Melody Saxe's 1964 El Camino -- Let's go back approximately 4 1/2 years, to sometime in March of 2000. Scott and I are enjoying some TV viewing time (with no kids around. Yeah !! ) when out of the blue, Scott says "It's time to find you a new ride." I looked at him and said "What?" He says, "We need to get you a new ride, and get rid of the gas hog." The gas hog being my awesome 1979 Chevy Suburban, with a luxury Silverado interior package, and a powerful 454 c.i. engine under the hood. Oh! Oh! Oh! I couldn't believe he wanted me to give up my beloved truck. I felt safe and powerful in the "sub" (my kid's nickname for it). I sat up so high I could survey traffic situations for blocks all around me. I'd only had it for seven years after waiting to get one for 12 years.