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39 Buick

I dreamt I owned a 1939 Buick. Later, I realized I did not, but wondered: could tommy-gun wielding gangsters still be historically relevant without running-boards? A very cool car, just ask Humphrey Bogart; he had a 38 special and knew how to use it. I want to tell bogie, I understand the need for running-boards, the Fedora, the trench coat - the pose; one leg on the board, the lip-hanging cigarette, the world weary eyes, the choice of car - the whole works. I dreamt I drove a ‘Prius', a nightmare on a skateboard, still a car is just a car, right?

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