Snazziest Wheels In Town

The very first automobile that I ever owned, Was a 1937 Ford sedan that was many times preowned! I bought it when I was a junior in high school as I recall. It would do about 55 miles per hour with the pedal to the wall! I paid two hundred and fifty bucks for that snazzy set of wheels. I worked at a grocery and a gas station to pay for that deal of deals! Now, in my feckless youth, a plain lookin' vehicle wouldn't do, So I adorned it with useless gewgaws to express my point of view! First thing I installed was a fanciful knob on the steerin' wheel, And not a few times it rapped my knuckles and made me squeal! I had a pair of chrome spotlights to give it a modicum of sex appeal! On the tailpipe was a gadget that projected a thunderous peal! I had twin aerials installed, one for show and one for radio operation. Attached to each was a foxtail that evoked curious fascination! I affixed rear wheel fender skirts and mud flaps with red reflectors, White sidewalls, fancy gearshift knob and feelers to act as curb detectors! I had a guy install a horn that played, "Mary Had A Little Lamb!" Cops thought it a nuisance and on many occasions it got me in a jam! Dad told me that buyin' such stuff was foolish but I was havin' a ball! (Years later, I myself found that you can't tell a teenager anything at all!) Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired © All Rights Reserved