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Fred Schlabach

Feb 24, 20193 min read

Redneck cabriolet...

By 1991 I was tired of living in the suburbs of Philadelphia and being stuck in traffic jams, so I began my exit strategy. Having...

Fred Schlabach

Jan 20, 20193 min read

Fahrvergnügen

I graduated from college in the spring of 1989. Trying to put off the inevitable of settling down to a 9 to 5 routine, I decided to take...

Fred Schlabach

Jan 12, 20193 min read

$200 and a go-cart...

After my semester off, I spent the summer working at a camp in Vermont and then went to Eastern Mennonite College for the year (half of...

Fred Schlabach

Jan 5, 20193 min read

A momentary lapse of reason...

After New Years 1986, the Fiat and I headed south for the winter. I had a job lined up as a carpenter's helper with a big construction...

Fred Schlabach

Jan 3, 20192 min read

Fiat is a four letter word...

I had finished a year and a half of college and had changed my major from undecided to computer science to marine biology and finally to...

Fred Schlabach

Jan 1, 20192 min read

Two is better than one, right?

Summer 1985. I had finished my first year at Millersville University and was home for the summer, working for a landscaper mowing lawns...

Fred Schlabach

Jan 1, 20191 min read

A Better Pony...

A first car is a learning curve that should lead to something better when it's time to pick out that next vehicle. I viewed my first car...

Fred Schlabach

Jan 1, 20191 min read

Elbow Grease...

The best part about buying a $400 first car, is that you don't have much to lose. The Mustang I bought was quite simple to work on and...

Fred Schlabach

Jan 1, 20192 min read

First Cars...

Everyone who has ever owned a car has had the one that came first. Sometimes it was handed down from an older sibling or relative. This...