Retrospect

I have been remiss in not getting a recent blog posted, but we have been a busy group.
Patrick and Kate bought a house in Clayton NC - Hoorah! But as all things go, it is still sad time for us all as Grace, Kristen, Josh, Bill, Cass and I spent some of the weekend helping them load up a moving truck with the last of their belongings. Another empty room.... They had a long trip home, but made it safe and sound and with no breakage! (thanks to Kristen's excellent packing skills).

As reported a few blogs ago, the Mach 1 saga continues. With the remainder of the repairs now completed (exhaust and wiring) we drove the car back from the shop, got it inspected and have been having a lot fun driving it around. The car is everything I expected, pretty fast, loud and very flashy. (It is also a flashback for Grace and me, as we had a red 68 Mustang GT fastback back when we dated.) We do create a few glances while driving it around town - as this is not a car that you'd typically see out and about during the day. A lot of thumbs up signs from even the new "Tuner" car crowd. I was in downtown Douglas on my way home from the shop, stopped at a crosswalk to let some teens cross the street and one of them stopped in the middle of the walk, paused looked at the car and screamed "cool car!". OK then.

When we started this project almost 18 years ago, I planned on a three year restoration - well that didn't work out! Kids, school, work and other familial responsibilities took precedent and the car just seemed to get pushed to the back burner time and again. There were more than a few times where I contemplated selling it - but I am grateful that I did not. I think the pictures tell how fast things change.

This first picture (someone, for some reason, painted the car Corvette White)was taken in April 1989 the weekend we made the purchase (love the hair!) Quite the transformation for us all.