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The idea of hand-paintin~
a Cheverolet station wagon was thE
idea of Senior Jason Emry . (R. Rasmus
sen)

phomores Taking pride in his car Junior Pau

Burkhol der stands on the hood, while
sophomore Mike Lagana hangs out the
window . (R. Rasmuss en)

Cars More Than

a Convenience

-kelli mahoney-

Cars were no longer just a the old west coming through.
form of transportation. To some One of the most memorable
they had become a materialis- car names was the Volkswag-
tic status symbol. To others en Beetle. This name pointed
they were more an object of out how small the cars were
obsession and the key to free- and how different they were
dom. from the big cars.
"Without my car I don't feel To make cars sound more
I had as much freedom", said high-tech they were named af-
Senior Henry Kingham ter famous car races like Le·
The name of a car was also Mans, and Daytona. Others ex-
as important as the condition. pressed everyday life like Spirit,
Fox , Jaguar, and Ram for ex- Caravan, Cutlass.
ample were sleek , powerful, However, no matter whal
fast-moving, aggressive an- the name signified, there wa1
imals car name that often cre- one thing every 16-year olo
ated a feeling of power and wanted to do - Drive An y
strength. Car!! e
Car manufacturers named
some cars Broncos, Mustangs,
and Colts with the images of
Laying on the roof of his z2a
in the spring breeze is Junior Reed Ras-
mussen . (K. Mahoney)