London's blog: "Never judge the Cover before looking inside."

Of all the cars I have drove or owned, I have one that will forever remain as my story car. She had a salvage title. She was the Great Pumpkin. My first stick car and had to learn to drive her alone, a bonding thing you know. And she received unexpected looks. Lets tell a bit of two short stories of her life. I earned my first vacation. Oh yeah, Great Pumpkin and I on a road trip! From El Paso to California. Tunes and CB and the windy blowing through the windows. As I entered California up this one long steep hill and I thought no one was around. Before speed limit was 70. I was going 70! I looked over to my right and there was a Highway Patrol. Holy crap! Gonna get my first speeding ticket. The Patrol officer looked at my Great Pumpkin, looked at his speed and finally looked at Great Pumpkin. He smiles gives me a thumbs up and speeds away. After my visit to California, it was decided that I should move there. (second short story) After a few months after moving into California and months of being teased from my brothers. Would you believe that one of my brother's ride was down. He got the munchies. Taco Bell was his fancy. Taco Bell just five minutes away. He ask Mom to use her Del Sol. "No, I have to leave. Ask your sister to use hers." "I ain't going use that car!" Yup, Taco Bell was saying sweet nothing to the munchies and Great Pumpkin was happy to go for the ride! Remind you, Taco Bell was only five minutes away. Brother and Great Pumpkin did not come home close to an hour. Other brother comes home and munchie brother insisted on both take a ride in Great Pumpkin. Another hour later Great Pumpkin was no long a tease but praised! Ah, yes. She was a salvage titled because her former home was a junk yard. Rescued. Dirty orange til she was turtle waxed and became the Great Pumpkin. But it was not the outside that received the looks it what was in the inside. Her life, a 350 engine. Also rescued from the junk yard. After I rebuilt the engine and after some welding adjustments, Great Pumpkin became alive. Never judge the cover because my orange Ford Pinto had inside speed of a Chevy! ~London~