I got tense just reading that. Read more

I must inform you that I love my car even more now and continue to drive it on every errand imaginable. I am not kidding when I tell you this was the second year that I picked up our Christmas tree with it. Both times I had people stop and take pictures of me tying an 8-foot tree to the roof of my French car. One… Read more

INDEED Read more

THANK YOU!!!! I miss you and I absolutely have not forgotten about you.  Read more

The car, the couple, they’re all so sharp! Read more

Thank you so much for these thoughts! Read more

No idea. But I’m not done telling his story, that’s for sure! Read more

Thank you very much. Read more

I am working on more, that much I can say. Meantime, if you haven’t read my original essay/profile about him, check it out here: https://jalopnik.com/from-tuskegee-airman-to-racing-godfather-jim-barbour-i-1827971866 Read more

I was shocked when I heard about him and then saw that he hadn’t been written about extensively. I am working on other things about him that I can’t be specific about. But, in the meantime, check out these two things if you’ve already: Read more

I love that you got to see that car in-person! Thanks for your comment and for toasting Jim. Read more

Thank you for toasting to Jim and sharing your thoughts! Read more

Yes! I did. In fact, the day I learned of his passing, I went for a drive and listened to it because I just needed to hear his voice. I cried a lot that morning. But when I listened, I just smiled and laughed as he told his stories. I absolutely love when he mentions to someone that he parked Orville Wright’s car.… Read more

Thanks so much. I hope to write more. I love it here. Read more

Thank you so much for your very kind words. Read more

Indeed. Thank you for this lovely comment. I know his family will love it. Read more

I can vouch for this!  Read more

Thanks so much! I’ve never written a Wikipedia article before. Maybe I should! I am still working on more about Jim. His story doesn’t end here. Read more

Thank you. Today, I decided I was going to finally fix my idle issue on it. One of the last things we talked about was that idle issue, and Jim had told me to look for a crack right where the lower/long intake hose meets the air filter compartment. I thought I’d looked before. Went out there today, found the crack in… Read more

Jim was certainly remarkable in that way. And, as you say, modest. Read more