#15 The Beatty Collection: Cars From The Corner Garage
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The Beatty Collection episode features a heartfelt conversation with the host's mother and aunt, who share nostalgic stories about their childhood cars. From a Plymouth Valiant convertible to a Lincoln Continental with suicide doors, they reminisce about family road trips, the quirks of their vehicles, and the lessons learned from driving. The episode highlights the emotional connections people have with their cars and the memories tied to them, making it a delightful trip down memory lane for listeners.
The cars that we drive in high school and college have so many memories attached to them. This week's episode is no exception! Life Plus Cars welcomes two very special guests to join the conversation: Ian's mom, Robin, and his aunt Nancy! Robin and Nancy share stories of the infamous "Beatty Bombers", which were a series of old cars from the '60s and '70s that their dad bought for them down at Beatty's Garage in Connecticut.
Laughter ensues as Brendan and Ian sit back to hear all the mishaps and mayhem that went along with each of these cars. All the while, Nancy and Robin still look back and smile thinking of these cars...well, except for the mystery blue car.
Tune in to find out why the Beatty Blue Car was such a handful along with so many other hilarious tales from their teenage lives plus cars from Beatty's.
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Ford Mustang
"Beautiful day. Said the 66 Mustang out, so it was a great day. Great day for the con..."
Plymouth Valiant
"... cars, it was funny because my dad got a Plymouth Valiant convertible."
Chrysler Saratoga
"... of. Was that the part that we got stuck in up in Saratoga for mom's reunion? Oh, you have to elaborate on t..."
GMC Safari
"Oh, so it was the, what is that? The Safari Pontiac Safari wagon. Too much modern credit ther..."
Pontiac Catalina
"Too much modern credit there. Maybe like Catalina. I don't know."
Oldsmobile Cutlass
"... that point, my mom would have had her oldsmobile cutlass collection. Oh, I love it."
Ford Torino
"... so then my dad got us another Biddy bomb. A Ford Torino wagon. You say us, you and Kathy."
Ford Mustang I
"We're talking about, I forget. Well, when I was driving the Ford Mustang, I was in college. Anyway, I was waitressing."
Ford Galaxy
"...out what car I go I know maybe it was like a Ford Galaxy oh like a that's a big Ford Galaxy I don't know t..."
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