The title of my first novel, "Topless Delivery - The Myrtle Beach Expereience", is actually a double entendre that begs the question: Is the delivery driver topless...or is it just his car? The correct answer is the latter. Shortly after earning my MBA degree at Governors State University near Chicago and relocating to Myrtle Beach in 2007, I bought a dark grey 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS Spyder (pictured below) with the intent of retiring from the delivery profesion. This convertible is the original "Topless Delivery Vehicle" known in both novels as the "Yankee Clipper" or, more simply, as the "Clipper."
The Original "Topless Delivery Vehicle"
Unfortunately, this vehicle met its demise on the University of Illinois campus a year ago when I was driving straight through an intersection and a Chrysler PT Cruiser, coming from the opposite direction, tried to make a left turn in front of me. I literally had no time to react. The only reason I survived, much less walked away from, the crash was the fact that I always buckle up. Seatbelts and airbags saved my life. My replacement vehicle is, you guessed it, a black 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS Spyder (pictured below) which I still drive today.
The Current "Topless Delivery Vehicle"
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