It Was the Summer of Love . . . - June 3rd, 2008
CNN is running a story on Neil Young, 62, (think real hard, rocker, Vietnam, come on, you know the guy.) He and a Wichita mechanic have set out to turn the aging musician’s 1959 Lincoln Continental convertible to an electric. (Same stated goal as all such projects, make this a model for the first affordable, mass-produced, yada, yada, yada.)
Even in his 60s, Young adds a hint of counter culture flair to the project with statements like, “We’re going to change the world; we’re going to create a car that will allow us to stop giving our wealth to other countries for petroleum.” (Peace, love, and pass the roach, man.) So far Young has put $120,000 into the project and they have managed a prototype that worked on a 12-mile test drive. Of course there at the end, Goodwin, accelerating from the back seat, turned a knob the wrong way and they almost rear-ended someone. Thankfully Young has good reactions and hit the brakes in time.
All the same, though, it wouldn’t be the first time a couple of guys tinkering with a heap in an unknown garage came up with some automotive gold. If nothing else, the story will make some of you nostalgic for the Summer of Love. Give it a read.
Posted on June 3rd, 2008 by Shorty
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