What follows is a very loose translation of the letter below.
"I buy your magazine every month as soon as it hits the stands on the 6th. My brother
and I love to talk about American cars far into the night. It is my
favorite time of every month. By the way, my car is '96 Impala SS and my
brother's car is a '94 Caprice Wagon."
"I'm now in California to learn English and have joined the
Southern California Impala SS Owners (SoCalSS) car club."
"Just before I left for California, I made friends with SoCalSS member Joe Watring
through the Internet, when I asked him where I could get Impala OEM chrome wheels.
When I arrived at LAX, Joe was there with his SS to pick me up and take me to
Irvine, where I stayed for the first few months. When I got kind of homesick,
he always came over to take me to a lot of places, like the Street Legal drag
race in Pomona or to dinner."
"Recently we attended a SoCalSS cruise to Santa Barbara. There
were about 80 Impalas, making a long line about 4 km long on a freeway. Everyone on
the freeway was surprised at what was going on."
"If not for Joe and this club, I think I would have gone back to Japan in a few
months because of homesickness. It was a good choice to have bought an Impala SS.
I've changed schools and now live at Joe's house where I'm enjoying American life."
"By the way, Joe's SS is the fastest naturally aspirated Impala, running
400m in 13.1 seconds. I'm buying a lot of parts in America so I can make my car the
fastest SS in Japan, like Joe's in the US. I'm Joes pupil!!"
"I think SoCalSS members will be surprised if you (publisher) put this picture
in the magagine. Please do it. Thanks, Kazu (21)"
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