

A once-great affair stuck in park
After years of spinning their wheels, carmakers are turning to new vehicles to revitalize the declining youth market

When he was 14, Joe Gildea drove a Chevy up and down his driveway just to feel the thrill of a set of wheels. By the time he was a high school senior, the Quincy native had saved $160 to buy a yellow 1953 Chevy Bel Air with a white hardtop. (Full article: 1021 words)
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