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 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/