John, what a wonderful story. Thanks for sharing.
Doesn't it remind you of the recent TV
commercials....some things are "priceless".
It reminded me of the look on Jason's face the first
time he drove our (his) 56 Belvedere - PRICELESS...
Joe and Jason
56 Bevedere(s)
--- John Clines <clines@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I posted this on the Desotoland message board but
> wanted to share it here too:
> Today my yougest son got his Drivers permit.
> This is a kid that has quietly spent hours helping
> me clean and polish my Desoto. I call him my pit
> crew at the car shows because he takes care of
> Dodie, while I mingle and get sunburned. So I
> planned a special Day for him. I left work a little
> early and took him to the DMV where he took his test
> and passed his eye exam. He also stiffed me for the
> fee lol.
> I took him straight to the Desoto. I Started it,
> backed it out, and asked him if he wanted to drive
> it. I wish you could have seen the look in his Eyes.
> I truely believe he felt I would never let him drive
> it. I had planned just to let him drive it a few
> feet in the sub division just so he could say the
> first car he ever drove was a Desoto. I was a
> nervous wreck but he did wonderful. I found a little
> section where he could drive in a big triangle
> basically and much to my surprise he did great! He
> was so gentile and careful with the car. I could
> tell it was for respect and love of the old girl. I
> let him drive through the Sub division and then on
> to the highway first at 45 then on up to 55. We
> ended up picking up his older brother from work and
> put about 10 miles on the Car. My son was through at
> the time and asked me to drive. I learned a lot
> about my son today and am very proud of him. I feel
> good about the future and possibly letting him solo
> some day. We all know the value of these old cars
> and mine is basically priceless to me. But the risks
> tonight were worth every bit of it just to see the
> look in his eyes and to know we have another
> Generation that will love and keep our Desotos after
> we are all gone
> John
>
>
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