Hemmings Auto Blogs

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Grand Theft Auto...kid style

I was recently at a store that had on display old pedal cars, nice to reminise but impossiblre for me to fit in now. I can recall a time many years ago when I was a mere small lad I too had a pedal car, and was king of my block! small block, small king. Once while on my drive around the block I noticed a "abandoned" pedal car, older looking, actually rusting in places..."well"I say to myself,"this car must have broke down and left to be towed off to the junk yard!" Not wishing to leave the neighborhood in blight with abandoned cars I quickly grabbed the steering wheel of the older car and proceeded, with my car..in tow to my house, all the things that went through my mind, I could re-paint this old car, put flames on it fix it up pedal down the road(sidewalk) WOW! I'd be the KING of the block now!! As I got closer to the house I noticed my Dad on the walk standing, waiting, for me? "where did you ge that car from son"? Dad asked. "It was just on the walk, I thought someone just left it for junk". Dad shook his head, "No son, it belongs to Billy down the street, you take it right back and apologize!" embarrassed, I turned around and took the car back, with Billy and his parents standing, waiting for me. "I'm sorry Billy, I didn't know, I really just wanted to fix it up". Billy said it was OK , and I offered to loan him my car "just because"....Who wouda known even at 5 I was trying to restore old cars...who wouda thunk!!