Re: funny Dad memory

[64-polara <wchuseby@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Neal
My dad would never show me anything about repairs or maintainance on
the cars except RH threads on the right wheels LH threads on the left
wheels.  Why, because he said one day "never become a mechanic". He
was a mechanic for Dodge for about 40 years so all we drove were
Dodges and plymouths. He passed away going on 27 years ago at the age
of 60. If only he could see my 2nd polara 500 now. He never said
anything about never getting into body work tho. I didnt get into body
work for a career just all the detail work for this project. I'm sure
he has been looking over my shoulder checking things out as the car
progresses tho. He did let me buy a 61 polara convertible with a 383,
that was safe it was the 64 with the 318 that took on a tree one wild
and crazy night.


On May 20, 9:17 am, neal zimmerman <neal.zimmer...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> LOL, my last post about my Dad and the exhaust pipes reminded me of
> this story. When I was a kid and wanted my first car I drug my dad
> everywhere with me, because I didn't know much.I knew I liked Mopars
> because my friend Harlan did, and dad always had them probably because
> his first job after coming home from fighting in the Pacific in WW2
> was at the Dodge plant in San Leandro California.
>    So anyway, one car we went to look at and  that day I learned an
> important lesson .  We went to look at a 1969 AMC Javelin SST with a
> 390 and a 4 speed. The thing was cool. I remember it was metallic
> green with slot hole mags, all for the price of , I believe, about
> 1500 dollars ( !!!!!) The guy threw us the keys and told us to take it
> for a spin. I jumped in with Dad in the passenger seat and took off
> for the back roads behind the little town the car was from. I was
> pretty confused by the four speed, really not doing  too well with it
> and the clutch, so I had the bright idea to let dad try it, as he was
> more familiar with 4 speeds and could drive it better, so we could get
> a more accurate idea of how good of shape the car was in. Big mistake.
> I pulled over to the side of the country road, and  we switched seats.
> Dad underestimated the car I guess and on a shift from 1 to 2, just
> about sent us cartwheeling down the wet road.  He gained control of
> the car , looked a little emberassed , and just said, " Boy, this
> things  sure got a lot of power".  I knew what that meant and all hope
> began to seal over for my 17 year old mind. By the time we got back to
> the guys place, dad had informed me it was too much of a car for me,
> and I would kill myself.
>   Moral: never let Dad test drive the car you want to buy. Unless its
> 4 cylinder.
>    Sorry about that guys, I waxed philosophic there for a moment. I
> just lost Dad on New Years day at the age of 89, so I guess I am still
> kind of tender about him. When people criticize me for being a
> gearhead I always blame it on my Dad. He taught me the basics. I
> remember him talking me through  my first oil change on a slant six.
>   I'm gonna go cry now.
>   Neal ZImmerman, Eugene Oregon

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