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By Casey Leger fondest memories is from when I was a child,
visiting Aunt Pat in Long Sault. Sitting in her
une’s feature is a tale of one car, two generations garage was a non-functioning 1977 Porsche
Jof family, and serendipity. Christopher and Pat 911. It hadn’t moved in years, but to me, it was
Piquette tell the story of their 2008 Toyota Solara magic. I’d sit behind the wheel and pretend I was
Convertible. cruising down the highway. I didn’t know how
engines worked, but I knew I wanted to drive
Christopher:
one. Anything with four wheels fascinated me.
“I’ve never been the type to fawn over “classic
Fast-forward to today: I’m 35, living in
cars” in the traditional sense—those chrome- Brantford, Ontario, working in the nursing field
laden beasts from the ‘50s and ‘60s never quite
as a Territory Manager for an addictions treatment
did it for me. But give me a car from the ‘90s or
centre. I spend most of my days driving across
2000s, and I’m all in. There’s something special Southern Ontario, and for the past little while,
about that era—less technology, more feel. Cars
I’ve been doing so in the comfort of a black 2008
still had character without being cluttered by Toyota Solara Convertible—a car with a history
screens and sensors. It was about the drive, the
that means the world to me.
road, and the hum of an honest engine.
Growing up in Cornwall until I was 22, family
My love for cars goes way back—practically
since I can remember. One of my earliest and Continued on oage 43 Photo Submitted
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