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The 1915 Model T Speedster (left) became the first
antique car in Mary Margaret McEachern and Rob
Dillow’s collection when they bought it in 2015. The
1954 MG TF (above) is the most recent addition.
an auto love affair
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B Y S I MO N G O N Z A L E Z
P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y A L L I S O N P O T T E R
RROB DILLOW and Mary Margaret McEachern
lovingly speak of their girls. They can tell you all
about their personalities and their quirks. They’ll
affectionately point out their foibles, and they’re
quick to lavish praise.
The oldest is nicknamed Diva. She’s “very sassy
looking and fun … a real attention grabber.” The
middle two — Cheeks and Skirts — are a little on
the heavy side and “kind of lumber and bumble
along.” Boodles, the youngest, is the consummate
beach gal.
If Cheeks, Skirts, Boodles and the Diva take plea-sure
in or offense to any of the remarks, they don’t
show it. Perhaps that’s because, while they can be
temperamental, antique automobiles tend to be stoic.
When Dillow and McEachern talk about their
“girls,” they are referring to their collection of classic
cars. The married couple proudly displays them in the
garage and driveway of their home off Airlie Road: a
1915 Model T Speedster (the Diva because she runs
when she wants), a 1941 Chevrolet (Cheeks because
the front fenders resemble big chipmunk cheeks), a
’51 Chevy (Skirts because of the fender skirts), and a
’59 Metropolitan (Boodles just because it fits).