Jon,
Cool story. Yep, spoil them by bringing 2 next year :)
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: <JRDMF@aol.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 3:20 AM
Subject: What a blast
> Got the Roadster fixed just in time to for my Daughter's theater group
> opening night.
> They asked if anybody in the group had custom, or classic cars that would
> like to volunteer to circle around the building to pick up the cast and
> deliver them to the red carpet in front of the theater. Hey, I have a
couple
> of cars that just might qualify.
>
> I have the Roadster that loves the twist's and turns, and I have a 67 400
> Firebird convertible that go's straight and fast. (It doesn't like to
turn,
> and it definitely doesn't like to stop!) What the heck, let's bring them
> both. I was kinda curious to see which one would get the better reception
> anyway. There were only 4 other cars there, a 41 Mercury, a 56 Ford, a 66
> Impala, and a Buick Riviera. All of the cars were restored. Some with
flames,
> most lowered with metal flake paint jobs, so needless to say, we felt like
> the Roadster was a little out of place.
>
> I had my friend Terry drive the Roadster, and I drove the Firebird. Let me
> tell you there were about 150 kids from 8 years to 35 years old, and it
> seemed like everyone wanted to wait for one of the convertibles. Terry was
> grinning from ear to ear when he picked up two of the main characters, who
> told him "lets blow off the show and go cruising all night." I felt like a
> proud papa when I saw those kids fighting to get the chance to go for a
ride.
> Who would have thought that the cast from "Grease" would be fighting to go
> for a ride in a Japanese car. Eat your heart out John Travolta.
>
> Next year I bring both Roadsters. "Glease is the word"
>
> Jon
> 67.5 1600
> 67.5 2000
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