Labors of love and heartbreak at Solvang car show - Lompoc Record
Robert Pritchard’s black 1954 Oldsmobile convertible has graced films like “Walk the Line,” served as a backdrop for posing pinup girls and been the subject of hundreds of double takes while cruising down the road. ” Pritchard asked Ginger after connecting with her again in 2003. How could she forget. Pritchard drove the car to Newark, New Jersey, to pick her up at the airport in 1956. “I still have it,” he told her. It wasn’t long before Pritchard packed up the 1954 Oldsmobile S-88 and followed her to the West Coast from Mississippi. She fell in love with the car. She fell in love with Pritchard. Pritchard and Ginger would take the car to Big Bear, Palm Springs and car shows around the state. “We had 10 good years,” Pritchard said. It was her first reunion with Pritchard and the car. “She loved the car,” he said. Pritchard’s Oldsmobile was just one of hundreds of racers, rat rods and classic cars lining the streets of Solvang’s Village Center on Saturday during the 11th annual Wheels 'n Windmills Car Show. Lining the street were rows of impeccable show cars, waxed and rubbed down with baby diapers. Source: lompocrecord.com
