http://localhost:8080/dick-teague Senior Fellow, Hillsdale College Churchill Project, Writer and Historian Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:39:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 http://localhost:8080/dick-teague#comment-71098 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:39:46 +0000 https://richardlangworth.com/?p=17007#comment-71098 I wish I had met Dick Teague; he was a regular at SoCal “old car” functions, but I never had that chance. It’s odd, my first car(s) at 15 were a ’56 Clipper and ’56 Patrician…total cost $75. My high school car was a ’65 Marlin (which I still have) and I own a ’74 Matador coupe (which I have always liked since they were new). I’ve had many confrontations about that “ugly Matador” from others. I don’t get it. In a sense, it was the last vestige of futuristic design before the three box Mercedes look took over. I’ve contemplated channeling the bumpers into thin blades, the only touch I can think of that would improve the design. I still sit and admire its design. Like Vince Geraci, a stylist at AMCM, Teague was very friendly and open, and would readily talk cars. Thanks for the delightful story.

]]> http://localhost:8080/dick-teague#comment-71096 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:24:16 +0000 https://richardlangworth.com/?p=17007#comment-71096 ]]> Richard, Great stuff. My parents had a 1954 Conestoga wagon, the first car I remember. I learned to drive on a 1965 Wagoneer with the roll top roof. Then came Volvos. Then came Subarus. I still think of the Studebakers with affection.
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Doug, Studes to Volvos to Suburus! A steady downhill spiral! RL 😂

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