Stopped this am to fuel up the coupe on the way to work: As I was washing my windshied a farmer drove up in his pickup: "That looks pretty authentic." "Thanks. I built it to be period-correct around 1950." "is that a '32?" "haha, no. it's a '30. if it was a '32 it'd be worth 10x as much". "are you local?" "yeah, I live a couple miles south of town." "well, it's nice to see old stuff driving around" "thanks" and he drove off. soon after as I was waiting for the mile-long coal train to unobstruct my commute, I wondered, am I a local? I was born and raised in Southern Connecticut (20 years), lived & went to college in Kansas (11 years), worked outside Boston (5 years), now in Kansas (6 years).
It sounds like you just met someone who knows what a rod out of the 50's should really look like from experience. I'd say you are local rather than just traveling through and that was what he was asking. I like the way you have the car set up too, it has a real hotrod look to it rather than a look at me appearance.
Looks like you made his day. I get that loco question all the time.. I didnt think that your car was built soo recently, was thinking more late 40's.
Hey, I pump my own gas!!...............sometimes I know Im local, my family came over on the Mayflower (the Pilgrims boat) and we made it 10 miles north and have been here since!!
i was waiting for the catch line, something like, " I've got a few of those old cars back in the barn, follow me" and then you could have quit your job.
When I first met you and I found out you had chickens and a hot wife I was like ----- "damn, welcome to KS !!!"
Unfortunately no, I have a scheduling conflict. The Saab is my "winter beater" I think. I drive the impala and coupe most of the time. Grew up in Lyme, East Haddam area. You say that like it's a bad thing!
Lo-Cal, that's pretty good. At least he didn't say So-Cal. Being from the Southeast, it was sometimes said that I was more common than I was local. I don't think you're officially local until you show up to work in your barn shoes and a sprig of wheat between your teeth. Didn't Paul Simon write a song "Call me Jeb"?
HAHA! The guy that called me that back in the day is still working as a construction laborer. You guys had a nice gym! And alot of hot girls. Isn't that "You Can Call Me Al" My cell # is still a RI area code yes.
I think anyone that chooses to stay in KS for more than 3 nights consecutively should be considered loco...I mean LOCAL! j/k, you know Denise and I love to give you KS folks a hard time! One better than that is the guy that I keep seeing when I'm driving the Chev around town and every time we chat it is the first time he's 'seen that car around these parts!' Crazy!
I don't know, I lived in a little German town East of Hays for 5 years, got married in their "Cathedral on the Plains", had relatives that helped build that church that resided in the town cemetary, and since I wasn't born there, I wasn't a local..... Some little KS towns are like that.
I agree, that coupe has a real authentic and comfortable look to it, feels right visually. firstnomad www.angelfire.com/jazz/flatlandstudio
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