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Car Dealers - How I Became Interested in Cars
I have been a petrol head for as long as I can remember. Since I was a little girl I have been admiring pretty cars in the street although the pink girlie cars and retro minis that I loved back then have been replaced with much more technically respectable cars, of course! I remember sitting in my dads car dealers, which was just a little business back then, and playing with all my toy cars whilst my dad got on with selling the real ones.
My favourite car was a blue one. I cant go into any more depth than that, I am afraid, as there was no brand or name to remember even if I knew what they meant at that age. It was a little metal car, with wheels that were actually made of rubber and which turned. It was painted in the most fabulous blue shade, with a hint of metallic sparkle and, dare I say it, glitter. Even better than the way this pocket sized car looked was the fact that the tiny little doors opened to reveal a miniature set of plastic seats and even a little steering wheel although I regret to say it didnt turn!
Playing with this little car no doubt set me off onto a road that led me to where I am today. I would sit and play for hours and hours, driving it up and down the rivets in the carpet of the reception area, and even better was zooming the little blue machine up and down the metal banisters, and sometimes letting it fly off across the dealership, in the throes of gravity! I would even construct multi story car parks out of left over cardboard boxes, and if my dad had some free time he would sit down with me and create something magical. The boxes had windows chopped out, and he used a pair of scissors to create entrances and exits, ramps and pillars, and on one memorable occasion he even gave me a piece of tubing to use as a chute for any cars that wished to leave that way.
It is funny whilst nowadays it would take a lot more than a length of tubing to keep me entertained (or at least I hope it would!), back then it seemed like the best toy ever known top man, and it could keep me happily ensconced in a imaginary world for hours and hours and hours. And whilst nowadays I would probably think that little blue car is ugly and far too retro, back then it was the start of a budding obsession, and as such I honestly believed that it was the best and most beautiful cars I would ever be lucky enough to see.
I honestly believe that this car is what set me off into the world of automotive bits and pieces. OK, so my dad being a car dealer probably did it too, but really it was playing and seeing the possibilities that made me aware of cars and all that they could be!
About the Author
Pete J Ridgard is a writer and a car enthusiast. He currently writes for the automotive industry. Here he discusses Car Dealers cars.
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