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my dad drove turds..6 cyl maverics and ford courriers..the old ugly ones..

but i had an uncle that worked at Don Essen chevrolet thru the whole muscle car era..and he was my biggest influence on anything car related..i was fortunate and got to work on cars with him in his prime and we had a blast...hes been gone for more than a decade..but i still dream about him and the cars we built..and every day i think about him or the cars at least once...

too bad my dad had no interest in anything i did..who knows what i could have become...i cant complain because he made sure i made it thru school and college...but as i aged we barely talked...what a waste on my part...i should have done something to get him more involved..he worked at Mc Donnell Douglass and built F-15s and later on the Harriers...he would take us to open house there yearly and i got to sit in an F15..i remember the Harrier was there..but pushed back in the corner and had a few other planes inf front of it...and was bew technology and a secret...kinda

i remeber when Top Gun came out..and my life flashed...i could have been a pilot with some encouragement from him...but..as we say thats all history..his concern was to get us thru school..get a job and get out...and he made sure all 4 of did just that..

NOW is the best time of your kids life..right now..be a part of it..no matter if he drives imports..or muscle cars...just be a part of it..it will be with him for the rest of his life...BUT...make him earn it...stuff given has no value...