Normally we use this column to take a look back at the times when our classic
cars were built. However, I would like to start a new tradition here at
My Daily Driver. Since we are saying farewell to one year and are on the brink
of a new one, I would like to take a Rear View of the year past. 2001.2001 began with the promise of being a better year than previous. But, then again, every new year claims stake to that same promise. 2001 began cold here in the Northeast. Mike the original co-conspirator of My Daily Driver.com and I spent January digging out our 30-year-old cars from repeated precipitation accumulation. In early February, we began the layout for this e-zine. My wife Patty is a big NASCAR fan and although she began following the sport only 6 years ago, she had immediately gravitated to the Silver and Black #3. February 15th, a dark day for American Motorsports and a racing nation grieved. The improbable had occurred right in front of millions of viewers, the Iron Man, the Intimidator had died. As dark as that day was, we had no idea that even darker days lie ahead. In the spring the permafrost melted as the temperature began to rise. Same as the cost for a gallon of premium petroleum.  continued... |
"As dark as that day was, we had no idea that even darker days lie ahead. " |
