Princess Valiant...
"Princess Valiant" was the eclectic ride of a friend of mine--a young lady of eccentric taste and innovative style. The car was one of those classic Plymouth Valiants, with the famous "slant-six" engine--called a "compact" at the time, it proved superior to it's competitors, the Chevy Corvair and Ford Falcon. The famed "slant-six" engine (also featured in the Dodge Dart) set a new standard for reliability--and are always a "find" when discovered in the junkyard scrap pile.
My friend (who changed her given name "Dinah" to "China") sold sheepskin seat covers at auto shows and had another business combining vintage clothing sales with rock concerts--events called "Rock and Shop"s.
Last I heard, she'd married a boat-building buddy of mine, and perhaps even had a child. Portland's like that, sometimes the currents take folks in different directions, but you still have a handle on what sloughs and eddys people might have drifted down. Certainly she was keeping Portland Weird long before the phrase made it on a bumper sticker. Keeping Portland Freaky would probably be more accurate.
Princess Valiant...
"Princess Valiant" was the eclectic ride of a friend of mine--a young lady of eccentric taste and innovative style. The car was one of those classic Plymouth Valiants, with the famous "slant-six" engine--called a "compact" at the time, it proved superior to it's competitors, the Chevy Corvair and Ford Falcon. The famed "slant-six" engine (also featured in the Dodge Dart) set a new standard for reliability--and are always a "find" when discovered in the junkyard scrap pile.
My friend (who changed her given name "Dinah" to "China") sold sheepskin seat covers at auto shows and had another business combining vintage clothing sales with rock concerts--events called "Rock and Shop"s.
Last I heard, she'd married a boat-building buddy of mine, and perhaps even had a child. Portland's like that, sometimes the currents take folks in different directions, but you still have a handle on what sloughs and eddys people might have drifted down. Certainly she was keeping Portland Weird long before the phrase made it on a bumper sticker. Keeping Portland Freaky would probably be more accurate.