Any of us who have seen the movie "Back To The Future" (and who among us of a certain age has not), has at one time or another thought about what it would be like to use the magical Delorian, converted by Doc to enable travel back in time. Many of us wish such a device existed.
Well, since that device is still in development, existing only in the movies, I'm here to tell you about a pretty good substitute for time travel. If you guessed "Cars at a car show", you are a winner! But not just any old car will do. It has to one that has been loving restored to its original beauty; preferably more than one car. In fact, the more the better.
Today the Palm Creek Golf & RV Resort held it's annual Car Show and it was terrific. Maybe 100 cars all together; a wide variety of models, manufacturers, styles, sizes and colors. The local RV dealer sponsored a band that was pretty darn good; lots of 50's & 60's Rock & Roll that fit the car show theme perfectly. It seemed as if most of the 1000+ Palm Creek residents turned out to enjoy the cars, the music, the food and of course, the glorious weather with temperatures in the low 80's.
Restoring and showing older cars is a strong passion for some folks and the rest of us get to reap the benefits (and the time travel experience if you don't mind eves-dropping & are willing to listen carefully).
In fact, what I enjoyed the most was over-hearing the various stories spectators told one another as they looked at the cars, as if the windows of the car were somehow transformed into windows into another time and place. A place occupied by happy memories, young bodies, loved ones who have since left us, the exuberance of youth and yes, the lessons learned from inexperience.
A time when all of us were being shaped and molded just like soft clay, by events and yes, things like cars, into the person we have become. And all of this usually happened without any of us having a clue that these were "the good ol' days".
Listening to the stories made me realize just how easily and fully the person telling the story could be transported back to a time when they had 'that' car, or their parents had 'this' car. Stories about learning to drive, about accidents survived, lessons learned from dumb mistakes, and stories about days gone by (or is it bye?). Speed, more speed and too much speed. People, especially older people, can get downright misty-eyed when a hunk of metal & rubber with a specific shape and/or color, brings back memories of a simpler time.
It seemed everyone had a story. The cars at a car show have an almost magical ability to bring back those memories, albeit viewed through rose colored glasses that only see/remember the very best from that era.
Today, a lot of fortunate people were able to be transported back in time and a few of us were lucky to be able to tag along.
See Ya!
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