Although her father collects Cadillacs, Michelle Gildea said she's happy getting from Point A to Point B in her hand-me-down Camry and more interested in her BlackBerry than cars.
(Globe Staff Photo / Jonathan Wiggs)
A once-great affair stuck in park
After years of spinning their wheels, carmakers are turning to new vehicles to revitalize the declining youth market
Although her father collects Cadillacs, Michelle Gildea said she's happy getting from Point A to Point B in her hand-me-down Camry and more interested in her BlackBerry than cars.
(Globe Staff Photo / Jonathan Wiggs)
When he was 14, Joe Gildea drove a Chevy up and down his driveway just to feel the thrill of a set of wheels. By the time he was a high school senior, the Quincy native had saved $160 to buy a yellow 1953 Chevy Bel Air with a white hardtop. (Full article: 1021 words)
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