my son finally sees the light

[BigMikeMc]

I have had 2 1980 spiders I have been working on/ restoring/ tinkering on for about 7 or 8 months now, and my oldest son has always said that he thought they were ugly, no good, would never want one. I keep telling him that one day he will get a little older and lot wiser and come to not only like but love the cars. He says never gonna happen (ah the wonderful ignorance of youth, what I would give to be 18 and dumb again.) So today we are out driving around and we ran across a sweet 1969 spider that has sat for a couple of years but a little tinkering and it started right up. It needs a little work, but a lot less than my 2 current ones. Me and the old guy who owns it start talking about price and the next thing I know my boy has taken over the conversation and actually negoiated a price for the car for himself! Not sure if I'm mad or proud, but I am smiling at how he now owns one of these"little ugly" cars and he is walking around with cat who ate the canary grin. I knew he would come around.

[spiderrey]

NICE

[dmwhiteoak]

They always come to see the light. My son said the same when I brought mine home. Now he wants to take it to New Orleans. Go figure. Not to hard to figure what I told him.

[georgeramos]

my son was 10 when i bought mine. he loves it. iremember the look on his face the first time i picked him up from school in it. it was an amazing warm sunny day and i got there early so id be right at the door when his class poured out.

[BigMikeMc]

My 6 year old has always loved the 2 I have, but the 18 year... well he has said there was never anyway he would want one, till today in fact since we have been home all he has done is talk about the 69 and is pacing like a kid the night.before Christmas. We are going to pick the car up tomorrow and I'm not.sure if he will sleep.tonight. Bad enough he bought the car out from under me, now he is going through all my manuals, part catlogues, and other materials on Fiats. Next thing I know I might end up lossing my garage work space to HIS spider I am proud, even if I'm starting worry, might have created a Fiat monster

[georgeramos]

say it aint so, not another Fiat monster in the world!