and what would the holidays be without a touch of the bittersweet? the sad demise of little red. Mom purchased this car in 82, gave it to us when KT started driving 03, all three kids drove it to TC where it was a legend parked among the SUV's. It survived; no fuel gage for at least 15 years, 2 breakins -smashed windows (when the doors were unlocked), drivers door wouldn't open, unreliable in bad weather - which gabe had just fixed in auto shop. When gabe was driving home from school someone backed out of their driveway and hit his passenger door taking off the whole panel. verdict, totaled.