| Subject: My First car 1961 Pontiac Star Chief 4dr Sedan (Moby Dick) |
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Carrie Rahm
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Date Posted: 16:49:45 09/02/05 Fri
The very first car that was truly 100% mine was a 1961 Pontiac Catalina 4dr Sedan Star Chief. After taking Mike's (my current husband of 34 years) friend for a ride in it (Jim drove a brand new 68 SS 396Camaro, all set of for racin), riding in the back seat he complained "I think I am getting sea sick". I have the perfect name for this car, since it is white with red interior, I feel like I have been swallowed up by a whale. That is how my 61 Earned it's nick name. Moby Dick the great white whale.
I bought this car in October of 1968 Thru that first winter I would go out and start the car every morning, it was so darn cold that the doors wouldn't shut but once I got it started and warmed up the doors would finally shut and off to work I went. Needless to say I was a bit worried about the abilities with it's slow cranking in the cold and unclosable doors, but once it warmed it and I got in to set off for work, the car warmed my heart every morning.
When Spring finally came, I took this car out to the drag races with Jim and his Camero and Mike's new 69 SS 396 Chevelle set up just like Jim's Camaro. Since I had to work on Saturdays, they got out to the drag stip long before I got off work, so one night a couple of weeks into the spring racing season, I decided to run powder puff in Moby. Took it out on the stip and watched Mike and Jim doubling over with laughter at my 15 and 17 second races. Every time I put a time bracket on Moby's windshield for powder puff, Moby would win the race, but break out of the time I had posted on the windshield!!!! WHAT A CAR!!!!
Later that Spring trajedy sruck, I had to make an emergency stop when a car pulled out from a parking place on a busy street right in front of me, and the guy following me in a two ton Pepsi truck claimed the sun was in his eyes and didn't see me stop, ran into the back of Moby doing 30 mph. After I seattled with Pepsi. I now had the money to buy my dream car.
Moby gave its life so that I could buy my 1968 SS 396 Chevelle. Since Mike had dubbed his El Camino El Kabong, we decided to name my Chevelle Bobalouie. Moby was one FINE car, I will never forget my first car, all the fun and worry that old car gave me in the short time I owned it. Moby will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart.
Carrie
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