Paul Eichlin takes good care of his baby—-a 1961 Thunderbird. By Bob Bowné. October, 2015. ©
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger Reposted from 2015.
We’ve been seeing a lot of Paul Eichlin lately. Not only does he play keyboard in the Casino, but Bob Bowné had been photographing Paul on the pier and with his favorite automobile, a 1961 Thunderbird. Paul lives in Ocean Grove, and he likes to wax his car on Ocean Avenue.
I got to talk to him in person a few days ago while he was applying wax to his car, and he said that he has been struggling with the development of rust due to the salt air near the ocean.
This quote from Mr. Eichlin was about a week ago in a comment to Blogfinger, “This car is owned by myself, Paul Eichlin, who is also the keyboard player on the Boardwalk at Asbury Park. The car is a 1961 Ford Thunderbird which I have owned since June 1978. The car still has the original paint when manufactured in Sept. 1960. The secret of the car’s longevity has been that it was kept out of the winter road salt most of its life. Rain Dance Car Wax and Armor-all keeps it young.”
BOBBY VEE