Zack
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You got it.
My wife calls it "bonding" time. It's funny how sometimes something like cars can people people closer. Just a common thread like an old car can do wonders for making memories.
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You got it.
My wife calls it "bonding" time. It's funny how sometimes something like cars can people people closer. Just a common thread like an old car can do wonders for making memories.
Zack
Member
Kev, that is great your sons like the car. Kids today have so many negative influences that is it hard to keep their attention long enough to show them that there are other forms of entertainment besides video games, TV, drugs, and whatever else. It is tough for me being a parent of a 11 & 14 year old in today's world. My philosophy is to make all the memories i can while i can with them. Ya know, I can hardly remember when i took a crap last but i can tell you every time i was with my dad in one of his hot rods or going to the drag strip with him. I remember those days like yesterday because they were AWESOME memories that my dad exposed me to and shared with me. These T-Buckets create wonderful opportunities to share time with our families. Car shows, trips, or just cruising around. It just can't be beat.
RazzBarlow7
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My love for cars came from my dad. I remember riding in his stock car as he loaded it on the trailer to go to the races. I have no idea how old I was at the time, but I can tell you this...I was standing up and holding on to the roll bar. So I must have been a little guy.
About 6 months before he died, we drove cross country from CA to WI and back. We spent 2 weeks in WI visiting family and every dirt track race we could find while we were there. On the way back, the engine blew in his Buick in Rifle, CO. We ended up hitchhiking back to CA. We had a heckuva time getting a ride and found out later that there were signs by the roadside that said "Hitchhikers may be escaped prisoners."
A few weeks later, we took my truck, an engine hoist, toolbox and junkyard engine out there and changed the engine out in a campground. It was a real bonding experience and I have treasured memories from that trip. Had I known he was going to be gone a few short months later, I would have savored every second.
My screenname is a tribute to him. He used to race under the name Razzmatazz Eustice Barlow Jr.
About 6 months before he died, we drove cross country from CA to WI and back. We spent 2 weeks in WI visiting family and every dirt track race we could find while we were there. On the way back, the engine blew in his Buick in Rifle, CO. We ended up hitchhiking back to CA. We had a heckuva time getting a ride and found out later that there were signs by the roadside that said "Hitchhikers may be escaped prisoners."
A few weeks later, we took my truck, an engine hoist, toolbox and junkyard engine out there and changed the engine out in a campground. It was a real bonding experience and I have treasured memories from that trip. Had I known he was going to be gone a few short months later, I would have savored every second.
My screenname is a tribute to him. He used to race under the name Razzmatazz Eustice Barlow Jr.
Zack
Member
That is an awesome story. Thanks for sharing. It is amazing how it takes 9 months to get here and only a split second to leave. My dad chose to go back to work a couple weeks back so our time has been altered somewhat. I am thankful that is physically able to work so i won't complain too much. I often think about how cool it would be if dad was my age right now. LOL, that would be awesome for him and i to both be same age and into hot rods. We would both have to live in the garage because my mother and my wife would stay mad at us,
. I guess i will just never grow up and really don't want to anyway.
2old2fast
Active Member
When I started building my car , a friend said , "aren't you ever gonna grow up?" My reply was I had watched my parents when they were my age & they were all grown up & not having any fun at all, in fact they were miserable, so no , I had no intention of growing up !!!
dave
dave
Y'know, you are absolutely right! What good is life if all you ever do is eat, sleep, work, and worry about stuff? If you don't have some sort of refuge from all the stresses of the rat race, you'll wind up sick or crazy! So we "still play with cars"-it's a great way to have fun, do something creative, make friends, and keep our sanity! As for not growing up, it has been said that it's never too late to have a happy childhood!
Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now-I have to go play with my car.
Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now-I have to go play with my car.
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