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Big John Bishop and the green Hupmobile misadventure
Jim Bishop recalls his father Big John Bishop a car enthusiast who learned to drive late and owned a deep green Hupmobile with a rumble seat. The memory covers antics from 15 mph street tests to police encounters a New York miscue to a winter ditch incident and endearing care for his vehicle and family. The father’s love of cars and a lifeboat in the glovebox linger in the narrator’s memory.
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Jon M. Bishop
Big John
Garfield Avenue
Wegman Parkway
Johnny
Coast Guard
New London
125Th Street
Lenox Avenue
New York
Patton
Tottenville
Green
Jersey
Connecticut
Main Street