"Rick I finally bought a car."
"Really whatdja get?"
It's a Dodge. 1969 Dart Convertible. Red. With a slant six. It came with three grills, an extra door, boxes of extra parts........."
"That sounds great"
Guess how much I paid?"
"I don't know. How much?"
"$75, plus I had the guy tow it to my house for another $40"
John had just purchased a 21 year old convertible for less than $100. He told me the car was rough and needed work but that he and Richard we're going to work on it. And they did. As the phone calls and letters came, they would detail the other cars he was buying to rob parts off. I think I created a monster. John was going to school and working so the car got as much attention as he could afford it. I'm sure Lori got to spend some time with him too ;)
Things progressed with the car and the one constant was that John couldn't wait till the Dart was road worthy because he was going to drive it to Arizona to visit. John sent me a video (VHS, remember those?) must have been in 1990. Shows the Dart down at his grandma's garage, along with an old Hemi motor he bought to tinker around with. Takes me along for a short drive up to his house. The self narrated video shows John opening the door to his bedroom where he had been recovering the seats from the Dart. I laughed out loud.
In early 1991 I got a call from John that his car made it into Mopar Action magazine (February 1991 issue for you collectors out there):
No comments:
Post a Comment