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Craig Lazzareschi and Edouard Lagache inherited their fathers’ passion for classics. Both men plan to participate in the 15th Orinda Classic Car Show weekend. Lazzareschi is showing his 2019 Porsche GT3 while Legache shares his 1965 Buick Deluxe Special Station Wagon.

As a teen, I used to spend a big part of my summers with my grandparents on the other side of the country, which meant traveling to and from all day by train. That meant I needed something to eat and drink on the train, and since the restaurant car had ridiculously high prices for everything, I always brought my own snacks — typically some candy, a tube of Pringles (Sour Cream and Onion), and soda. My grandparents spent practically all summer at the cabin in the middle of nowhere and only came to “the civilization” twice a week to buy groceries and do laundry. (The cabin had running water, but it came from a well, and during summers, there was always a risk of running out of drinking water, so laundry was done in town.)

For much of his life, Dennis lived with his foot a bit too heavily on the gas pedal. Everything needed to be fast, and he aimed to live life to the fullest every minute, all while engaging in a groping, fumbling search for his own identity.

The first time I saw a Toyota Hilux (pronounced “high lux”) double cab was in 1987 when I was in elementary school visiting my cousins in Japan. A 4×4 truck w/ 4 doors and a short bed is still one of the greatest ideas I’ve seen. Every trip abroad I would see the evolution of the Hilux which would never make it to the US.

This is a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air sedan. She was built in Baltimore, Maryland and came from the factory with the 220 horsepower “Power Pack” 283 V-8 with dual exhaust and Powerglide transmission.

“I’ll never agree to bargain – this is my hobby and I put my fervour, passion and my energy into every model that I build. That is why there is no room for bargaining”- Magnus Sandlund says firmly over the phone.

Many people often feel saddened and frustrated when they see classic beauties collecting dust in a garage or barn. After all, they should be out on the roads, covering kilometers after kilometers, because that’s what they were made for.