Originally Posted by
SpiritofEcstasy
I'm a member of the Rolls-Royce Owners' Club and within that group, we have our own unofficial chapter called "Friends of Charles", as in Charles Rolls. We're the best known "secret society" around, and at all our club events, the cool straight people know we're the most fun to be around.
This makes me want to buy a Rolls-Royce! Seriously, I've wanted one since I was a kid... in fact in November I came very close to bidding on a really nice '87 Silver Spur at the McCormick's auction in Palm Springs. (maybe I might have if the stock market hadn't just tanked the week before....

) I'm also a member of Great Autos of Yesteryear, but my '04 BMW isn't very vintage yet.
Anyway, don't mean to derail the thread...
Cute story in the OP, BTW, I wish was flying F & C when I was 25! I'd probably have more interesting stories to tell if I did.