In my youth I went to school with a young lady we called Lucy whose family had immigrated from war torn Germany.?ÿ If I remember right Lucy's real name was S?¬ss Freiheit, but she was just 'Lucy' to us.?ÿ A beautiful girl that was liked by everyone.?ÿ Lucy was everyone's sweetheart.?ÿ A picture in the school annual wasn't complete without Lucy on the first row with her wonderful smile.
Anyway, her parents had given her a beautiful car, a 1955 Chevy Bel Air two door hardtop, to drive to school.?ÿ Back in the day some kids' parents didn't even have an old junker to drive, but Lucy had that that iconic Chevy.?ÿ I guess things were different then, but no one despised her for her fortunate circumstances.?ÿ We all just celebrated her and the car as "the best".?ÿ Lucy and her shiny car were always first in the homecoming parade.
Lucy always had a dashing fella.?ÿ And being just a kid none of her beaus were serious marrying material, just special friends.?ÿ Lucy 'played the field' and switched up boyfriends regularly and Lucy had impeccable taste.?ÿ Some were scholastic achievers and some were on the varsity teams. But they were all gentlemen.?ÿ The one prerequisite it seemed was the new boyfriend had to love and cherish that car.?ÿ And they all did.
You could always tell when Lucy had a new boyfriend; she let him drive her Bel Air.?ÿ When a new guy was seen behind the wheel with Lucy riding shotgun we all just knew.?ÿ It was almost a celebrated thing.?ÿ Some poor old hairy-legged member of our rank and file had made it to the top of the heap with his social status forever elevated.
Lucy had always made good decisions.?ÿ Then once she took up with a fella, I think his name was Don.?ÿ Don wasn't on the football team or the honor roll, but if Lucy liked him we did too.?ÿ After a while though there were rumors that Don was a cad of sorts.?ÿ Some of us liked his polarizing personality and some didn't.?ÿ Most of us were happy when we heard Lucy had a moved on from Don and picked a new boyfriend named Joe.
I guess Don didn't take it too well.?ÿ Rather than "move on" like all the other old boyfriends Don raised a stink.?ÿ And rather than accept the new boyfriend driving Lucy's beautiful car, Don paid some of his thug buddies to steal the car and trash it in the school parking lot.?ÿ It was a bad deal all the way around.
Lucy's parents had the car repaired.?ÿ She had more boyfriends and they were always still first in the homecoming parades.?ÿ But it made us all wonder how someone who should have loved and cared for that car could have done such a thing.?ÿ I guess people's true intentions will always eventually surface.
I remember hoping Lucy had learned a lesson...and also worrying that such a thing might happen again.
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My dream car is a 1955 Chevy two door hardtop. ????ÿ
That being said, I was lucky enough to drive a fully restored 1956 4 door Chevy Bel-air to high school. My dad and I restored a few vehicles over the years and this one I got to drive on the regular. I delivered my paper route, ran errands, to and from school, it was great! Many good memories with that car.
My parents bought a dark green '55 Chevy two-door hardtop brand new.?ÿ It came from the Talley Brothers dealership.?ÿ Must have been a really good year on the farm because they paid cash for it.?ÿ When they sold it the next car turned out to be a '53 Chevy two-door hardtop.?ÿ I drove it to high school on the few days I couldn't ride the bus.?ÿ It was mustard yellow and sort of stood out when in line next to a couple of GTO's, a Roadrunner and a couple Chevelle SS models.?ÿ It never led a parade.
Did Lucy??s ex find his parting from this earth a total surprise? I hope not, sometimes things just need setting straight in ways different from a ?? love in?. He didn??t seem like a fella that needed a break. But sometimes in life you do things others don??t and have to pay the price. I believe Lucy??s ex is about to experience a well deserved visit to hell while on earth.
At least it was apparent to Lucy her beau barely had a room temperature IQ.
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Small block Chevy V8 - One of the few American engines at the time that could be easily tuned (with a few new parts) to 400 hp for street use!
https://www.motortrend.com/news/small-block-chevy-v8-through-the-years/
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It came from the Talley Brothers dealership
I'm familiar with this dealership. ?????ÿ
LOL; In lieu of recent events, I'm surprised that no one else saw this thinly veiled parody...
Kudos to you, Mr. Cash; Kudos!
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Good catch, Radar.?ÿ That answers my initial "where'd this come from, Paden?"?ÿ Nice to see the '55 Chevy as a stand in for something universally cherished.
Does "Lucy" now run a chocolate shop in Furth, Germany?
Quite the story, Paden.
Here is the 1968 Camaro I inherited from my late brother. It had been sitting in his garage for 25 years when he passed. I had it completely gone through, mechanically, and is a nice driver these days (well, more fit for spring and fall). I get a lot of comments and thumbs up gestures. Yep, small block 327. All original, matching numbers, factory air. I had the front seats rebuilt last year and just put new armrests in. Like the Johnny Cash song "One Piece at a Time."
Don raised a stink.
You ever find out what happened to good ol' Donnie?
...You ever find out what happened to good ol' Donnie?
I'm not sure but I think he got into real estate, went bankrupt several times and after several divorces I think he would up married to a mail-order Russian hooker.
ps - thx radar, every good stand-up routine needs a "straight man" to trigger the punchline.?ÿ 😉
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Bad boys, bad boys, what ya gonna do, what ya gonna do when they come for you, bad boys.
