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Byline: J. P. VETTRAINO
There might be vocations with more father-son successions than those involving automobiles, but we don't know any. Sons have followed famous fathers down every automotive road, and the easiest explanation might be the lure of the automobile itself. The typical car enthusiast owes dear ol' Dad a lot, in more ways than we might guess.
For decades, those who study human behavior minimized the relationship between father and son, focusing instead on the interaction between children of both genders and the mother. Psychologists are only beginning to explore the precise role that fathers play in their children's development.
"I wouldn't want to say the father-son relationship is more crucial than the mother-son relationship, but it's crucial in unique, specific, important ways, rooting in ...