Printers' Pastimes -- Outside the Lines, II

"It all started one hot summer day when my uncle managed to stop a 1947 Chevrolet after coming up the hill smoking like it was on fire," Reeves recounts. "I was sure it would not go much farther, so I bought it for $225. That was over 30 years ago."

Reeves rebuilt the vehicle from top to bottom, painted it, and replaced the motor before selling it. By that time, he had several other cars in his garages waiting to be overhauled. Among the automobiles that Reeves has revitalized are a 1950 Ford, a 1949 Cadillac, a four-door 1947 Fleetline Chevrolet, a 1930 Ford Model A and two Mercedes 450SL roadsters (a 1978 and 1980). Some of these cars bring back special memories, he notes.