ”

3:PACKARDMODEL “ THOUGHICANALWAYSWI SHFORTHEREAL ONE, ”EVANSDOESOWNTHI SMODELOFRODBLOOD’ SPACKARD.


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Thedogda ysofs ummera r ewel lbehi ndus ,butt hi sDOG ( Di no Owner s ’ Gr oup)j us tha di t sda y. Thea nnua l Tu oI t a l i a noc el ebr a on ofI t a l i a na ut omobi l eswa shel donSunda y,Sept ember27t ha tt he La r zAnder s onAut oMus eum. Thought hepa ndemi cha sputada mper onLa wnEvent si n2020,t heMus eum c ommuni t ywa snota boutt o r ol loveront hi sone:i t ’ soneoft hemos tpopul a revent soft heyea r . Thel a wnopeneda t8AM a ndt heDi noOwner s ’Gr oupdes c ended pr ompt l y. TheDi noi saPi ni nf a r i nades i gnc ommi s s i onedbyEnz oFer r a r ia nd bui l ti nt hr ees er i esbet ween1967a nd1974.Thena mehonor st he l a t es onofEnz o,Al f r edo“ Di no”Fer r a r i ,whopa s s eda wa ya tt hea ge of24f r om mus c ul a rdys t r ophy.I nhi sl a s tda ys ,Al f r edoc odes i gned t heV6 engi net ha twenton t o wi n Fer r a r it he1958 For mul a1 c ha mpi ons hi pa ndl a t erpower edt hec a rt ha tbea r shi sna me. Though t heywer enotor i gi na l l yc ons i der edt r ueFer r a r i s ,Di nosa r enow a hi ghl yc ol l ec bl epi ec eofFer r a r i mot or i nghi s t or y.

WAGGI SHLYNI CKNAMED “ DOG, ”THENEW GROUPI S THEBRAI NCHI LDOFTOM LARSEN. MUSEUM DEVOTEESWI LLRECOGNI ZE LARSEN’ SNAME. AN I MPORTANTSUPPORTERAS WELLASANAVI D COLLECTOR, LARSENI SA REGULARATMUSEUM EVENTS. CARSFROM HI S COLLECTI ONFREQUENTLY GRACEBOTHTHELAWN ANDTHEEXHI BI TS.

Wa ggi s hl yni c kna med“ DOG, ”t henew gr oupi st hebr a i nc hi l dofTom La r s en. Mus eum devot eeswi l l r ec ogni z eLa r s en’ sna me. Ani mpor t a nt s uppor t era swel la sa na vi dc ol l ec t or ,La r s eni sar egul a ra tMus eum event s .Ca r sf r om hi sc ol l ec onf r equent l ygr a c ebot ht hel a wna nd t heex hi bi t s . La r s ena c qui r edhi sDi no, a1972246GT, l a s tNovember . Hel ovest he c a r .“ I ’ mr ea l l yenj oyi ngt hi sone, ”hes a ys ,a ndheknew af ew ot her Di noowner swhof el tt hes a mewa ya boutt hei r s .“ Ic ons i dert hem good f r i ends . ”The j oy ofc onnec ng l i kemi nded f r i endss pur r ed La r s ent os eekoutot herDi noowner s .“ I t ’ sr ea l l yt hepeopl e.Tha t ’ s wha ti ns pi r edmet ogett hegr oupt oget her . ” I tdi dn’ tt a kehi ml ongt ohuntdownpot en a l member s . NewEngl a nd i sa hot bed ofc a rc ol l ec t or s ,a nd La r s en wa swel l pos ioned t o i den f y ot her Di no owner st ha nks t o hi si nvol vement i nt he c ommuni t ya ndt heMus eum. Henot est ha ts ever a l owner sa r e“ pr ey a c vemember soft heMus eum. ” I nf a c t , t heDOGc ount sanumberofLa r zAnder s onl umi na r i esa mong i t sc r ew.Ki m Sa a la ndLa r s enhi ms el fs i tont heMus eum’ sEx ec u ve Commiee a nd bel ong t ot he Ander s on Soc i et y,t he Mus eum’ s l ea der s hi pgi vi ngc l ub,whi c hLa r s enf oundedi n2016.Br uc eMa l ei s a l s ohea vi l yi nvol vedwi t ht heMus eum:ma nyex hi bi t sha vef ea t ur ed c a r sgener ous l yl oa nedf r om hi sf a mi l yc ol l ec on. Loc a l c ol l ec t or sVen Font e,Ma xPec kl er ,a nd Andr ew Bea umont Smi t hr ound outt he gr oup. I t ’ swor t hno ngt ha tAndr ewBea umont Smi t hbui l thi sDi nof r om t he gr ounduponc et hebodywor ka ndpa i ntwer ec ompl et e.Ther es ul ti s i mpr es s i ve.Thoughnotar es t or erbypr of es s i on,Bea umont Smi t h ma dei nc r edi bl ewor koft hepr oj ec t .I t ’ snos ma l lt a s kt obec omea r es t or era ndhi s t or i a noft hes ees ot er i cFer r a r i s , a ndBea umont Smi t h ha sevent a kenonot herDi nor es t or a onsi nhi ss pa r e me. Al loft heDOG member s t obeknew La r s en,buta sofSept ember , t heyha dnotyetc onveneda sagr oup.TheMus eum’ sa nnua lI t a l i a n c a rf es va lf el tl i ket heper f ec toc c a s i onf orDOG’ sdebutou ng. La r s enr ea c hedoutwi t ht hes ugges ona ndt heot her sha ppi l ya gr eed. 20


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La r s endes c r i best hi sfir s tget t oget hera s“ f a bul ous . ”Thegr oups ec ur edaj oi nts potf or t heDOGpa r ka nda r a c t eda en onwi t hi t spi c t ur eper f ec tl i neup. I t ’ snotver y c ommont os ees evenDi nost oget her , es pec i a l l yher ei nt heNor t hea s t . Ma nya endees t ooka dva nt a geoft hephot oop, a ndent hus i a s t senj oyedc ompa r i ngt hemodel s s i debys i de. La r s ennot est ha ta l l s evena r eexc el l entexa mpl es . Abovea l l , he’ sha ppyt o r epor tt ha t“ i twa ss uc c es s f ul . ” Wher ewi l l DOGgof r om her e?“ Whoknows ? ”s a ysLa r s en. “ I fwec oul dgetaf ew mor e peopl ei nvol ved, Ic oul dvi s ua l i z edr i ves , get t oget her s …”Het a kesc a r et oc l a r i f yt ha ti t ’ s notac l ub—not hi ngs ooffic i a l . “ Thel a s tt hi ngt heyt el l youbef or eyouhea doutont ot he t r a c ka tLi meRoc k, ”hes a ys , “ i s‘ ha vef un. ’ ”I ft hepl a yf ul ni c kna mei sa nyi ndi c a on, La r s enha sc er t a i nl ybeens uc c es s f ul i na dop ngt ha tphi l os ophyher e. I fyou’ r eaDi noownerwho’ dl i ket or unwi t ht hepa c k, pl ea s ec ont a c tLa r s ena t t homa s . l a r s en@c omc a s t . nett obec onnec t edwi t ht heDOG. 1:MAI N:J ENNCORRI VEAU 2, 3, 4:BRUCEMALE

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NAVI GATI NG OUR CHECKERED FUTURE HOW ALOCALENTHUSI ASTANDRESTAURANTEURI SENDURI NGTHEPANDEMI C GEORGE KENNEDY Wi t ht hea dventofUbera ndLy , howma nya r ewi s ul For dCr ownVi c t or i at a xi s ?Pr oba bl ynotma ny, butt her e i sa ni nc r edi bl el evel ofnos t a l gi af ort hos ewhor emembert heChec kerCa b. Forma ny, t hes ec a r sr epr es entt hei r memor i esofBos t oni nt he“ Ol dDa ys ( ™) . ”Thei rmemor yi sr oma nc i z edi nawa yt ha ts i mpl ydoes n’ tha ppenf or t hec r a mpedba c ks ea ta ndha r s hr i deoft he20yea r ol dFor ds eda ns .ForCha r l esChr i s t opher ,whoownsa n or i gi na l Chec ker , heget st ol i vet ha thi s t or yever y meheget sbehi ndt hewheel . Chr i s t opher , al oc a l r es t a ur a t eura ndba rowner , ha sownedt hr eeChec ker sa ndi sdona nghi sc ur r entonet ot he Mus eum.“ TheChec kerwa smyda i l ydr i verwhenwefir s ts t a r t edout , ”expl a i nsChr i s t opher ,“ I twa smyonl y vehi c l ea tt he me. I tgotust hr ought wowi nt er s , a ndha dt oha vet her us t edoutr oc kerpa nel sr epl a c ed. ” TheChec keri sj us tonec omponentofChr i s t opher ’ sa ut omo veent hus i a s m.Hel ea r nedt odr i vei nhi sf a t her ’ s 1953MGTD a ndt ookhi sdr i ver ’ st es ti nhi sf a t her ’ s1959Por s c he356.“ Ther egi s t r yc opwa si nt hepa s s enger s ea t , ”s a i dChr i s t opher , “ a ndmyda dj a mmedi nt heba c k! ” I nhi ghs c hool , hedr ovehi smot her ’ s1953St udeba kerHa wk, whi c hhet ot a l eda erj us tt womont hs( t hi ss eems t obear unni ngt hemewi t hs omeofourf ea t ur edc ol l ec t or s ) .I n1965,het ot a l edhi sf a t her ’ s1959Por s c he,a nd t henj oi nedhi mt opi c kuphi s‘ 65Por s c he. Chr i s t opher ’ sf a t herpa s s eda wa yi n1969. Heownst hec a rt ot hi sda y. “ I nt hemi ddl e, al i t a nyofunr el i a bl evehi c l es , ”expl a i nedChr i s t opher , “ A’ 58Mer c edes s eda n, t hr eedi ffer entJ eepGr a ndWa goneer s , a ndaChevyBl a z er . ”Henow da i l i esaToyot aFJCr ui s er , whi c hhe a dmi t s , “ I st heonl yc a rI ’ veeverownedwi t har eput a onf orr el i a bi l i t y. ”



Chr i s t opherda bbl edi nt hec a r s how c i r c ui ta ndwa s s ur pr i s edbywha thef ound.“ It ookt hePor s c het oa s how a tLoonMount a i nanumberofyea r sa go, ”he expl a i ned,“ Un lt hen,Iha dnopr evi ousknowl edge ofQ-psa ndt hedet a i l i ngt ha tgoesi nt ot hes ec a r s bef or eas how. ”Chr i s t opherget sf a rmor eenj oyment f r om t he Mus eum’ s La wn Event s a nd t hei r l owpr es s ur ea t mos pher e.“ I ’ vebeengoi ngt oLa wn Evens f or ever , ”Chr i s t opherexpl a i ned.“ Wi t ht he Chec keri n mi nd,Or pha n Ca rDa yi sofpa rc ul a r i nt er es t . ButIa l s ol ovePor s c heDa y, t heSt udeba ker s how, a ndt heMi c r oc a rDa yi sf a nt a sc . ” Chr i s t opherwoul do endr i vet heChec kert ot woof hi smus i c venues ,TOAD a nd t he Li z a r d Lounge. “ When I got my fir s t Chec ker , ” expl a i ned Chr i s t opher , “ Is a i di twoul dbet hel a s tc a rt ha tIever got . I twa sl i ket hebeet l e, i tha dades i gnt ha twor ked a ndj us tkeptgoi ng. ”Butf ornow,t her i dest ot hos e t wovenuesha vec omet oaha l t .Li kes oma nyot her pr opr i et or s ,r es t a ur a t eur s ,a nd s ma l l bus i nes s owner s ,t hepa ndemi ca ndi t sr es ulngs hut downs ha ve t a ken t hei rt ol l .“ The mus i c venuesha dt o c l os e, ”s a i dChr i s t opher ,“ a ndt her es t a ur a nti sopen, [ but ]doi nga bout20per c entofwha ti twa s . ” Chr i s t opher ’ s ,a Ca mbr i dge i ns t u on ha s been c l os eds i nc eMa r c h12 a ndha snotr eopened.Hi s ot herr es t a ur a nt ,Ca mbr i dge Common,ha s been openf ort a keouta ndpa odi ni ng. Chr i s t opherc oul d ha vea c c ept edt hel os s esa ndpa c kedi ti n, butheha s notonl yper s ever ed,butdonenea r l yever yt hi ngi n hi spowert okeephi ss t a ffa floa t . “ Wekeptona sma nyempl oyeesa swec oul d, pa yi ng hea l t hc a r ea ndmor e, ”expl a i nedChr i s t opher ,“ We ha dafina nc i a lc us hi on,a ndi namont ha ndaha l f ,i t wa sgone. ”Oft hei ror i gi na l 110empl oyees , t heyc a n onl y keep on a bout 25 a tt hi s me. “ I t ’ s hea r t wr enc hi ng s ome mes , ” s a i d Chr i s t opher , “ Someofourempl oyeesha ve3, 4, 5ki ds , a ndwej us t c oul dn’ tma kei tha ppenf orever yone.Thec i t yga ve usat hr eemont h’ sgr a c eper i odt oma ket hepr evi ous qua r t er .Ri ghtnow we’ r ej us twor ki ngt ohol dont o t hebui l di ng. ” AsChr i s t ophernot es ,“ You mi ghtbe t empt ed t o c l os ea nd ha ve a fir es a l e,butt hes e ki dsr ea l l y wa nt edt okeept hi ngsgoi ng. ”Fornow, Chr i s t opher ’ s ha s26t a bl ess etupi nt hepa r ki ngl ota sapa o, a nd a l lt a bl esa r e610f eeta pa r t .“ Thec i t ya ndt hes t a t e wi l ll etusbeopen i ns i denow, ”s a i d Chr i s t opher , “ We’ r enotc omf or t a bl eenought oexpos eours t a ff. We’ r el ea r ni ngmor ea boutas a f es et up. ” Tor ea c ht ha tc omf or tl evel ,t heyha vei nves t edi n t hr ee s epa r a t e HVAC uni t s ,ea c h wi t ht hei rown c l ea ni ngs ys t ems .

They a l s o ha ve 11 out doorhea t eruni t st ha twi l l ext endout dooroper a onal il el a t eri nt ot hes ea s on. “ Ever yt hi ng we a r e doi ng i ss of a r out of our wheel hous e. ”Expl a i ned Chr i s t opher .“ Thes e peopl e t ha twor kf orus ,t hes ef ol ksa r el i kef a mi l y,a l t hough t heyha vedi ffer ents ki l l s et s , t her ewa s n’ toneoft hes e 110peopl ewedi dn’ tl i ke. ”Whent hec i t yfir s ts hut down,Chr i s t ophers t a r t edaGoFundMe,wi t ha l lt he moneygoi ngt ot heempl oyees .“ Qui t eaf ew pa t r ons a ndf a nsdona t ed, ”s a i dChr i s t opher ,“ Weevenha d onec us t omerdes i gnakooz i et ha twa ss ol dt ohel p r a i s e money. ” Wi t ha l lt hi si n mi nd,Chr i s t opher dona t ed t he Chec ker t o t he Mus eum a nd i s c ons i der i ngs el l i ngt he356.“ Asmuc ha sIl ovewha ti t r epr es ent s , i t ’ ss l l j us tac a r . ” Thi spa ndemi cha shi tever yonedi ffer ent l y. Thos ewho ha vebeenl uc kyenoughnott oha vego ens i c kha ve sl lf a c edec onomi cha r ds hi p.J us tkeepi ngs a f ea nd s a ner i ghtnow ha sbeen ha r d enough wi t houtt he a ddedpr es s ur eofens ur i ngyouc a npr ovi def oryou a nd yourf a mi l y.Butt hes eha r ds hi psha vebr ought f or t hs uper l a vei ndi vi dua l s , pour i ngoutt hei rhea r tby s t eppi ngupf orot her s .Cha r l esChr i s t opheri soneof t hos ei ndi vi dua l s ,a nd t hough emba l ed now,s uc h deedss ur el ydonotgounr epa i d. 1:CHRI STOPHER’ S CAMBRI DGE, MA PHOTO FROM THEI RFBPAGE 2:CHARLESANDHI SSONS 3:CHARLES’ CHECKERONTHELAWNOFTHEMUSEUM



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JI M TRAVERS

CONTRI BUTOR J i m Tr a ver si sal i f el onggea r hea d,a ndaf r eel a nc ewr i t er ,edi t or ,a ndphot ogr a pher s pec i a l i z i ngi na l l t hi ngsa ut omo ve. Ac l a s s i cc a rent hus i a s ta ndc ol l ec t or , J i mi sar egul a r j udgeont hec a rs how c i r c ui ta ndi st hea ut horoft heSmi t hs oni a nI ns t ut e’ sEx t r eme Ca r s .Hi swor kha sa l s oa ppea r edi nAut omobi l e,Aut obl og,BBCAut os ,Ca ra ndDr i ver , Ca r s . c om,Ca rTa l k,Cons umerRepor t s ,Ha ger t y,TheNYDa i l yNews ,USNews ,a nd ot her s .Hel i vesi nDux bur y,Ma s s a c hus es ,at ownknownf orbot hi t sbea c ha ndi t s dump. Onweekends , J i mc a no enbef ounda toneort he

ANDREW NEW TON

CONTRI BUTOR Andr ew c a meofa gea r oundol dc a r sa ndvi nt a ger a c i ng,a ndfir s tc a met ot hemus eum t hr ougha ni nt er ns hi pwhi l ea endi ngCl a r kUni ver s i t y. Het hens er veda st heEduc a on Ma na gera tLa r zAnder s onwhi l ewr inga boutc a r sbot hol da ndnew f orSpor t sCa r Di ges t ,J a mesEdiona ndCa r Gur us .I n2014,Andr ew j oi nedHa ger t ya sAuc ona nd Va l ua onEdi t ort oc overt hec ol l ec t orc a rma r ketwor l dwi dea ndc ont r i but et ot he Ha ger t yPr i c eGui de.Andr ew ha swr ienhundr edsofa rc l esonc l a s s i cc a rva l ues , ma r kett r endsa ndhi s t or yf orHa ger t ya swel la shos t edwebi na r sa nda endeddoz ens ofa uc onsea c hyea r .Hec ur r ent l yl i vesi nHous t on,Tex a s ,butget sba c kt o La r z Ander s ona so ena shec a n. 27

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JENN CORRI VEAU

ART DI RECTOR Ever yweekenda sayounggi r l J ennwoul da c c ompa nyher“ Ca rGuy”da dt oCa rEvent s a r oundNewEngl a nd. So, i ti sonl yna t ur a l t ha therpa t hwoul devent ua l l yl ea dt ot heLa r z Ander s onMus eum wher eherpr i ma r ywor kwoul dbec omet heLa wnEvent sMa na ger . Whi l ei nc ol l ege, J enns t udi edGr a phi cDes i gn. Shef oundt ha ts heha dar ea l pa s s i onf or i ti na l l ofi t sf or ms . Fr om l ogosa ndbr a ndi ngt odes i gni ngbr oc hur esorevenc r ai ngher ownWeddi ngI nvi t a ons–J ennl ovest oor ga ni z e,c ur a t ei dea sa ndma ket hi ngspop! Heruni ques ki l ls eta ndpos iona tt heMus eum a l l owshert opl a ya ni nt egr a la nd i mpor t a ntr ol ei ns ha pi ngt heMus eum’ si ma gea ndmes s a ge.

RANENEW COMB

CONTRI BUTOR Ra nei sa23yea r ol da s pi r i nga ut oj our na l i s tha i l i ngf r om Wobur n,Ma s s a c hus es .A s el f pr oc l a i medl overofa l l mot or i z edt r a ns por t a on, Ra nedevel opeda na ffini t yf ort he Aut omobi l ea tayounga gea ndha ss i nc ec ombi nedi twi t hhi sonc a mer aa ndonpa per t a l ent st obl a z eat r a i lf orhi ms el fi nt hea ut omo vej our na l i s m wor l d.Asapa r t -me empl oyeeoft heLa r zAnder s onAut oMus eum, Ra nedevel opeda ni nt r i c a t eknowl edge oft heCa r r i a geHous ei t s el fa swel l a si t sc ont ent sa ndi sec s t a ct obr i ngbi ogr a phi esof t heAnder s on’ sc or ec ol l ec onofc a r st ot hi spubl i c a on.

NATALI EHARRI NGTON

CONTRI BUTOR Na t a l i eHa r r i ngt oni saBos t onba s edmot or c yc l i s t , wr i t er , a nda ut oent hus i a s t . Ra i s edi n Syr a c us e,NY,a nd Buc ksCount y,PA,Na t a l i er el oc a t ed t o Ma s s a c hus e si n 2009 f ol l owi nghergr a dua onf r om Wel l es l eyCol l ege.Sheha sbeenaLAAM membera nd vol unt eerevers i nc e. Mor et ha na nyonema r queorvi nt a ge, Na t a l i ea ppr ec i a t est hej oy a ndpa s s i ons hes eesi nt hec a rc ommuni t y. Shebel i evest her ei snooner i ghtwa yt obe ac a rper s ona ndl ovest ha tLAAM embodi est ha ts en mentwi t hi t sdi ver s ec ommuni t y, va r i edc ol l ec on,a ndl onghi s t or yofs ha r i ngi t st r ea s ur eswi t ht hewor l da r oundi t . Na t a l i er ec ent l yea r nedac erfic a t ei nPr of es s i ona l Fundr a i s i ngf r om Bos t onUni ver s i t y a ndhopest oa ppl yt ha tt oherr ol ea samemberoft heMus eum’ sboa r d.Shel oves a endi ngc a rs howsa ndr a c esa ndvi s inga ut omus eumsa r oundt hewor l d,butt hi nks t ha tLAAM’ suni quec ommuni t ya nd c ol l ec on t op t hem a l l .Shel ooksf or wa r dt o s pr ea di ngt hewor d.

JOHN DARACK

PRESI DENTEMERI TUS, BOARDOFTRUSTEES&CONTRI BUTOR Iwa spr oudofmys el f ,a ta ge4,whenIc oul dt el lmymom t hedi ffer enc ebet weena St udeba kera nd a Chevr ol et . Iwa t c hed c a r st hr oughoutmy c hi l dhood,c ol l ec t ed ma ga z i nesa ndbui l tmodel s . Ata ge13,myda da ndhi sf r i endt ookmet ot heLa r z Ander s onMus eum ofTr a ns por t a on,a si twa sknownt hen,t os i ti nona neveni ng wr enc hi ngs es s i onwi t hs ever a l member s nker i ngwi t hava r i et yofver yol dc a r s .Iwa s hooked.I bec a meamembert ha tni ght , t heyounges tonr ec or da tt ha t me.Ont hewa y out ,Is po eda“ ModelAFor dForSa l e”no c eont hebul l e nboa r d,a ndDa da gr eed t ha twec oul dgol ooka ti t .Hel etmebuyi t , a ndt her ea l r oma nc ebega n! As uc c es s i onofava r i et yofol dc a r s ,mos t l ybea t er s ,movedmet hr oughhi ghs c hool , c ol l egea nd ea r l ya dul t hood. A l ongbr ea kens ued dur i ngc hi l dr ea r i nga nd c a r eer bui l di ng yea r s ,butmy event ua lr et ur nt o La r z Ander s on ha sl ed t o a 30 yea r i nvol vement , i nc l udi ngmos toft hos eyea r sa sa nEx ec u veCommieemember . Mya ut omo vet a s t eevol vedt oa ni ndul genc ei nt heva r i ousEur opea ns por t sc a r st ha t enc ha nt edmyl a t et eena geyea r s .Myc ol l ec oni nc l udess ever a l ,a l li n“ goodus edc a r ” c ondion, whi c ha l l owst hei rf r equentus ea ndenj oyment .



I nt he a ut omo ve wor l d,t her ea r ec er t a i n model st ha tneed no i nt r oduc on.I nt hec a s eoft heFor dBr onc o,t hena mes t a ndsf or l egenda r ydur a bi l i t y,a l l t er r a i nc a pa bi l i t y,a nda na ur aa swi l da nd unt a meda st heSUV’ si c oni cki c ki nghor s el ogo.Forgener a ons , t hi s t r us t yt r a i l t a merha sbeenas ymboloff r eedom a smuc ha si tha s beenas t upendous l yc a pa bl evehi c l e. Wi t ht her ei nt r oduc onoft he Br onc of ol l owi nga24yea rhi a t us ,For dhopest oc a pt ur et hehea r t s a ndmi ndsofAmer i c a n’ sonc ea ga i nbya i mi ngt hi sc a pa bl eoffr oa der s qua r el ya tpot en a l J eepWr a ngl erc us t omer s . Butt os pec ul a t ewha t t hef ut ur ehol dsf ort hebr a venewBr onc oi smootwi t houtt a ki ngt he t r a i l ba c kt ot hes t a r toft hei c oni cBr onc o.

THEABSENCEOFTHEBRONCO FORAQUARTERCENTURYHAS SPARKEDQUI TEADEMANDFOR THI SCAPABLEANDRUGGED OFFROADER. THEBRONCO HAS GROWNI NSI ZE, YETI THAS AGEDGRACEFULLY, WHI LE STAYI NGTRUETO I TSHARDY ANDHUMBLEROOTS.

I nt heea r l y1960s , t het er m“ Spor tU l i t yVehi c l e”ha dnotevenbeen c oi nedyet . Mor ec ommonl yc a l l ed4x 4’ si nt hei rda y, t heSUV’ soft he mi d20t hc ent ur ywer er ugged,s pa r t a n,a ndc a pa bl e.Theyboa s t ed hi gh gr ound c l ea r a nc e,power f ula nd dur a bl er unni nggea r ,a nd a goa nywher ea t ude.Ther ewer eonl yr ea l l yt wo op onsi nt he pr eBr onc oma r ket .I nonec or ner ,t heJ eepCJ 5,der i vedf r om t he vener a bl eWi l l yswhi c hpenet r a t edt hec i vi l i a nma r ketpos t WWI I .I n t heot herc or nerwa st heI nt er na ona l Ha r ves t erSc out .Whi l et he Sc outma yha vea ppea r edmor epl us ha nds ubs t a na lt ha nt heJ eep, I nt er na ona l Ha r ves t er ’ s yea r s of pr oduc i ng hea vydut yf a r m equi pmentmea ntt heSc outwa st oughert ha nac offinna i la nda wor t hyopponentt ot hemi ght yJ eep. Butanewc ha l l engeri nt heSUV ma r ketwa son t hehor i z on,a nd 1964 woul ds eeFor d ulma t el y t hr ow i t sha ti nt her i ng. For d ha dt hedet er mi na on a nd t hebudgett ot a pi nt ot heSUV ma r ket , butt hi swa snot hi ngwi t houtades i gnt ha tc oul dwi novert he mot or i ng publ i c . Ent er , Mc Ki nl ey Thomps on J r . The fir s t Af r i c a nAmer i c a ndes i gnerhi r edbyFor d,Mc Ki nl eywa st r a i l bl a z i ng a ndf or wa r dt hi nki ng, br ea ki ngba r r i er sofc ol or , whi l es i mul t a neous l y penni ngs omeoft hegr ea t es tvehi c l esofa l l me.Mc Ki nl ey’ svi s i on f ort heBr onc owa sf ora na ggr es s i vea nds t a bl ea l l t er r a i nvehi c l et ha t i nc or por a t eds i z ewi t houta ppea r i ngc umber s omea ndunr ul y.I twa s s i mpl e,wi t houta ppea r i ngbl a nd.Onc eDona l dFr eya ndLeeI a c oc c a l a i deyesonMc Ki nl ey’ sdes i gns ,hi svi s i onwoul dulma t el ybec ome t hefir s t gener a onBr onc o, s ol i di f yi nga ni c on. Mc Ki nl eyThomps onJ r .pl a yeda ni nt egr a lr ol ei nt hedes i gnoft he Br onc o,a swel la st ha toft he Mus t a ng,Thunder bi r d,a nd ot her not a bl eFor dpr oduc t s . Hi sl ega c yl i vesoni nt hec l a s s i c st ha tbea rhi s vi s i on,a swel la si nc ount l es sAf r i c a nAmer i c a nswhof ol l owedt he t r a i lhebl a z eda ndf oundt hei rhomesi nt hema nybr a nc hesoft he a ut omo vei ndus t r y. TheLa r zAnder s onAut oMus eumc el ebr a t est he dedi c a ona ndwor kofMc Ki nl eyThomps onJ r .a ndi spl a nni ngt o f ea t ur ehi mi na nupc omi ngex hi bion. Thefir s t gener a onBr onc owa sa nover ni ghts uc c es s .Adj us t edf or t oda y' sdol l a r s ,aBr onc oc oul dbeha df ora r ound$18, 000,ma ki ngi t a na ffor da bl epi ec eoft r a i l r ea dyma c hi ner y.Offr oa dr a c er squi c kl y no c edpot en a li nFor d’ sSUVoffer i ng.Bef or el ong,Br onc oswer e c ompe ng i n ma ny oft he t op offr oa dr a c esa nd r a l l i esoft he mi da ndl a t e1960s . 30



Thec r owni nga c hi evementi nt hec ompe onc a mef ort heBr onc oi n1969, whenRod Ha l l a ndLa r r yMi norpi l ot edaBr onc ot oa1s tpl a c eover a l l fini s hi nt hegr uel i ngBa j a 1000. Pos t 1969, t heBr onc owa ss ol i di fieda sas er i ousc ont enderi nt heSUVma r ket . Thefir s t gener a onwoul dbepr oduc edf ornea r l yadec a demor e. I n1978, a mi dc ompe onf r om t heI nt er na ona l Sc outI I , Chevr ol etBl a z er , a ndDodgeRa mCha r ger , For dr a i s edt he s t a kes . TheBr onc oent er edi t ss ec ondgener a on, butt hi s meba s edont hef ul l s i z e F150c ha s s i s . TheBr onc owoul dc on nuet ou l i z eaf ul l s i z es et upun l 1996. Thea bs enc eoft heBr onc of oraqua r t er c ent ur yha ss pa r kedqui t eadema ndf ort hi s c a pa bl ea ndr uggedoffr oa der . Wi t ht heunvei l i ngoft her ema r ka bl es event hgener a on Br onc o, For di sl ooki ngt oma keupf orl os t me, gi vi ngt heWr a ngl ert hes ffes t c ompe oni t ’ sha di nyea r s . TheBr onc oha sgr owni ns i z e, yeti tha sa gedgr a c ef ul l y, whi l es t a yi ngt r uet oi t sha r dya ndhumbl er oot s . TheFor dBr onc o, onc ea ga i n, i sc omi ng t oat r a i l nea ryou. 1:THEORI GI NALBRONCO EMBODI EDTHERUGGEDSPI RI TOFFREEDOM ANDADVENTURE. 2+3:THENEW BRONCO’ SSTYLI NGI SAFORWARD LOOKI NGI NTERPRETATI ONOFTHECLASSI CSUV. 4:MCKI NLEYTHOMPSONJ R. , THEFI RSTAFRI CAN AMERI CANDESI GNERHI REDBYFORDMOTOR COMPANY, HELPEDPENTHEBRONCO. ALLPHOTOSAREFROM FORDMOTORCOMPANY


THETHEORY OFDI SPERSED STORAGE FI NDI NGAHOMEFORYOURHOBBYSOMETI MES REQUI RESTHESCI ENTI FI CMETHOD JOHN DARACK Wea r es mienbyc a r s . Someoft hem a r et hr i l l i ngt odr i ve. Somea r ewei r dl ya r a c ve. Somea r edr opdea d gor geous . Somea r ewa yt oobi g, s omei mpos s i bl ys ma l l . Somea r es exy. Soma nyoft hem a ppea l i ns oma ny wa yst ha twej us tha vet oha veone. Or , s houl dIs a y, t hem. Whenapot en a l l ynew onec a t c hesoureye, i t ’ s j us ts oha r dt or es i s tt ha twemus tfindawa yt obr i ngi thome.It hi nki tma yha vebeenDoc t orFr eudwho i den fiedt hef a t a ls yndr omea s“ Cr a pc a nFever . ”I t sonl ys ympt om i st ha tol dc a r sf ol l ow t hei rs uffer er s home. Theonl ypa l l i a vei st obuya not herc a r . I ti sf a t a l i nt hes ens et ha twe’ l l sl l ha vei twhenwedi e. Ther ei snova c c i ne.Ther ei snoc ur e.Compl i c a onsi nc l udefina nc i a ls t r es s ,ma r i t a ls t r i f e,mi gr a i nes ,a nd exc es s i ves a l i va on.Sympt omsa r eea s i l yr el i eved,t hough,byt a ki ngr i desi nt hec ount r y,c r ui s i ngoni c e c r ea ms a f a r i s , a nda endi ngl a wnevent sa tt heLa r zAnder s onAut oMus eum. Deeper , l onger , da r kereffec t s a r ec a us edbyt heneedt or ents t or a ges pa c e,ei t heri nexpens i vel yf r om f el l ow s uffer er sors ympa t he c nei ghbor s , orbymember s hi pi nabou que, c ount r yc l ubl i kevi nt a gec a rs t or a ge, a ndma i nt ena nc ec l ubs . Asayoungerma n, Ic oul dnota ffor da nyoft heoffs i t ea l t er na ves , s omywi f e( bot hoft hem)ha dt oa gr ee t ol etherc a rendur eBos t onwi nt er sundert heoc c a s i ona l t wof eetofs now. Appa r ent l y, Iwa swor t hi t . 33

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We l i ve i n ar es t or ed ol ds ummerc oa ge wi t h no s t or a gepos s i bi l iesa ta l l ,i nanei ghbor hoodofma ny ot hers i mi l a rs t r uc t ur es .Oneda y,ma ybe20yea r sa go ( ega d! )mynei ghbora c r os st hes t r eethungaForSa l e s i gnonherdoor .Her swa st hewor s tc oa gei nt he a r ea ,ver yr undowna ndf ul lt ot hebr i m wi t hyea r sof a c c umul a onofba gsoft r a s ht ha tonl yawor l dc l a s s hoa r derc oul dc her i s h.Ir a n overi mmedi a t el y,a nd t went ymi nut esl a t erha das i gned, a c c ept edofferf or m i n myha nds !Thepl a c ewa ss uc h ames st ha tl oc a l ba nkswoul dn’ tfina nc ei t .Thepl a c ewa ss uc hames s t ha tIc oul dn’ tfinda“ j us tpoi nt ”c ont r a c t ort oha ult he s nki ngs t uffa wa y. Buti twa sr i ghta c r os st hes t r eet . I t wa sper f ec t ! Ac a l l t omyol df r i end, Ni c k, a na r c hi t ec t , a ndhi sf r i end Al ,a s t r uc t ur a lengi neer ,r es ul t ed i nt hr ee guys s c r a t c hi ngt hei rhea ds , t r yi ngt ofigur eoutapl a n. No, a s c heme.Is ett owor kc l ea ni ngt hepl a c eout ,a l lby mys el f . Nei t herl ovenormoneyc oul den c ea nyonet o hel p. Mor et ha n30t r uc kl oa dst ot hedumpl a t erIha da c l ea ns l a t et os t a r ts ket c hi ngon.Thes ma l lf ounda on ha d aga r a ge dooron one s i de.The nys i de ya r d hous edaf a i l eds ep cs ys t em.Thei nt er i orneededt o begu eda ndpr epa r edf oraf r es hs t a r t . Iknew Ic oul d fitt woc a r s ,ma ybet hr ees ma l lonesi nt heba s ement a r ea , butIneededmor e. Wi t hnotenougha r eaf orac onven ona l s ep cs ys t em, Iwa sa s s ur edt ha ti fIfil l edones i deoft heya r dt oa dept hofa boutei ghtf eet , as omewha tunc onven ona l , buta c c ept a bl es ys t em c oul dbei ns t a l l ed.Oy,wha ta n eyes or et ha twoul dbe!

J ui c ess t a r t ed flowi ng.Sket c her ss t a r t ed s ket c hi ng. Ni c ka gr eedt ha ti ft hefir s tfloorc oul dber ei nf or c ed wi t h as t eelI bea mi tc oul dl i kel y be ma de s t r ong enought os uppor tac oupl eofc a r s .Ent erAl ,whodi d t hec a l c ul a ons . Thes ep cs ys t em wa si ns t a l l edunder a nea r t henmound, no, anew dr i vewa yr a mp( ! )wi t hi t s uppers ur f a c ea tt he t op oft he f ounda on.The s c hemewa sc omi ngt oget her .Thewa l la tt het opof t hedr i vewa yt ha tenc l os edt heki t c hena ndl i vi ngr oom wa sr epl a c ed wi t ht wo over hea d ga r a ge door s .A bumpupoft her oofc r ea t edanewbedr oom a ndba t h. St eelbea msma dea l lt hi snew wei ghtofbui l di nga nd c ont ent squi t ec omf or t a bl e Af ew mont hsofc ons t r uc onl a t er ,t hel il ec oa ge wa st r a ns f or med. A t wol evelga r a ge,t opped bya t wol evel a pa r t mentwi t hs omeVi c t or i a na r c hi t ec t ur a l det a i l semer ged.Eur eka !Fourc a rhea t eds t or a gepa i d f orby t he a pa r t mentr ent ,a nd i tl ooked l i ke j us t a not herr es t or ednei ghbor hoodc oa ge.Wha tmor e c oul das uffer i ngc a rnutwa nt ? Wel l , Iwa nt edmor e. So, Idi di ta ga i n. Nots oel ega nt l y, buta tl ea s tnea r by.Now,Iha veoneempt ys pa c ea nd a m bei ngdr i vennut sbyoneofSi rI s a a cNewt on’ sl a ws ofphys i c s ,whi c hs t a t est ha tNa t ur eAbhor sa nEmpt y Ga r a ge.Ihea rt ha ts uc ki ngs ound,pul l i ngmei nt omy nextboutoft ha ta f or emen oned di s ea s e.Ia l wa ys keepabl a nkc hec ki nmywa l l etj us ti nc a s e. 1:J D’ STRANSFORMEDCOTTAGE 2:J OHNHAULI NGAWAYJ UNK 3:THECOTTAGEI NTHEMI DDLEOFI TSRENOVATI ON THESEPHOTOSAREFROM THEDARACKFAMI LYCOLLECTI ON

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THEANDERSONCOLLECTI ONI LLUMI NATESTHEHI STORYOFTHEELECTRI CCAR RANE NEW COMB TheAnder s ons ’El ec t r omobi l ea ndBa i l eyEl ec t r i c ,a l ongwi t ht hei rpr es er vedc ha r gi ngs t a ons ,a r ei nc r edi bl e exa mpl esoft hevehi c l est ha twer eont hef r ontl i nesofpr opul s i ons upr ema c yi nt heea r l yda ysoft hea ut o. I n1908,t heAnder s onspur c ha s edaBa i l eyEl ec t r i c ,ac a rpr oduc edi nt het hent hr i vi nga ut opr oduc onhubof Ames bur y,MA.Thi sl oc a lc a rwa st hebr a i nc hi l dofCol .Edwa r dWa r r enBa i l ey,whobega npr oduc i ngel ec t r i c vehi c l esa era s s umi ngc ont r olofhi sf a t her ’ sc oa c hbui l di ngbus i nes si nt heea r l yyea r soft he20t hc ent ur y.The Ba i l eywa sma r ket eda st heper f ec tc a rf ort he“ woma ndr i ver . ”I t sel ec t r i cr unni nggea rmea ntal a c kofnoi s e, s moke,c r a nks t a rng,a ndot herunpl ea s a nt r i esa s s oc i a t edwi t hpet r ol power edvehi c l esoft he me.I twa s per f ec t l ys ui t edf orI s a bel ,whowa st hefir s twoma ni nMa s s a c hus e st oobt a i nadr i ver ’ sl i c ens e.Theper ky r una boutqui c kl ybec a meherf a vor i t evehi c l ei nt heAnder s ons t a bl e, a ndwa sbes t owedt heni c kna me“ TheGood Fa i r y. ” I s a belwa s n’ tt heonl yonewhowa sena mor edwi t ht hef a nt a s cBa i l ey.Thoma sEdi s onwa ss of ondoft heBa i l ey t ha theus edonea sat es tmul ef orhi sni c kel i r on“ Edi s onBa er i es . ”Onc eheha dper f ec t edhi sdes i gn, t heba er i es wer ea na va i l a bl eop onf r om t heBa i l eyf a c t or y.Edi s onwa squot eds a yi ngt heBa i l eywa st he“ mos ts ui t a bl ec a r f orc a r r yi ngmyba er y, ”a ndt heBa i l ey’ sf a nt a s cdur a bi l i t yr ec or ds uppor t st ha tna r r a ve. Ama z i ngl y, t hec a rwa s t out eda sbei nga bl et o( underper f ec tc ondions )a c hi evear a ngeof100mi l esonas i ngl ec ha r ge.Asapubl i c i t y s t unt , aBa i l eyt r a vel edf r om Bos t ont oNYCt oChi c a go, a ver a gi ng21. 5mpha nds uffer i ngnoma j orbr ea kdowns . Ac r os st heCa r r i a geHous ef r om t heBa i l ey, poi s ednextt oi t sf a nt a sc a l l ypr es er vedc ha r gi ngs t a ons i t sa not her t a noft heea r l yda ysofel ec t r i c s . Wher et heBa i l eywa sabel oveda ndl i ght l yequi ppedr una bout , t heAnder s ons ’ 1905El ec t r omobi l ewa sa nel ega ntt owns eda n.TheEl ec t r omobi l eha i l edf r om Engl a nd.I nt ypi c a lf a s hi onoft he me, t hec ha s s i swa sma t edt oac oa c hbui l tbodyoft hec us t omer ’ sc hoi c e. TheAnder s onsc hos eKel l nerofPa r i s , whoa ffixedt heel ega ntt ownc a rs t yl ebody.La r za ndI s a belwer et r ul ymovi ngi ns i l ents t yl ewi t ht hei rl uxur i ous El ec t r omobi l e. TheEl ec t r omobi l ea l s oboa s t eds omei mpr es s i veper f or ma nc enumber s .Thr oughas i ngl eel ec t r i cmot or ,t he El ec t r omobi l ec oul dexer tupt o16hor s epowerus i ngel ec t r i c i t yder i vedf r om a44c el lba er y.Wi t ht hes e16 ga l l opi ngel ec t r i chor s es , t hec a rc oul dpr opel i t s el fupt o15mpha ndc oul dt r a vel upt o44mi l esonas i ngl ec ha r ge! Notmuc hbyt oda y' ss t a nda r dsbuti nt heda wnofel ec t r i cc a r st hi swa sas hows t oppi ngs t a sc ! Toda y' sel ec t r i coffer i ngsha vea l mos tundoubt edl ys ur pa s s edt hef oot hol da nc i entel ec t r i c sha di nt hea ut omobi l e ma r ket .However , t heTes l a s , Vol t s , a ndot herEVsoft oda yoweadebtofgr at udet ot hei ra nc i entr el a ves .The Ander s on Col l ec on i si nc r edi bl ypr oud t o di s pl a yt wo f a nt a s cexa mpl esofc a r st ha ts pa r ked t heel ec t r i c r evol u oni nmot or i ng.Theyc on nuet opr ovi deava l ua bl eeduc a ononourmot or i ngpa s t ,a swel la spr ovi de c ont extf orourel ec t r i fiedf ut ur e. 1905ELECTROMOBI LE+1908BAI LEYELECTRI C



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THESTRATEGI CPURSUI TOFAPLACEI NTHEI NDUSTRY NATALI E HARRI NGTON TheNew Engl a ndMot orPr es sAs s oc i a on( NEMPA)wa sf oundedi n1987,i nConnec c ut ,overaPupu Pl a er . “ Dumpl i ngs , It hi nk. St ea med, I ’ m pr e ys ur e, ”c r a c ksf oundi ngmemberJ ohn“ Bugs y”La wl or( ofCa r Ta l kf a me) . AsaBos t onba s eda ut omo veent hus i a s ta ndr a di os how hos thi ms el f , La wl orwa sf a mi l i a rwi t h t hec ha l l engesNew Engl a nda ut omo vej our na l i s t sf a c edi nt heea r l y‘ 80s :“ New Yor kma er ed,Det r oi t ma er ed, LAma er ed, ”s a ysLa wl or . “ New Engl a ndwa ski ndofaber k. ”SoLa wl ors etoutt oc ha nget hi ngs . Heknew t hekeywa sc ooper a on.Hegotagr oupofj our na l i s t st oget her :J ohnR.Whi t eofTheBos t on Gl obe,t heCa rTa l kguys ,Cha r l i eDol e,J uni orDa ma t o,a ndAbePl ot ki n.“ Weha dnona me;wewer ea l l i ndi vi dua l s . Onc ei na whi l es omebody’ dc omeup[ t oBos t on]f r om t hema nuf a c t ur era ndi nvi t eac oupl eofus t ol unc h. ”Tha tfir s tgr oupwor kedt oes t a bl i s hr el a ons hi pswi t hmor ema nuf a c t ur er sa nds t a r t edmee ng mor ef or ma l l ya ndr egul a r l y. Thenc a met hePupuPl a er . “ I twa sas el f f ul fil l i ngpr ophec y, ”s a ysLa wl oroft hegr oup’ sgr owt h. “ Fi r s twema des ur et ha tt hepeopl eha d t het ool soft hei rt r a deonar egul a rba s i s . ”The“ t ool ”f ora na ut omo vej our na l i s ti st hepr es sc a r .Onl oa n f r om t hema nuf a c t ur er , t hes eea r l ypr oduc ona nds ome mespr epr oduc onc a r sma ket her oundst hr ough di ffer entr egi ons .A l oc a lfleetma na gerwi l lo ens t or ea nddi s t r i but et hes ec a r swi t hi nt her egi ont ot he j our na l i s t swhoneedt hem t owr i t et hei rc a rr evi ews . Thec a r syous eeont hec overoft hema j orma ga z i nes ? Theya r enea r l ya l wa ysapr es svehi c l e.Pr ovi di ngt het ool soft het r a dei sNEMPA’ sr a i s ond’ êt r ea ndt he dr i vi ngf or c ebehi ndea c hdevel opmenti ni t shi s t or y.


Thea nnua lWi nt erVehi c l eTes tDa y,f orexa mpl e,wa sor i gi na l l yc onc ei vedt o ma na get hec yc l eofwor k.Ca rc ompa ni esus edt odebutnew pr oduc tea c h s ummer , mea ni ngt ha tj our na l i s t swer el e t wi ddl i ngt hei rt humbsc omewi nt er . “ Is a i d,‘ wha ti fwedi d awi nt err a l l yf orvehi c l es ? ’ ”La wl orr ec a l l s .Wi nt er Vehi c l e’ ss ummerc ount er pa r t , t heRa gt opRa mbl e, wa sa l s oc r ea t edwi t hac l ea r goa li nmi nd:s how ma nuf a c t ur er s“ how wha twe’ r edoi ngmer i t st hei rs endi ng pr oduc ther e. ”Thea nnua ldr i ve,whi c ht r a diona l l ys t a r t sa tLa r zAnder s on, br i ngsj our na l i s t sa ndma nuf a c t ur er st oget her . “ Out wa r dl yi tl ooksl i kewe’ r eha vi ngani c eda yi nt hes uni nf unc a r s , ”expl a i ns La wl or ,“ butr ea l l y,we’ r et r yi ngt os how t ha tevenwhenwe’ r epl a yi ng,we’ r e wor ki ng. ”Fundoesf a c t ori nt oi t :r el a ons hi psa r ei mpor t a nt .La wl ors a yshe does n’ tknow wha ti t ’ sl i kei not herpr es sa s s oc i a ons , buthewoul dgues st ha t ver yf ew oft hem a r el i keNEMPA.“ Ever ybodyget sa l ong, ever ybodyl ooksout f orea c hot her , a ndi ft heyc a nhel ps omebodyel s e, t heydo, ”hes a ys . NEMPA’ spr es gi ousa wa r dsr eflec tbot ht her el a ons hi psa ndt het r a de.The a nnua l NEMPAMI TTec hnol ogyConf er enc ea ndAwa r dsDi nneri sat es t a ment t ot hehi ghl i ght sofNEMPA’ shi s t or y, r i ghtdownt oi t sl oc a on( MI T, t ha nkst o apa r t ner s hi p) .Rec i pi ent soft heDes i gn & El ega nc eAwa r da r es el ec t ed i n c ol l a bor a onwi t ht heLa r zAnder s onAut oMus eum a ndt heBos t onMus eum of Fi neAr t s .TheCha r l esE.Dol eHi gh Roa d Awa r di sna med f oraf oundi ng membera ndhonor ss omeonewho’ sgonea bovea ndbeyondt oc ooper a t ewi t h t hegr oup.Cr uc i a l l y,ea c hpr i z eei t herr ewa r dst hos ewhos uppor tNEMPA,or pos ionst he or ga ni z a on a st he a r bi t erofpr es ge,gi vi ng ma nuf a c t ur er s r ea s ont opa ya en on. Thos ef oundi ngi ndi vi dua l s ’ dec i s i ont ouni t eha sens ur edt ha tNewEngl a ndwa s no l ongerba c kbur ner ed byt hea ut omo vei ndus t r y.NEMPA mea nsNew Engl a nd ma er s .“ Ra t hert ha ns t a ndi ng a l one,we f or med c oa l ions , ”s a ys La wl or . “ I twor ksoutwel l f orever ybody. ” PHOTO:NEMPA




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THENEW ENGLANDMOTORPRESSASSOCI ATI ONBRI NGSREADERS WORLD CLASSCONTENTWI THLOCALEXPERTI SE RANE NEW COMB NewEngl a ndi sal a ndofdr a ma cc ha nge. Bl i s t er i ngs ummer sgi vewa yt ol ea f s t r ewnf a l l s , f ol l owedbyf r i gi d wi nt er sa ndt emper a ment a l s pr i ngs . Thi sc a denc eofunpr edi c t a bl ewea t herha sbr edapopul ousoff r uga l a nd ha r dyi ndi vi dua l swhobel i evet ha ti fyou’ r egonnados omet hi ng, i tbes tbedoner i ght , Thi si ses pec i a l l yt r ue ofdr i vi ng. I t ’ snos ec r ett ha tNewEngl a nd’ sr oa dsa r epl a c esofequa l pa r t sbea ut ya ndda nger . Bei tpot hol es , c r a c ked, unevenpa vement , bl a c ki c e, orwetl ea ves , NewEngl a ndc a nt or t ur et es tavehi c l el i kenoot her . Thi s a bi l i t yt oexper i enc es uc hva r i edext r emec l i ma t esi nonea r eai sa na ut owr i t er ' sdr ea m.Hec k,a ut oma ker s devel opt es tt r a c ksj us tt os i mul a t et hes eva r i edc ondions .Buti t ’ sa never yda yr ea l i t yf ort hec l os ekni t gr oupofa ut oj our na l i s t s ,vi deogr a pher s ,a ndi ndus t r ypr ost ha tma keupt heNew Engl a ndMot orPr es s As s oc i a on. Fort heva s tma j or i t yofa ut owr i t er s , dr i vi ngc omess ec ondna t ur e, butdr i vi ngi nNew Engl a ndi sas epa r a t e bea s ta l t oget her .“ Ther ea r ef a nt a s cwr i t er sa l lovert hec ount r y…. butt heydon’ tknow New Engl a nd, ” expl a i nedNEMPAPr es i dent , J ohnPa ul . “ Theva l ueofNEMPAi sbr i ngi ngt her egi ona l l ooka ndf eel t oa rc l es t ha twewr i t e…. . weknowt hewor s twea t hert ha tNewEngl a ndc a nt hr owa tus . ”Whi l eNewEngl a nd’ smot or pr es si sar el a vel ys ma l lgr oupc ompa r edt ot her a nksf oundi nLosAngel esa ndNew Yor k,t het es ng c ondionsa va i l a bl et oNEMPA’ smember sa r es ec ondt onone. I ta l l owsNEMPAj our na l i s t st opr oduc es ome oft he mos t wel l ba l a nc ed a ut omo ve eva l ua ons i nt he c ount r y.NEMPA’ s member s hi pi nc l udes c ont r i but or st ot heBos t on Gl obe,Bos t on. c om,Ca r Gur us ,Ca ra nd Dr i ver ,Cons umerRepor t s ,Popul a r Mec ha ni c s , U. S. News&Wor l dRepor t , Hemmi ngsMot orNews , Ha ger t yCl a s s i cCa r s , a ndma ny, ma nymor e.


Tes ngi sama s s i vea s s eti nNEMPA’ sa r s ena l , butt hes et es t smea nnot hi ngwi t hout t hewr i t er st hems el ves .Theext r emel yt a l ent eda ndva r i edgr oupboa s t ses t a bl i s hed r egul a r si nt hena ona lwr ingc i r c ui ta l ongs i der el a vel yunknowna ut hor sc u ng t hei rt eet h.Thi suni quemi xyi el dsvoi c esa ndc ont entt ha tembodi eswha ti tt r ul y mea nst obeaNew Engl a nddr i ver .“ Whenyoul ooki nt ohow [ New Engl a nda ut o j our na l i s t s ]wr i t e, ”expl a i nedJ ohnPa ul ,“ Theywr i t ewi t hal il ec er t a i nfla vort ha t r ea l l yonl yc omesf r om bei ngi nNewEngl a nd, a ndyou’ r eonl ygoi ngt ogets omet hi ng l i ket ha tf r om s omeonewhol i vesher ea ndunder s t a ndsi t . ”Thel oc a lr oot sf orma ny ofNEMPA’ swr i t er si mbue t hei rpi ec eswi t h as t r ongi den t y,i ngr a i ned i nt he c ompet enta ndha r dwor ki ngna t ur eofNew Engl a ndi t s el f . Ac or es a mpl eoft heNew Engl a nddr i verondi s pl a yt ot her es toft hemot or i ngwor l dt hr ought hei rc ont ent . NEMPA’ spr oduc t sc oul dbevi eweda sa na ut omo vepos t c a r d.Auni quec ha nc et o s t epi nt ot hes hoesofs omeoft hemos tbr oa dl yexper i enc eddr i ver sa ndwr i t er si n t hec ount r y.“ Bydef a ul t ,ourmember sa r eapr e ygoodc r os s s ec onoft r a diona l New Engl a nder s …I t hi nk our c r os s s ec on of wr i t er s , br oa dc a s t er s ,a nd c omment a t or sdor eflec tt ha tNew Engl a ndc ul t ur e, ”J ohnPa ulpr oudl ys a i d.He s houl dbepr oud.NEMPAr epr es ent sa l l oft hehi ghsa ndl ows , bea u esa ndda nger s , ofbei ngbehi ndt hewheel i nAmer i c a ’ sgr ea t es tr egi on. PHOTO:NEMPA


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Thet er m“ Gr a ndTour er , ”or“ Gr a nTur i s mo”r ef er st ot her oma n cno onofc a rngt hr oughEur opei na c omf or t a bl eyet power f ul vehi c l e. Youc oul ds t a r tt heda yi nRomea ndendupi nMona c o, c a r vi ngup r oa dsi nal uxur i ousper f or ma nc ema c hi ne. TheGTc a ri sf ort hedi s c er ni ngent hus i a s t , whopr ef er snott o bepuni s hedwi t ha nover l yha r s hr i de. I ti swi t ht ha tdefiniont ha tonemus texa mi net he2020Mc La r enGT. Un l now, ever ymoder nMc La r en offer i ngha sbeenaha r dc ha r gi ngs uper c a r , butt hena meoft hi s720Sba s edma c hi nes i gna l sadi ffer ent a ppr oa c h. I ti samor ec omf or t a bl es uper c a r , butever ybi taper f or mer . Thefir s tt hi ngyouwi l l no c ei st heGT’ ss t yl i ngi smor er es t r a i ned. Gonea r et hema s s i vehea dl i ght r ec es s esa ndbol d, c ont r a s ngc ol ort hemes . TheGTf ea t ur est hi n, r a ki s hhea dl i ght s , a nda( s l i ght l y)mor e mut eda quabl ue. I ta l s of ea t ur est hi ns pokebr i ght fini s hwheel s , evoki ngamor eups c a l ea es t he c . But don’ tt hi nkyou’ l l bl endi nt ot hec r owd. Wi t hma s s i ves i dea i rs c oopsa nda nover a l l hei ghtofexa c t l yf our f eet , t heGTa r a c t sc ur i ouseyesa nywher ei tgoes . Whent hos eeyesgl a nc et ot her ea rwi ndow oft heGT, t hey’ l l obs er vet hebi gges tdi ffer enc ebet weeni t a ndi t ss i bl i ngs . Theengi neha snow beenc over edwi t hpa dded, s ot ouc hma t er i a l s , pr ovi di ngac a r go a r eat ha tr unsf r om t heba c koft hes por tbuc kets ea t st ot hea oft hec a r . I tha s13. 8c ubi cf eetofc a r go s pa c ebehi ndt hedr i ver , a nd20. 1i fyouc ountt het r unks pa c e. I t ’ senoughf oraweekend’ swor t hofba gs , a ndMc La r enc l a i msas etofgol fc l ubswi l l fita bovet heengi ne, t houghwe’ dl i ket os eet ha tf orour s el ves . TheGT’ spa s s engera r eai samor emodes tdepa r t ur ef r om Mc La r endes i gnnor ms . Ourt es tmodel c a me ba t hedi noffwhi t el ea t hera ndc ont r a s ngc ont r ol s ur f a c esa ndda s ha r ea . Thec ent r a l c ont r ol s c r eeni sa floa ngpa nel t ha text endsel ega nt l ydownwa r df r om t heda s h. I ts l l f ea t ur est hedi hedr a l “ bu er fly” door sa ndfla t bo omeds t eer i ngwheel . Des pi t et heups c a l edes i gnc hoi c es , t hes ea nga ndma t er i a l s c hos ena r es l l s ffert ha nyouwoul dfindi na nyhi ghper f or ma nc ec a rf r om al uxur ybr a nd. Compa r edt o aBMW M8Compe onorevena nAudi R8, t heGTdoes n’ tt r ul ydel i veront hel uxur ya s pec toft he Gr a ndTour erc onc ept . Mc La r eni sa l s oabou quebr a nd, a ndi nt hi swor l dofever evol vi ngi nc a rt ec hnol ogy, t hel a r ger c ompa ni esc a na ffor dt omovemor equi c kl y. Asar es ul t , t heGT’ sc ent r a l t ouc hs c r eeni sabi twonky. I t l a c ksAppl eCa r Pl a yorAndr oi dAut o, a ndt hes c r eeni t s el fha sal a mi na t et ha tdoes n’ ts how upwhen wea r i ngpol a r i z edl ens es . Cons i der i ngMc La r en’ swel l heel edc l i ent el e( s t a rngpr i c e:$210, 000)ma ya l s o ha veapenc ha ntf orpol a r i z eds ha des , t hi ss eemsl i kea nover s i ght . Buta l l oft hi si si nc ons equen a l t ot hedr i ve. Bui l ta r oundac a r bonfibermonoc oquepl a or m, t heGTi s sl l i nc r edi bl yl i ghta nda gi l e. Power edbya612hor s epower , t wi nt ur boc ha r ged4. 0l i t erV8, t heGTc a n r oc ketf r om as t a nds l l t o60mphi nj us t3. 1s ec ondsa ndhi t124mphi nj us t9s ec onds . Tha nkst oi t s r el a vel yl ow di s pl a c ementa ndr el i a nc eont ur boc ha r ger s , i tma kes465poundf eetoft or quea nd does n’ tha vet ha tl owendgr untofamus c l ec a r . Your ea l l yneedt owor kt hepa ddl es hier sa ndt he s evens peeddua l c l ut c ht r a ns mi s s i ont ot a kef ul l a dva nt a geoft hi sengi ne. I ts houl dbenot edt ha t , l i ke ot herMc La r enmodel s , t heGTha sas emi a ut oma ct r a ns mi s s i onc ont r ol . I tdoes n’ tha veaPa r ks hi pos ion, buti ns t ea d, youputi ti nNeut r a l a ndenga get heel ec t r oni cpa r ki ngbr a ke. Apa i rofdi a l soper a t eMc La r en’ sAc veDyna mi c sCont r ol . Onedi a l c ont r ol st hepower t r a i nma ppi ng, t heot herdi a l si nt hes us pens i ont uni ng. Tooper a t et hes edi a l s , onemus tpr es st heAc vebu on bet weent hem. Wi t hHa ndl i ngCont r ol a ndPower t r a i nCont r ol i nt hei rmos ta ggr es s i ves e ngs , t heGT f ul fil l si t st r uei den t y. Thi si snogr a ndt our er , i ti sat r ueMc La r ens uper c a r , t hi nl yvei l eda samor e c omf or t a bl evehi c l e. Cor ner i ngi sr a z or pr ec i s e, a ndt hes oundf r om t heV8a si tnea r si t s8, 500r pm r edl i nei smena c i ng. The openc a r goa r eaoft hec oc kpi ta l l owsf ori mpr ovedvi s i bi l i t yc ompa r edt oot herMc La r enmodel s . You’ l l needi t , bec a us enoCa r Pl a ymea nsnoWa z e. You’ r eonyourownkeepi nga neyeoutf ort hef uz z . TheMc La r enGTi sas uper c a rf ort hos ewhowa ntt heper f or ma nc e, butwi t houtt hea en on. I t ’ l l sl l t ur nhea ds , butt henew mi dengi neCor ve epa r kednextt oi tma yga r neral a r gerc r owd. I fyoupr ef er yours uper c a rwi t houtI ns t a gr a ma ppr ova l , t heGTi st hec a rf oryou.


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BREAKFAST:THE FARMER’ S DAUGHTER EASTON,MA ENJOYED BY JENN CORRI VEAU Youma yr emembermyf a vor i t es potf r om Da vi dAda ms ’s ugges oni n t hel a s ti s s ue:TheFa r mer ’ sDa ught eri nNor t hEa s t on. Wea r r i vedf ora n ea r l ybr ea kf a s ta t7: 30a m( t heyopena t7a m! ) .Duet oCOVI D19,you mus tc hec ki nonaYel pwa i t l i s tpr i ort oa r r i vi ng. Fordr i nks , myhus ba nd, Ma c hos eas t a nda r ddr i pc offeea ndIdec i ded t obeabi tf a nc ya ndor der edal a e.I ta r r i vedi nama s onj a rwi t ha c a r a mel s wi r l . Yum! Ma dec i dedonhi sol df a vor i t e,Chi c kena ndWa fflesBenedi c t .Thi s benedi c ti st odi ef or !I t ’ sac hi ve, c hedda r&c or nwa ffle, wi t hba c onj a m, bu er mi l kbr i nedc r i s pyc hi c ken,l oc a lma pl es yr up,poa c hedf a r m eggs , a ndc hi vehol l a nda i s e. Thewa fflei sper f ec t , a l t houghmor es a vor yt ha na t ypi c a l wa ffleduet ot heChedda ra ndCor n. Thec hi c keni sa l wa ysc r i s py a ndmoi s ta ndi sper f ec t l ybr ea deda ndf r i eda ndhowc oul dyougowr ong wi t hba c onj a m?10/ 10–Woul dr ec ommend. My“ t r i eda ndt r ue”f a vor i t ei t em i sTheSt onehi l l( na meda erSt onehi l l Col l eger i ghti nt own! ) .Is wa poutt heba gelf orac r oi s s a nt .Thi smi ght s eem l i keyourt ypi c a l br ea kf a s ts a ndwi c hf r om t hedes c r i p on, butI TI S NOT.Si nc eever yt hi nga tTFD i sl oc a l l ys our c ed,t hec r oi s s a ntc omes f r om aba ker yi nHya nni s ,c a l l edPa i nD’ Avi gnon.I tl ooksa sgooda si t t a s t es . I tha safir m, bu er yc r us ta ndawonder f ul l yfluffyc ent er . I tpa i r s per f ec t l ywi t ht her unny,s unnys i deupegg,s a l t yba c on,c oola voc a do, a ndt hemel t yc hees e.Thes a ndwi c hi sa c c ompa ni edbygr eensa nda ma gi c a l dr es s i ngt ha twoul dma kea nynonveget a bl eea t ers woon. TFD a l s o ha ss omea ma z i ngbr ea kf a s tc oc kt a i l s .Wer ec ommendt he bl oodyma r ysa nd mi mos a s .I fyou a r edi ni ngwi t h af ew peopl eor c el ebr a ng, t hebuc ketofbubbl yi sagr ea t , f es veop on. Pr o p:I fyoua r epl a nni ngavi s i t , Iwoul dr ec ommenda nea r l yvi s i t !

LUNCH:TASO’ S EURO CAFE NORW OOD,MA ENJOYED BY KAREN HASENFUS Unl es syouha vec ha r t er edapr i va t ej et , goneonahel i c opt ert our , or ownas ma l l pl a ne, Ta s o’ sEur oCa f ei sahi ddengem t ha t ’ sofft her a da r . Loc a t eda tt heNor woodAi r por t , t heyofferava r i edmenu, butt hey s pec i a l i z ei nc l a s s i c , homema deGr eekf a r e. Pha nt om Gour metr evi ewedTa s o’ sa s“ Thebes tGr eekCui s i neyou’ l l evert a s t e, ”a ndt hi sr evi ewerc onc ur s . Cons i dert ha tt hei rol i veoi l c omesf r om t hei rownol i vet r eesi nGr eec ea ndyougett hei dea . Wi t h a ut hen cGr eekdi s hest odi ef or , Ior der edt hePa sc hi o, aGr eek l a s a gnat ha twa sf ul l ofmea t , noodl es , ahi ntofc i nna mon, a ndt opped wi t hal a yeroft hi c kbéc ha mel . Ifini s hedwi t ht hei rowndec a dent l yr i c h ba kl a vac hees ec a ke. Sa f e, out s i dedi ni ngi sa va i l a bl e, buti ti smor ef unt ofindas potont he hi l l a ndwa t c ht hepl a nesdepa r ta ndl a ndwhi l eenj oyi ngyourf ood. Myonl yr egr eti sIwi s hIha dbr oughta l ongabi ggera ppe t e. Al t hough t heys er vewi nea ndbeer , don’ tmi s soneoft hei rf a mousf r oz en c onc oc ons ! 1:CHI CKENANDWAFFLESBENEDI CT 2:THESTONEHI LLSANDWI CH3:CARAMELLATTE 4:BAKLAVACHEESECAKE

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DI NNER:THE RAW BAR HYANNI S,MA ENJOYED BY SHELDON STEELE I t ’ saNew Engl a ndt hi ng.A mehonor edt r a dion.Al mos tever yone a r ound t hes e pa r t swi l la emptt o bes tyou when i tc omest ot ha t s ummermes a ndwi c hofc hoi c e:t hel obs t err ol l .Fr om c oa s t a lMa i net o Gl ouc es t er ,Ca peCod a nd RhodeI s l a nd,a tr oa ds i defis hs ha n est o f or ma ls ea f ood r es t a ur a nt s ,t he l obs t err ol li so en t he s el ec on of c hoi c e. Ands ur el y, youwi l l bet ol dwher et hebes tonesc a nbef ound. Whent hi sha ppenst ome,Il i s t en,noda ndt a kenot e.Bec a us eyouj us t neverknow.ThenIpul loutmyphone,got omyphot oga l l er y,t a pt he Ra w Ba rf ol dera ndBAM, l i ket ha t …s i l enc e. Wha tus ua l l y ha ppens next ,a era di s t ended ga pa nd s pu erof ummm…a hhhhhhhhm,c omest he“ Wow”a ndt he“ Tha t ’ sahugel obs t er r ol l .Tha tl ooksl i ke a l lc l a wsa nd c hunky bi t sofl obs t ermea t . ”My s t a nda r dr epl y, “ Tha t ’ sbec a us ei ti s . Andnofil l er . ” Ioffert oyou,f a i t hf ulUpShier s ,myver yownr ol lofc hoi c e,f r om none ot hert ha nt hef a bul ousRa w Ba ronOc ea nSt r eeti nHya nni s , MA. ThoughownerBobbyWeekesa ndhi sa en ves t a ffpr ovi deaf a nt a sc s ea s ona lmenuofdel ec t a bl es ,f orus ,i t ’ st hel obs t err ol lt ha ti st hel ong r ei gni ngki ngofs ummermes t a pl es .Addaf r ui t ybutpot entr um punc h a ndt ha tma ybea l lt ha tyouneedt os ett het one.Ea r l ys ummer ,l a t e s ummer , i t ’ sa l l t hes a me. Everf a i t hf ul , neveradevi a on. TheRa w Ba rha sbeenc ons i s t ent l ys er vi nguponeoft hemos tfla vor f ul l obs t err ol l si na l lofNew Engl a ndf ormor et ha n20yea r s .Ther eonc e wer et wo Ra w Ba r sundert hewa t c hf uls t ewa r ds hi p ofWeekes :t he Hya nni svenuea nda not heri nPoppones s et .Now,a l lofhi sener gi esa r e bei ngf oc us edi nHya nni s , a t213Oc ea nSt r eet . Spa c i ousout doordi ni ngwi t hwel l s epa r a t eds ea ngf ors oc i a l di s t a nc i ng, a ndpl ea s a nts eabr eez esgent l ybl owi ng off oft hes c eni cHya nni sHa r bor ,a ffor dsdi ner swi t hvi ewsofbus t l i ngboa ngl i f ei nt hi si c oni cNew Engl a nd vi l l a ge. Got her e!Youwi l l notbedi s a ppoi nt ed.

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