Daniel's Pride

Daniel’s Pride

by

B.D. Adams ©

            Yes ... ‘tis Spring!! Flowers and trees are beginning to poke their little heads above their slumbering locations. After this Winter, everyone and thing has had enough of the brutal cold and ice! Now, however, we can kick back and get those metal (or fiberglass) vehicles ready to cruise or tear-out onto the highways!! Ah, what a melodious sound!!

            Many car enthusiast use the winters to work on their cars. Many have to wait until the warmer days, especially when they’re painting. That has been the situation with Daniel (i.e. Dan & Brandy).

            The biggest debate between me and Daniel for a few years had been what-color(s)-to-paint his 1937 Plymouth Sedan with the fewest nasty looks or other punishments between us. What color would we enjoy, or cringe from each time we looked in the garage?

Uh-huh ... uh-huh ... I see that others have had that dilemma in the past, as well! Last summer, we finally agreed (we used a spray gun) on the colors and we were so happy! We were able put away our boxing gloves.

Originally, we were just going to paint the outside, but then Daniel got the bug to do a full-blown make-over, which meant the interior, to boot! That idea more than appealed to yours truly. I knew how good Daniel was with the detail work! I approved.

Well, the gloves came out again. Not horribly, but enough. Again, colors were the biggest questions. At one point, Daniel wanted all black. That didn’t fly with me. Then, he brought up a light purple shade. I suggested making it a two-tone, like the body. He wanted to go way into debt to get an entire interior kit from a magazine. That definitely got a “nay” vote from moi. After I pointed out our limited funds, he agreed to do what he could do on his own.

I mean, this is his car, the love of his life! It would mean so much more to behoove us to do the work ourselves. Plus, we agreed on the important items. Our decisions have been a labor of love for a car that’s older than either of us.

Now, the body gleams with its paint, the definite, particular stripe encircles/horseshoes the body, the interior styles in a way most people might not imagine ... the new look is all about love!!! And, individuality!!

When a man and a woman can put their talents together on an object that can only be described as a Love Machine, well ... life is good!!

Oh, yes ... the photo below is the Before of the new paint. The After will be unveiled in another month or so ... maybe.  Probably after we return from Daniel’s son’s wedding in California.

           Until then ... keep on Cruisin’!!!!

B.D. Adams 2011