Alan’s Mercury story sheds light on and refreshes my memory of a trip my wife & I took with Jim and Kathy (his wife at the time). We took the Amtrack Empire Builder from Chicago to Seattle with a couple days stopover at the Isaac Walton Inn in Glacier National Park. Jim was happy to let me rent a car in Glacier, but insisted that he had reserved a rental for our planned travels from Seattle to Tacoma. I’m still not sure how he did it, but the rental was a big Mercury virtually identical to Jim’s. And yes, he did make really good time on the highway.
We travelled together a few other times, all memorable and fun.
Like Rich, I will miss my friend.