Watch a 91-year-old fulfill his lifelong dream of driving through a garage door

Walter Thomas ticked an item off his bucket list on June 3 — (Image credit: AP/YouTube)

We all have dreams. For Walter Thomas, 91, in suburban Chicago, it was to drive a car through a garage door. On Wednesday, Thomas was able to check that off his bucket list, thanks to a borrowed SUV, a to-be-demolished garage, two motorcycle helmets, and some help from family and friends. "It was thrilling to get to do it after all these years, which I never thought would ever happen," he told The Associated Press. "I hit the gas, squealed the tires, and bang — we went through the door." You can watch him do just that in the video below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.