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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1973
Page
10
The columnist recalls a quirky car story about a Pasta Six sports convertible made from pizza dough. A house cat repeatedly jumps onto the car, denting the right front fender in a humorous, self depreciating tale that pokes fun at foreign car myths and warranties.
A car owner recounts unusual repair notes from a service visit with jokes about bad anchovies in a Pasta Six. At 5 000 miles the car wouldn’t reverse and the manager blamed anchovies. At 10 000 miles power was insufficient and the manager suggested new pepperoni.
Dick Turner notes thick pepperoni was common in 1971 Pastas. A grinding noise at 12 000 miles revealed a mushroom issue. He avoided the onions and beef model. The car returns to the shop as the service manager probes an oil leak blamed perhaps on mozzarella.
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