End of a dream, and era

After four decades of hard work, Eleanor Taylor bought herself a brand-new Mustang – black, sleek and turbo-charged. It's the car of her dreams.

"That's my baby," she says, admiring the convertible in her Long Branch driveway. "It's sporty, its fun, it's lively – that's me."

An attractive 58-year-old with a lion's mane of curls, Taylor likes power under the hood. She also owns a mint-condition 1986 Monte Carlo SS with a 350-horsepower V8 engine. Maintenance ...

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