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Dyron Ducati:

KISS 104.1 FM – Midday Host

FIRST CAR?
My Dad gifted me a baby-blue 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air,
which we named “Baby Blue.”
WHAT DID YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT IT?
I LOVED that it was an antique.

WHAT DID YOU LIKE LEAST ABOUT IT?
I strongly disliked the fact that it didn’t run.
ANY SPECIAL MEMORIES ABOUT IT?
I would spend many weekends washing and playing in it.
Also did my homework on the hood. After almost 30 years
of sitting, I finally put it in the shop for restoration. Baby
Blue is alive!

Kristen Gates:

94.9 The Bull – AM Drive Co-Host

FIRST CAR? WHAT DID YOU LIKE LEAST ABOUT IT?
1986 Nissan Sentra. It was brown, so I named her “Mocha.” My Dad Nothing – I was so proud of that car!
said he wouldn’t pay over $2,500 for a car. It was listed for $2,600. He ANY SPECIAL MEMORIES ABOUT IT?
negotiated the price down to $2,400. Everybody wins! It had over 200,000 miles when it finally died. Smoke started coming out
of the area where the handle for the emergency brake was. The was no
WHAT DID YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT IT?
It was a manual. I loved shifting gears! And I loved how it smelled. doubt – it was dead. But my Dad insisted we tow it home and take it to
the mechanic – who later told us she was DEAD.

Christopher “Crash” Clark:

11Alive – Traffic Reporter

FIRST CAR?
My first car was a 1969 Chevy Nova. There was NO color. It was primer gray, had no
floorboards, and was named the ‘Urban Assault Vehicle.’
WHAT DID YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT IT?
It was a steel tank, even for a small car, and as long as I changed the oil, it ran alright.
WHAT DID YOU LIKE LEAST ABOUT IT?
It wasn’t exactly a girl-magnet for a kid in high school. Oh, and did I mention it had no
floorboards? Seriously…you could really see the road going by under your feet.
ANY SPECIAL MEMORIES ABOUT IT?
I paid $150 for it. Cash. My own money. I put a speaker in the back seat from the house
to listen to the radio. It was a solid car until I decided to run over what I thought was a
collection of bagged leaves. Little did I know that they were surrounding a fire hydrant.
Goodbye front end…goodbye Urban Assault Vehicle.
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