An adventure meant to be

“Blessed are the curious, for they shall have adventures.”

Adventure was not on my mind after another day at the newspaper office almost 40 years ago. I was simply perusing the day’s mail, including the newest issue of Hemmings Motor News—the car collector’s bible—because I was curious about what was for sale.

I braked hard in the Chevrolet ads when I saw, “For sale by original owner, 1965 Malibu SS, factory L-79 engine. Stored in Iowa.”