I always knew that my dream car would be orange but not that it would be so pretty

Ok so I am a weird girl I know. But growing up I hung out with guys and have always had an interest in cars. Now don’t get me wrong, I know very little about them but they have always interested me. I know enough to be able to tell when two cars of the same make and model are sitting next to each other which is the older of the two. Some cars I can pick out by their body type. When people point at a car and say look it’s your car I can tell if it really is a Mercury Tracer or a Ford Escort, they both look really similar and were actually built in the same factory… I actually have a few parts that say Ford in my Mercury. I always am able to appreciate a classic car when it goes driving by. And, thank you, thank you, I can fill up my car’s oil, coolant, and windshield washer fluid. Baby, Baby isn’t that such a sexy thing for a girl to know how to do?

My freshman English class I spent more time talking to Jason the guy next to me about cars than reading whatever classic we were supposed to be reading. He would bring model cars to class with hydraulics in them and show them off to me. That was the best English class I have ever been in… also the first time I have ever called a teacher a bitch to their face too! (Is it weird that that teacher stopped me my junior year and told me I was always one of her favorite students? Don’t know where that came from) My sophomore year on I would hang out with my boyfriend, Nick, and his best friend, Chris, as they rebuilt this engine or that. I remember watching them rebuild an old Chevy Pick up truck’s engine… I remember they painted it a bright blue color. Now they were not so into telling me anything about what they were doing and would laugh when I asked anything. But that’s ok I still watched and kinda learned a few things. Chris actually has gone on to be an airplane mechanic in the Air Force, go him! My best friend is always working on some car… and he told me he was excited that I was watching him adjust the valves on his engine, that I was actually in front of the car and paying attention to what he was doing. I guess not too many girls have been that into his working on cars. Right now he is rebuilding the engine in his ’95 Chevy Impala/Caprice and I have been watching him work on for a few months now on and off. Granted I don’t know a lot of what is going on I am getting better about know what parts are what. And I have to admit I never realized that a mountain of parts could come off of an engine. I saw the one he bought to rebuild when it first came in and then one day I go over and it had shrunk and next to is was a huge pile of parts. More power to him that he remembers what parts go where because I would have been lost! And I have to admit it was a very cute sight to see when his adjustment on the valves turned out good and Hopeless (the car) sounded great. He looked up with the biggest smile I have ever seen him smile and whisper "Thank you!" I don't think he knows I caught that. Anyways off subject.

Anyways this post started because when I told him I enjoyed watching/trying to learn and maybe I would actually know something he laughed and told me one day I would be rebuilding my own. Yup that’s right. He has a lot of faith in me that I can rebuild my own car. Ever since I was little, like elementary school, I have always wanted my very own orange Volkswagen Bug. I can’t drive a stick but I still want the little car. Well he knows that and is trying to convince me that I will be able to rebuild my own bug. So I was looking around online today to just get some heads up info in case this actually comes to be and I found a couple of really neat websites and I about died… on a listing of VW Bugs for sale I saw the most beautiful car I have ever seen! It was amazing! It was a 1973 Super Beetle with only 18,900 miles on it. I would so love this car!!! It is the best color… orange! Originally too! This car comes with the original window sticker, owners manual, warranty card, original tires, no rust, the original wooden shift stick knob that was a factory special at the time… the most amazing car ever!!! All for only $17,750, I am telling you if I had that much money I would be the proud owner of my dream car! I can't tell you how much this brightened my day to see all the pictures... I was almost drooling on my keyboard looking at them all. If you want to know what car made me loose my mind you can look here: http://www.oldbug.com/horvathsuper.htm. If you don’t want to go into that much care here is a picture of the prettiest, most amazing car ever!

Anyways at some point my goal it to get down and dirty while building my dream car… because learning how to drive it has to come after you have it right? Maybe I should start with small goals and learn how to change my own oil. I had planned on having him teach me with the last change but he was stressed with lots of things going on at that time so I let good old Wally World change it for me. But the next time around I hope to change it myself. Wish me luck!