The era of the small town/neighborhood garage is nearly over. Today, cars are appliance-like, reliable and relatively maintenance free. But there was a time when owning a car was not so easy, and a good garage was a necessity. Flat tires, dead batteries, engines that lost power or wouldn't start, electrical failures, rattles and strange gasping sounds were common. The radio never worked, there was no air conditioning and the heater leaked and made a bad smell.
We put up with all of this in exchange for the promise of the road. We traveled the two-lane highways with toolbox and spare parts in the trunk, self-sufficient and free. And each small town we passed through had a garage.
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