AP: Tell us about yourself and when you became interested in cars?
When I was VERY young. When Mom and Dad bought their '76 MC in 1976, I started pointing at other MCs and saying "arlo".
AP: What was your first car?
1979 Monte Carlo Landau ... and I still have
AP: What is your daily driver?
1987 Monte Carlo LS/CL
AP: What classic or special cars do you currently have?
1972 Monte Carlo; 1976 Monte Carlo Landau; 1979 Monte Carlo Landau; 1981 Monte Carlo SC
AP: What made you choose to buy them?
my "love affair" with the Monte Carlo!
AP: Have you ever just missed buying a particular car, and lived to regret it?
Sadly, yes. A number of different Monte Carlos and a 1978 Caprice Classic coupe
AP: What would be your dream car?
1987 Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe ... and a 1975 Caprice Classic convertible
AP: Which car do you regret having parted company with?
My former 1988 Monte Carlo LS
AP: What is your favorite drive in your classic or special car?
Anywhere that has little traffic! I truly just love to drive ... and go wherever the road takes me. I think my road trips attest to that, too!
AP: How much work on your car(s) do you carry out yourself?
Cleaning (washing, waxing, etc.). Mechanical repairs have NEVER interested me....
AP: What do you carry with you when you go out in your car(s)?
A map ... my cell phone ... and a few other things
AP: Do you get involved in the club scene, and why?
Nope.
AP: Do you take an interest in motor sport, and if so where is your favorite
venue(s)/club meeting(s)?
Not really.... I'm a member of several different Monte Carlo groups/organizations.
AP: What is your worst memory involving a car?
...Buying my 2000 Lumina LS coupe
AP: What is your funniest memory involving a car?
Heh ... not really sure.,,,,
AP: What is your most enjoyable moment involving a car?
Any moment that involves road trips
AP: Best road food?
Fast
AP: How would you define a ‘classic’?
Don't really have a set definition of "classic" ... "classic" means something different to just about everyone anyway....
AP: What in your opinion, is the worst car regarded as a ‘classic’ and why?
I don't think I think of any car as a "worst car" ... while obviously I'm a fan of the Monte Carlo, I do appreciate ALL older cars....
AP: What in your view will be a future classic?
Probably the new Challenger and the new Camaro....
AP: What question would you like to ask, and to whom?
Oh boy ... so much, but so little time...
AP: What car publications / car websites do you regularly read / visit?
Hmmmm........way too many
