Rob Borman knew his 11-year-old self would never forgive him.
A few years back, the Aurora, Ill., resident had found the type of car—a gorgeous 1953 Kaiser Manhattan—he’d always been looking for in the car corral at the Iola Car Show in Wisconsin. But before Borman could fully talk himself into making the purchase, the car and owner disappeared.
“We had gone out to the car corral and this car was sitting there and nobody was looking at it,” recalled Borman. “A friend of mine who has a ’54 [Kaiser] with a supercharger on it says, ‘Nobody is looking at this car? You’ve gotta be kidding me!’ They were looking at some ratty Fords and Chevys that were sitting around, and we were like, ‘For an extra 3 grand, you could have this!’”
The owner of the car got busy talking with other show-goers and Borman didn’t get to discuss the car with him. He decided to leave and
