RE: History was made-Dad's cars

["Westerlund, Ken" <kwesterlund@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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I had not even touched a wrench for about 20 until my twin 17-year old
sons wanted to get their first car.  Well I remember fixing my first car
and thought it would be good for them to do the same.  

Now we've been working for the past two years fixing up their car.  We
rebuilt most of it and they are now probably the only kids in their high
school that can set points and time a car.  Right now we are doing a low
$$ (and HP) rebuild on a 440 for it.  

They drive their 66 Charger to school everyday and don't even want to
drive a rice burner.  

The wife doesn't understand why they (I) don't just buy a "good" car.  I
told her that even if we just fixed it up and threw it away, it would be
worth it just to have spent the time together.  Now they rush home after
school to work with me on the car.  This weekend we are going to rebuild
the heads and install the cam.  :-)

What is the price to see their faces when we fire the 440 up (with open
headers) for the first?  Or the price to have spent many hours wondering
junk yards looking for a Sure Grip?  Priceless!

Regards,
Ken 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dustin Cloud [mailto:hell_fish_65@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 10:49 AM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: History was made-Dad's cars


My dad was into all classic, his favs were 56 Ford pickups, 30s Fords,
and 
50's Mercs. I got to watch him build his red 56 F-100 from the ground
up. He 
also had a soft spot for Barracudas. He wanted one bad before he went to

Vietnam. The first thing he did when he got bad to the states was buy a
65 
Commando car. It happens to be the one Im restoring. Wish he was around
to 
help me with it. He passed on when I was 18. 2 years before I started 
getting in to wrenching.

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