Corey's ?? Stepside Chevy

I have been holding out that Corey would get a fire lit under him and start on the truck again. Looks like he's lost interest and just doesn't want anything to do with it. He told a few that he gave the truck back to me??? I'm not sure why the lack in interest in the truck but he's doesn't want it. After thinking it over I was going to sell it but Amy and I got to talking and she wants it. At least it will stay in the family. The truck needs alot of work but that's no big deal. Corey is a great kid. I think he more into school,sports and band than wrenching on cars. That's not a bad thing. When he's ready we will try to find him a hot rod that he likes a little more.

Sounds like Corey has his priorities right, Steve.

Z-YOU wrote:Sounds like Corey has his priorities right, Steve.

I agree.

The old Chevy is on it's way out the door. This one really bugs me. I'm not into these trucks other than to work them.
The day I got it Corey was just 14. I offered to buy him a T Bucket kit a few days before so he could build a T. He wasn't going for it. He likes the 23 T's but he told me no. First drive in the old truck and this thing was smoking, pinging and running like crap. We stopped at a red light and this guy was going nuts over it. I could have sold it to him at the intersections seemed like. After we got going Corey ask me what I was going to do with it. Sell it! He ask if he could have it to build?? It was strange to me because I offered to buy him a few cars that were really cool. I told him to think about it and ask me again in a few days. I figured it would pass, it didn't. Doing the truck with Corey was a real bonding between father and son. For a Chevy truck that year it wasn't too bad. It was a time to teach Corey things that I knew and hopefully he could pass it on to his kids. Nothing fancy just the basics.

The truck had it problems during and after the build but it was a cool ride for a 16 year old kid. Corey drove the truck a few times before he was legal but when he got his temps he was done. He has no interest in driving at all. I really don't get it and pushed the issue more than I should I guess trying to figure out what his deal is. Needless to say he doesn't want the truck or any car for that matter.
He gave the truck to his mom a while back. I kept asking him about doing something to his truck and he always says the same thing. I don't have a truck. It breaks my heart a little. I would love to have something that my dad helped me build. My Fire Chicken came from mom and dad and that's why I never sold it after all these years. Maybe I'm too soft hearted, I don't know.
Anyways. I keep looking at the truck. It is to small for a work truck. You can't get anything in the bed. Too new to be a cool hot rod. Most of the shows I like it doesn't fit in and there is not room enough for everyone in it. A few days ago I made up my mind to let it go. The more I look at it the worse I feel anyway.
An old friend that lives out in the county will be the new owner. I thought about sending it to the scrapper to have it chipped up in little peices but just couldn't do it. Hopefully he will do some work on it and get it to where it should be.

Maybe Cory just wants to be his own man. That's a good thing.

Hopefully the truck has a good home.

Thats right....Joey shows very little interest in the garage and the cars too....here lately he has been talkin more about driving since he will be 16 in May....Corey gotta get through the girl phase right now it looks like...

magicman_1968 wrote:Corey gotta get through the girl phase right now it looks like...

Yeah he fell hard. She is a good girl though. Not your typical teenager.

But i thought having a cool ride was imperative in getting the girls...

Well, maybe she isn't into old trucks. In that case, maybe she isn't such a good girl after all.

Must have been his sparkeling personality. lol