Re: IML: Imperial story

[Joy <jecny75@xxxxxxxxx>]

Cool story!  Sounds like you found some future
Imerialist lovers too.  Another note - Drive thru?? 
Now that is a cool thing to do & a cool place to bring
your car.  Too bad we don't have any more here in NY.

--- Tom Scott <shelbyguy@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Just a light human interest story,
> 
> This morning the local pee wee football team and
> cheerleader squad was having a car wash fund raiser
> about a mile from my home.  We're heading to the
> local drive in tonite so I fgured I'd take the 60
> Crown back to have it washed.  Besides, $5 to hand
> wash an Imperial...that works out to about 1/10 of a
> cent per pound!!   Well I pulled in to the car wash
> area and there were about 15 nine and ten year olds
> washing to pick up trucks.  When they sawthe
> Imperial, they literally threw down the hoses and
> sponges and migrated towards the car.  One little
> guy poked his head through the window and asked if
> he could wash the car.
> When I pulled the car into the washing area, there
> were 10 kids helping out, none of which could reach
> more than a quarter of the way across the hood.  On
> kid came up to me and asked  if it was my car and I
> said it was.  He said, ' Cool car, you must be
> rich'.  Another kid asked me how old it was and told
> him 1960.  He said, 'That's ancient, my dad was born
> in 1965'.   Another kid wanted to know if the car
> came 'with the tail lights like that?' 
> Then the team photographer posed all 15 or 20 kids
> around the car with their  CAR WASH sign and took a
> picture.  I don't know who was more excited about
> the car, the kids or the parents that were there
> helping out.
> Anyway, neat experience and the Imp is clean and
> ready for The Ballad of Ricky Bobby tonite at the
> drive in.
> Tom
> 
> Very Popular 60 Crown Southampton


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