The Car I Remember Best

The Car I Remember Best By Elton Camp Over the years, many cars have come and gone The one I recall with most detail I didn’t own I thought it was the most beautiful I’d ever seen But that way back when I was just age fifteen It was our family car that all of had to share Back then, more than one car was very rare Father went to town alone to make a selection A clunky, striped-down sedan was my expectation I was taken aback when he turned into our drive For he came in driving a Buick Special, 1955 When I saw the three-tone, hardtop sexy coupe I blinked my eyes, looked again, & gave a whoop I thought it was the most beautiful I’d ever seen White top, white bottom and the middle green Finally, after seven years of use had gone by It was traded on a newer one, but with a sigh Occasionally, about the Buick I will dream Better than it really was, it will always seem