My First Hot Rod 77 Pinto

My First Hot Rod 77 Pinto? by Mel Paras 
 Yea, back in the day.. the olden days.. When cars has personality like the Camaro's, Mustangs, Mopars,, I always wanted one.. My dad owned a 56 Chevy Bel air and a 66 red Chevy Impala Hot rodded out.. But I was told I need to earn money for my car.. I was 15 years old at that time, and I thought whose gonna hire a 15 yr old.. Well thanks to my Calculus Teacher Mr Chang.. He or his mother owned a Chinese restaurant called " Chang's Rice Bowl.. Boy I had great times there, but that's another blog. 
 Back to my story,, well I used to work at the restaurant after schools to save up money. But by the time I was 16 and ready to drive I didn't have enough to get those cool cars.. WE,basically I used too much of it on clothes and stuff.. 
 But my time came and my budget or my mama's pleading led me to this 77 Pinto.. yea not a true muscle car , But I made do.. I lowered it and put racing shocks and tires , painted the wheels black and put other engine inducing stuff in my suped up v6 ,, I must admit that car could move pretty fast. i mean I was ticketed alot.. But the fact the car was my first is what made it so special.. I recall how I had a alarm, a club.. used to lock the steering wheel,., used to be popular back in the day.. Well I also had a ignition lock.. It was lock a locking device that wrapped around my ignition.. and a I also had a gas pedal lock.. Yup.. One of my friends joked its harder to get into my car than Fort Knox... Crazy huh. Well I loved that car.. I mean it was shocking Halloween Orange with White racing stripes and white spoilers , body kit all the way around and a booming loud ass stereo.. Man.. I had some good times in that car.. the tinted windows,, and the back seat that could lay down like a bed.. Oh I forgot is was a station wagon.. ' I called it the Dragons Wagon"", oh what imagination I had. But I took that car every where Vegas, Frisco.LA. HOLLYWOOD AND YES EVEN TJ.. But like anything or everything else.. It finally died out on me.. I did blow the engine once and the transmission twice.. But I drove it like a race car.. For sentimental reasons I might want one again. But for driving purposes Hell no!! A orange car.. !! Now that's weird.. Its funny my buddies were willing to paint it another color.. But I said No.. I guess I liked the over the top color.. I guess I was Flamboyant!! To be honest I could not see myself driving that car today.. But like life.. Owning cars is like a journey.. You drive and learn about what you want in a car and always move up.. But I must admit ,, my friends nust have tripped out on a Orange , dragged out wanna be Hot rod.. with a booming to the beat stereo,, If anything it was a ripped out car.. and it was the first taste of having a car.. and many years later .. now .. I finally have the muscle car I always wanted.. with distractions along the way.. several trucks. a luxury Nissan Cefiro and a Crappy daily driver Saturn//. I went from driving a FORD - FIX OR REPAIR DAILY OR FOUND OR ROAD DEAD.. TO A MOPAR= MOVE OVER PEOPLE ARE RACING!! Yea, My first Hot Rod.. She wasn't pretty or easy to look at, BUT it gave me the taste for a Muscle Car ,, that ultimately became a reality.. Until my next blog.. Enjoy life..
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