Just firing it up cost $10 despite gas being cheaper than water in the 80s. It was a coupe that was 18' 3' long and 6'8' wide.* The trunk was large enough for a poker game. This incredible performance came despite the Polara's 4169 lb curb weight. It would cruise at 100 mph however, as my dad discovered driving us home from Manitoba in 1976. I'm probably trying to heal the scars of that experience with the bimmer.ĭespite the beastly size of that motor, it managed only 190 hp and a blazing 0-60 in under 11 seconds. 400 cubic inches of terrifying body roll and indistinct steering. It may have been slow, but it sure was thirsty. I can see his point and the hammer might have lost. The guy I sold it to got angry one night and destroyed it - or tried to - with a sledge hammer. My first car was exactly like this, but it was white with a black hardtop, back when fake convertible tops were a thing a 1972 Dodge Polara Custom Coupe. They only sort of know what my job involves. My daughter is in University in Ontario, playing on the Varsity field hockey team. My son, who is in grade 12, rides a little and has some good skills, but he's more into soccer. It's hard work but they are the best kids I've ever had. She also had a leading role in What I do in Whistler. My wife, who is an accomplished rider, is a teacher here in North Van. I grew up in Vancouver and moved to the North Shore in 2001. The plan involved print at first but I had some friends who saw the potential of the World Wide Web before most of us and pointed me from pulp to pixels.

I believe a piece of warmed Moroccan cutlery might have further ignited my inspiration that day.

Missing the North Shore inspired me so I wrote down a fairly detailed plan for a magazine that was also a community, and air-mailed it to Trevor Hansen. The idea for this little mountain biking home in cyberia, came to me in 1998 when I was a newly married school teacher spending a one-year-leave in Italy and learning the language. I like scotch without soda and riding bikes in the rain.Īlso I work here. I admit I'm into yoga, and I've got almost half a brain. Most of the readers know who you are but can you introduce yourself to the uninitiated?

Colin mcrae dirt 2 getting to car setup