The paint was black as the interior, which had once been golden, now went in burgundy with door panels in boat vinyl and seats with teddy. I continued the red theme by shopping a few rolls red stripes that I taped on press creases on the hood and along the body lines on the sides. I lived almost in that the Dodge. Went in it from the early afternoon to late evening, despite the ungodly morning at the former job as a baker. I put nearly 14.000 miles during the six months I owned it and almost every penny I earned went to gasoline. Två months after I bought it the annual Spring Event directed by SHRA Lindesberg came up. It was located in Gustavsviks airfields in Örebro and was one of the few car shows held at fair distance from my home in Lindesberg. Otherwise, there were almost only Power Meet and Wheels Nationals available to a newly appointed US car owner.
Proud as a peacock with the car washed and where the old shitty metal rims were hotted up in black paint with chrome rim rings and wheel nuts. Happy as a home coming queen I rolled towards Örebro.
Once at the airport, when I I stood in line at the inlet of all Fords, Buicks, Cadillacs and Chevys, cheering me on some of the officials that I recognized from before, when I had previously worked for the organizing club at some of their dragracing events I heard a voice.
“Hey, you should probably take and turn around and park in visitor parking over there,” said a blonde girl who stood and took charge, while a dark girl who distributed the meeting decals pointed with a cigarette at the completely wrong direction than where I wanted.
– “Well .. why, it is entirely jammed at the
airfield” I wondered
– “Nah, but you’ve got a greaser car and such can not enter here,” said the blonde.
– “No? … but the cars in front and behind me all the cars in the line are also greaser cars ” I tried.
– “Thy are not. They are classics and by the way, your car is in poor condition,” said the dark. “It’s just a U- turn for you now buddy”
So I began, both disappointed and angry, fuss me out of the line and when I turned the car I saw between two hangars a way for me to the car show on the field. I hang a right of course in there and with a glance in the rearview mirror, I