I can't believe it the day has arrived I am heading into the city and I am dreading it. I have been nervous after graduating from Wyo Tech. You see I have been living in a small town in Wyoming most of my life my dad is a large animal vet the town's name isn't important. My interest laid some where else and that is auto body and I am excelling there you can say. I love taking a car body and restoring it to like new condition and I did that on my 75 mustang ll I know it sounds strange it isn't a particular muscle car or exotic car but it definitely gets noticed by my friends and girls. Anyway midway thru my course and just a few months before graduation a fairly good sized shop in Chicago took notice of my skills and hired me and I was to report for work about a couple of weeks after graduation.
I had everything I could pack in my car and was leaving home after spending about 4 days there and was about ready to start heading east. My dad gave me a big hug and said don't disappoint them and mom had tears in her eyes and said to come back for the holidays if I can and to call after I arrive. I climbed into my car and started the engine and I smiled. The engine was just a 6 cylinder but it had always started and ran reliably after the fall my senior yr. after all the work and time to get the car the way I wanted it. The car is a midnight blue with a good stereo. Anyway, I was heading up to Montana and than taking the interstate east and I was figuring I should be in Chicago after a day and a half of driving maybe 2 days. My boss at the shop said I will be able to room with one of his workers and I had the address. I stopped at a gas station in Beluah South Dakota and as I was pumping gas a guy walked by and I wasn't noticing him until he spoke to me.
He said," Nice car is that a Mustang ll?"
I said'" Yes it is it is a 76 as a matter of fact. I got it when I was a sophmore and it took me til my senior yr. until I got it to where I want it."
He said," Well it sure looks good and I must say that is a very unique color, I never thought that anybody would take that much effort on a car like that."
I replied'" Well as you notice my car's interior it is black and I love the color of midnight blue. I guess you can say I have a fondness for this car because it is my first car."
He went into pay for his purchases and something else and I finished pumping and went into the store to pay for my gas. I was coming out and he was standing by my car.
He looked at me and said," Will you start the car for me I would love to hear it run."
I said," Well it is only a 6 cylinder but ya I am getting ready to leave."
I started up the car and he smiled and said," Wow, that car does run well, I can barely hear the motor."
I pulled away and noticed how hungry I was and I looked at my watch and it was 12;30 pm. I pulled into a cafe and parked by the building and was walking in and a guy called for me.
He says," Mustang ll you have that looking fine. I heard it as you were pulling in or not hearing it."
We walked into the cafe and it was packed we saw one booth that was opened and we both took it.
As we sat down he asked me where I was heading and I told him about the restoration of the car and graduating from WyoTech and going to Chicago for my job.
.. I said," Yeah it is my car got it in my sophmore yr. it. It has a 200 6 cylinder and got it restored in my senior yr.. or finished restoring." . After spending 15 mins. about graduating from WyoTech and heading to Chicago for a job he whistled.
He said as he was showing me the picture ," I am going to pick up my fiancee and move her stuff and we are to get married."
We orded burgers,fries and pops and continued talking about the weather and what not. About 15 mins. later our meals arrived and we just ate and 20 mins. later we went up and paid for our meals and as we were separating we wished each other a good trip.
I got in my car and started driving east again and hopefully get to Minnesota by night fall.
I know this story starts off real slow but bear with me and you will find the story gets better. you can email me at bttm4u2@yahoo.com and u can instant message me thru yahoo also under bttm4u2