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Rolls
Story Overview
This story follows the adventures of six teenage boys living in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, New York, in the summer of 1949, who buy and operate a 1927 Rolls Royce Phantom touring car.
Characters and Setting
The story briefly describes the six boys and the neighborhood and activities the boys were involved in that summer.
The Old Car and Support
It then tells how the boys got the old car and about the former Wall Street man that provided the necessary legal support.
Car Description and Troubles
The car is described, including its unique window shades, trouble doing a valve job on the engine, and the trouble with the wheel repeatedly falling off.
Neighborhood Conflicts and Summer Events
It also tells about trouble with older boys in the neighborhood and the events they encountered in using the Rolls that summer when they rode with their mentor to his Lodge on Lake Sacandaga, New York.