esqeddy
04-09-2014, 10:18 PM
For me, it was in 1974 when I saw the movie Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. The Trans An scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43xKb84xqnM
That scene changed my life forever. I've loved muscle cars ever since. And since I was 17 I've always had a performance car to one degree or another up and unto this very day.
My youngest son is 13. He's always seen me with performance cars. He went with me to the salt flats when he was almost 6 and was there with me when I set my first land speed record. And he has seen many nice cars before and since. And in this time he has been totally indifferent to my cars and my passion for them. But something has changed.
Two weeks ago my dream car arrived. A Black 2008 Dodge Viper Coup with Silver stripes. Only 11 of these of 1500 Vipers made that year.
Leading up to my purchase, he has seen me endlessly searching the web, looking at cars, making phone calls. And again, taking no interest.
Then she arrived.... More importantly, I gave him a ride. :D
Yesterday evening, just as I was getting in bed, my son came and insisted I go with him. He had a surprise for me.
To the garage we went where he proudly showed me that he had waxed and polished the Viper.
I was taken aback.
Had he done this to win my favor? Was he about to ask for a new video game? Or was he about to announce some trouble he had gotten into and he was trying to soften the inevitable impact of an upset parent? As I finished a slow appreciative walk around the car, having such thoughts, I finally looked up into his eyes and instantly found my answer:
He loved this car.
God bless his soul.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/594/uytl.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/giuytlj)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43xKb84xqnM
That scene changed my life forever. I've loved muscle cars ever since. And since I was 17 I've always had a performance car to one degree or another up and unto this very day.
My youngest son is 13. He's always seen me with performance cars. He went with me to the salt flats when he was almost 6 and was there with me when I set my first land speed record. And he has seen many nice cars before and since. And in this time he has been totally indifferent to my cars and my passion for them. But something has changed.
Two weeks ago my dream car arrived. A Black 2008 Dodge Viper Coup with Silver stripes. Only 11 of these of 1500 Vipers made that year.
Leading up to my purchase, he has seen me endlessly searching the web, looking at cars, making phone calls. And again, taking no interest.
Then she arrived.... More importantly, I gave him a ride. :D
Yesterday evening, just as I was getting in bed, my son came and insisted I go with him. He had a surprise for me.
To the garage we went where he proudly showed me that he had waxed and polished the Viper.
I was taken aback.
Had he done this to win my favor? Was he about to ask for a new video game? Or was he about to announce some trouble he had gotten into and he was trying to soften the inevitable impact of an upset parent? As I finished a slow appreciative walk around the car, having such thoughts, I finally looked up into his eyes and instantly found my answer:
He loved this car.
God bless his soul.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/594/uytl.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/giuytlj)