Blast from the past…
Jan 12th 2009carlton1959 Dodge
I love cars. I always have. And I like different cars. I like the ones others don’t think are cool. I’ve gotten a lot harder about that in my old age, too. I like the green ones made by Dodge, Chrysler and Plymouth the best.
My first car was a 1959 Dodge Coronet. I worked many long hours sanding and rubbing and building that car. It was not just a source of pride in a job well done, it was a great learning experience that has carried through much of my life. I remember once working on my homework lying in the trunk. I remember taking my girlfriend to the movie in it. I remember having it before I was old enough to drive, working on it every day. The transmission reverse band piston was broken. I remember pushing it out of my parents drive way and driving it to the elementary school just down the street. I almost made it back before my parents got back home. I was caught, but in love with a car for the first time.
I hate being nostalgic. I love who I am and look forward to the future and what is next. So it’s hard on me now that this old relic has come back around. I want to buy it back, but there is so much money to be spent on it to make it what it was. My dad says it is as good as it is now because I put all that work into it back then. I guess he may be right. It’s eating at me.
Updated…
I have since purchased the car. I created a sub page under the Vintage Mopar section. It’s located here, where you can track my progress and view pictures, find info on vendors I find (and use) and more…