| I was watching Miami Ink the other night on TLC and | | | | father being around cars. They could care less about |
| Ami James, the shop owner, was buying himself a car | | | | cars, as long as they have one to drive the kids and |
| now that the shop is doing well. He ended up buying a | | | | get to work they are fine. |
| 1972 Cuda with a 340. Being someone that has had | | | | So what is it? What causes men to go spend |
| toy cars in the past it got me to thinking. Why is it that | | | | thousands and thousands of dollars on weekend |
| guys are so into cars? Ami makes some money and | | | | cruisers? I see cars for sale on eBay where it is |
| the first big purchase he made was a car. | | | | obvious that someone had put $30,000 worth of parts |
| I tried to figure out what it was about cars that made | | | | and goodies in their cars. |
| me buy toy cars. My last toy car purchase was a | | | | I do not think the reason for the interest in cars is |
| 1987 Buick Grand National with 10,042 original miles. | | | | hereditary. There is something about the "need for |
| The car was beautiful. So beautiful in fact that I hardly | | | | speed" or the power of some of these cars. That |
| ever drove the car for fear of something happening to | | | | gives me a rush when I drive them, but I could get |
| it. As much as I enjoyed driving the car, because they | | | | those things from many cars off a showroom floor |
| are very fun to drive, I loved just looking at it shining in | | | | nowadays. There is also a sense of freedom when |
| my garage as well. | | | | you are on a nice cruise on a brisk fall day. Once |
| In an effort to get to the bottom of this I posed the | | | | again, I could get that from any car I was driving. |
| question to some friends that are also into cars, even | | | | The conclusion I have come to is that there truly is no |
| more so than I am. Each of them said that they | | | | way to describe it. There are just some things that |
| couldn't put it into words but they felt it was in their | | | | you can never find words to explain, such as your love |
| blood. They grew up around cars because of their dad | | | | for a child. You obviously love your kids but there is |
| and they just always loved them. The same was true | | | | now way to explain just how much. I would love to |
| for me, my father was into cars and we went to car | | | | hear from anyone that could put into words why they |
| shows together. But, that still does not answer the | | | | like cars as much as they do, I think that would be |
| question. We all have a sister and the sisters were all | | | | interesting conversation. |
| exposed to the same things we were as far as our | | | | |