As a kid, I loved to hang out with my Dad in his favorite place, his garage. The smell of motor oil and sawdust will always make me think of him. When he wasn’t building houses, he was working on one of his vintage cars.
My dad built and owned many cars over his short 49 years. His pride and joy was his 1920s Model T Ford roadster that he built from scratch. He also loved his ’55 and ’57 Chevys, a ’34 Ford Coupe, a few old trucks; the list goes on and on. I wish I could find more photos.
He also fixed up my dream car for my 16th birthday, a fire engine red 1969 Karmann Ghia, she was gorgeous! Sadly, she was destroyed 4 months later when I was hit head-on by an out of control speeding idiot, my friends and I are lucky to be alive.
We spent a lot of time together going to and participating in car shows. We went to all the swap meets because he was always looking for more car parts. I loved when he took me to the drag races, and I always got a kick out of the demolition derby. I was into it, it was time spent with my hero, my Dad.
I guess that’s why I decided to apply for the job at the San Diego Automotive Museum in Balboa Park. Yes, that is where my new job is!
As the Gift Shop Supervisor, I not only manage the gift shop and admissions, but I also run the museum library, and I manage the eBay store. We sell lots of cool toys, books, and knick-knacks, as well as some really cool automotive collectibles.
Another cool thing is that it is located in a cool historical building in Balboa Park with 18 other amazing museums, and I get free access to them all!😊 There are a lot of them I’ve never been to, or not since I was a kid. They are expensive to visit here, so I have no excuses now!
Thanks for reading, sorry no artwork today, I’ve got a few pieces in progress that I will share soon!
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