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What are you doing here? Charles Churilla and his Mercedes Fairlane 500
By Boardwalk BirdieJune 5, 20172 min read
“Each year, I’m here it’s learning something new from others with similar cars. Exchange tips, looking at each other’s cars,” he said. “That’s the main reason I keep coming back. Sometimes it’s hard to talk about tips, since there’s a breadth cars here every year. But we’ve all got some similar ”
Charles is 71 years old, and spent some time working on his Mercedes, and holds it very dear to his heart. He said he started collecting a few convertibles, perhaps as his way to hold on to his little piece of history.
“Convertibles are just so 50s and 60s, just a hallmark of that era,” Charles said. “In the 1970s, the market demand for them went down. General Motors made their last model in 1967. They just never made them like these again, in terms of look and their engines.”
For Charles, there might be another connection with the convertibles - his own history. When Charles himself was young, learning to drive and exploring the freedom of the wide open roads, maybe he was driving down highways in a 1960s Mercedes of his own.
“Of course, this was the kind of car that was popular when I was growing up,” he said, tracing the door on the Mercedes. “It embodies my life back then, in a sense.”
About Boardwalk Birdie
Boardwalk Birdie has flown all over, but there's no place she likes better than Ocean City. Some of her favorite spots include Assateague Island, the benches on the boards near Third Street, and Decatur Diner. She loves hearing titterings and tweets from readers, so drop her a line at boardwalkbirdie@gmail.com
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