Re: [Chrysler300] Fast G

[Bill Leahy <bleahy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

felt just like i sittin' in the passenger seat / that was grand.  let's do it again next spring.

billllllll leahy in kennewick washington / with thunder and lightening / and i like it


On Jun 1, 2011, at 6:53 PM, MATTHEW OSTROWSKI wrote:

> Took the "G" out for its first ride, finally! 
> There it was, under warps, wanting to get out after a winter of cold, snow and 
> no chance of fluid running through its veins.
> Off goes the cover, a film of dust blankets the black angular lines and sharp 
> points.
> I slide into the cockpit, the scent of a 50 yr old decay seems more prevalent as 
> I insert the key in the ignition.
> My mind wonders... no battery charger for months, will it turn? Will it kick? 
> Will the fuel enter the four barrels enough to fire this beast?
> I wonder.
> One slow steady push, followed by another and another on the accelerator. 
> The veins begin to fill, thee slow injections of liquid, liquid that makes this 
> machine live, feel alive. But will it kick?
> Hand on the key and a simple turn with a slow steady pump, she kicks, comes to 
> life, but to little liquid in the veins to sustain.
> A rest, three more slow steady pumps of liquid gold. 
> Another kick, she tries, but the dormancy of a cold, quiet winter will not 
> release to the liquidity of free flowing four barrel's.
> She sounds strong. Is three a charm?
> I pump. Three strong steady slow pushes of the throttle and a rapid turn of the 
> key, the "G" fires, rumbles, comes to life. 
> 
> Screw the winter! Screw the late spring start, I'm alive!  Firing all eight, 
> burning clean, rumbling, wanting out of this concrete cage, looking for some 
> asphalt to tear up!
> I back it out, dusty, smelly, but eager to run, wanting the road.
> Temp gauge raises, we roll on the street, the cool air sucks into the cross rams 
> as we hum through rolling hills of the Nutmeg State. 
> 
> Interstate 395, are we ready? Temp gauge up, oil good, engine puring, steering 
> soft. Thumbs up as we pass a middle American grooming his lawn.
> Right hand turn on the ramp, curving, sloping, entering sparse traffic. 30, 40, 
> 50. 60.80, 90, were alive! 
> 
> 100, fuel pumping, blowing by a Buick, a Nissan and a German sports car. 
> Cross rams breathing, the engine singing, thanking me for the freedom. Shakes, 
> but yet solid, the 375 horses are free to run, free to roam, free to be whom 
> they were meant to be.
> Side vents open, windows down, air blowing. I feel a freedom not felt since 
> months earlier. 
> Thumbs up from the High schoolers I pass. We get off the Interstate.
> Cruisen in town, at the red  light an attractive 5'-5" blond, with bluish eyes, 
> curves equal to the "G's" sharp angles seer's the "G". She approaches. Gazes, 
> dreams, wants to ask, but doesn't. 
> 
> We move on, the sun setting in the pink west sky as we approach the drive, under 
> the tall oaks, pass the maples, stone wall.
> The summer home, the new road, the open road. Just drive,  just drive!
> 
> Matthew Ostrowski
> Norwich, Ct 
> 
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