I was watching Miami Ink the
other night on TLC and Ami
James, the shop owner, was
buying himself a car now that
the shop is doing well. He
ended up buying a 1972 Cuda
with a 340. Being someone
that has had toy cars in the
past it got me to thinking.
Why is it that guys are so
into cars? Ami makes some
money and the first big purchase
he made was a car.
I tried to figure out what
it was about cars that made
me buy toy cars. My last toy
car purchase was a 1987 Buick
Grand National with 10,042
original miles. The car was
beautiful. So beautiful in
fact that I hardly ever drove
the car for fear of something
happening to it. As much as
I enjoyed driving the car,
because they are very fun
to drive, I loved just looking
at it shining in my garage
as well.
In an effort to get to the
bottom of this I posed the
question to some friends that
are also into cars, even more
so than I am. Each of them
said that they couldn't put
it into words but they felt
it was in their blood. They
grew up around cars because
of their dad and they just
always loved them. The same
was true for me, my father
was into cars and we went
to car shows together. But,
that still does not answer
the question. We all have
a sister and the sisters were
all exposed to the same things
we were as far as our father
being around cars. They could
care less about cars, as long
as they have one to drive
the kids and get to work they
are fine.
So what is it? What causes
men to go spend thousands
and thousands of dollars on
weekend cruisers? I see cars
for sale on eBay where it
is obvious that someone had
put $30,000 worth of parts
and goodies in their cars.
I do not think the reason
for the interest in cars is
hereditary. There is something
about the "need for speed"
or the power of some of these
cars. That gives me a rush
when I drive them, but I could
get those things from many
cars off a showroom floor
nowadays. There is also a
sense of freedom when you
are on a nice cruise on a
brisk fall day. Once again,
I could get that from any
car I was driving.
The conclusion I have come
to is that there truly is
no way to describe it. There
are just some things that
you can never find words to
explain, such as your love
for a child. You obviously
love your kids but there is
now way to explain just how
much. I would love to hear
from anyone that could put
into words why they like cars
as much as they do, I think
that would be interesting
conversation.
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