This is actually Thomas' car!!
Thomas just returned from Virginia
while serving in the
Coast Guard. Mom and Dad had the fun job of showing
the car while he was
gone. Thanks Thomas for your service!! (Now Mom and Dad,
Let's see your
cars!!!!)
Thomas wants to share
some of the history of his treasure.....
car
club -
In the fall of 2000, I found an El Camino in the camera ads. I was 14 at
the time. We went to look at the car a day or two later, and I fell in
love with it. It needed a little bit of work. There was a dent in the
front driver's side fender and it was in desperate need of a paint job.
My parents told me if I got it ready before my birthday, February 19th,
then they would have it painted. I spent almost everyday getting my car
ready for paint. I stayed out in the backyard until 11pm, sometimes
later. I finally finished prepping my car for paint. By my birthday the
car was painted white and the dent in the fender was repaired. Over the
next year I spent many days doing little things to my car and getting it
ready for the day I turned 16. I drove my car for about two years before
anything major was done. We had a set of black "SS" stripes painted on
the hood. The motor was starting to get tired so I decided it was time
for a rebuild. I started gathering parts to rebuild the engine. It
turned out great! After some minor tweaking, it ran perfect! I continued
to drive my car every day, to and from work and everywhere i needed to go,
even in the fog. When I was 19, I left home and enlisted in the US Coast
Guard. I left my car with my parents. They decided to pull a little
prank on me while i was in boot camp. They replaced the grill and front
bumper. While they had the face of my car torn apart they took some
pictures and sent them to me along with a story saying they had been in an
accident with my car. I found out that wasn't the case when i got home
from boot camp. My car has been in the care of my parents for almost the
last three years. They have continued work on my car. They recently put
on an "SS" hood and a new rear bumper. My mom has recently taken a liking
to my car and has claimed it as hers. Very funny. They have taken care
of my car very well while I've been away. They still take it to shows and
take it out to play every once in a while.
Thomas