A couple cuddles on an autumn Saturday night. Roughly 50 feet away is a car in a parking lot blasting its stereo. Welcome to Olympia, Washington — a land of many contrasts (Wikipedia, 2020).
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“Random Shots” is a regular feature that captures sublime and ridiculous moments in American automobile culture.
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