Subject: Re: My First car 1961 Pontiac Star Chief 4dr Sedan (Moby Dick) |
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Carrie Rahm
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Date Posted: 16:55:56 09/02/05 Fri
In reply to:
Carrie Rahm
's message, "My First car 1961 Pontiac Star Chief 4dr Sedan (Moby Dick)" on 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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