He's had that car a while. We did used to trade cars a lot, though..
There was a time period in the 80's that he was buying cars from auctions on 90 day or 6 month notes. Most of them were late model Cadillacs and Lincolns. He'd buy 'em cheap, drive 'em a while, and sell 'em for as much or more than what he paid for 'em..
I think some of the neighbors thought he might be a drug dealer, because so many cars rotated through the driveway for those few years...
EDIT :

I just realized you probably meant Zem..