in 1956, Mel and his brother made the road trip from Flint to California, in this 55 Chevy... and he talked about that car for the rest of his life, and though no one else ever saw it, his wife, kids, and grand kids heard all about it. So, on his 91st birthday, his grandson got him a ride in another

He owned his Bel Air convertible for only one year, nearly 70 years ago. Despite his decades-long veneration, no other family members had any first-hand experience with the car.

It's a cool story, read it at https://www.hagerty.com/media/great-reads/reuniting-grandpa-mel-with-a-55-bel-air-his-california-dream/