Hands down, my favourite car I’ve owned so far would be my granny smith apple green VW 1960’s bus. From the moment I paid the nice gypsy woman $500.00 for it (over a nice two paycheck payment plan so I would still have enough gas to drive), and the moment I took the wheel and drove it home, I was in love.
It represented everything I thought I was, or hoped to be, at that time in my life.
It was a beast that had no A/C, or heat for wintertime, and a manual transmission that would routinely give me a little trouble. I was also a little short for it, and I had to squinch up the front seat in order to reach the gas pedal. It only played music tapes, and the only tape I had was the Best of Jim Croce. I became a big fan.
But it was all worth it when a group of us would gather to head to the mountains, either for a overnight camping party, or a chill day hike along the sweet Wasatch mountains. I had many crazy, wonderful times in the magic bus, but their is one day in particular that I remember with much fondness….
It was July 24th, which in my fair part of the world is a State holiday. We packed the bus with a cooler of drinks, and the usual food to cook over a fire. I started heading up the winding road in Big Cottonwood canyon.
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a girl I can’t remember & my room mate Colby |
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me, psycho Paul, and Colbster |
Hi-lair-ee-ass!
My favorite is that your first thought after 'my car has been stolen' was 'what about all the beer?'
Awesome!
@Dori – Thank you! it's been a fun,interesting series so far.
As far as the one tape situation, I was selling all my tapes to a discount record store so I could get CD's. But the only one I couldn't sell was Croce. I think my mixed tapes just disappeared…
@EW – thanks again! I think we started laughing again as soon as we knew the bus would still run, and we successfully got it upright and runniing!
Great story. I've always wanted a VW Camper but they are sooo expensive here. I love to pictures of yours in the ditch although I bet you didnt laugh at the time.
I am so loving this series you are doing! I am glad the bus survived š
My real question, tho, is: how did you only have ONE tape!?!?! No mixes?!?!? I still have a rather healthy sized box of mix tapes from my younger years hidden away!