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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0408dfc3.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Me"><U>About Me</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Family"><U>My Family</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Pets"><U>My Pets</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Favorites"><U>My Favorites</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Hobbies"><U>My Hobbies</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Resume"><U>My Resume</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Favorite Links"><U>Favorite Links</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><U>Contact Me</U></A></div> <div> <B>Autos</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Book Reviews"><U>Book Reviews</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bibliography"><U>Bibliography</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mixed Emotions"><U>Mixed Emotions</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hometown"><U>Hometown</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0418dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Bob Hamilton</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bob Hamilton"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> back to  <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bob Hamilton"><U><B>Bob Hamilton</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0418dfc3.jpg"> <div> These old cars were not deliberately <I>collected; </I>they just somehow became a part of my life and here are their stories.  They all are Pontiacs...</div> <bR> <div> 1972 Catalina convertible; bought from R.O. Evans on November 7th, 1972. Over 400,000 miles; fourth paint,  fifth or sixth top and third or fourth interior, and two car-jacking attempts.  Fitted with automatic fuel shut-off, kill combination-switch, and LO-JACK beacon-GPS.  Just why anyone would want to steal the thing simply amazes me, but then maybe not. I traded in a GrandPrix convertible which was the biggest lemon ever; every thing was electric, some of which gadgets occasionally worked, usually when least expected. The head lights had a 'door' which now-and-then would just close! Getting rid of the Grand Prix was the best thing I ever did, car-wise; that's for sure.  The Catalina has been in two Pontiac commercials and I get wiper spam on it now-and-then. NOTE added 21 JULY 2003; the Catalina survived another attempted theft.  The anti-theft deal that I had installed 4 years ago worked- it took a mechanic almost an hour to get the thing started and out of park - and he had installed the stuff.  </div> <bR> <div> 1953 Chieftain 4-door sedan; bought from a family friend in 1984. Overhauled the engine and transmission on my back porch- with some intrigue, some chagrin from neighbors; promised to move as soon as I got it running so some of them helped.  Paint and new interior in 2000. I get a lot of wiper spam about it and I'm really proud of it.  It's been in two commercials and one movie. </div> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I> </I></div> </td> </tr></table></body>