Very cool indeed!!

nice to hear james, also a memory that will stick with that kid forever.

Very nice jesture.

Unfortunately, that boy is a rare exception to the rule.

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Very nice jesture.

Unfortunately, that boy is a rare exception to the rule.

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 rare   case  indeed  ,  never  saw  an  11 year old   with that kind  of  interest

i comme throught  many  people  over  25  that  are  all impressed when  they   see my  Bel Air  is  a colum  shift..............never   saw  a colum shift  they  say

 

Very nice deed James! Cool that the kid has an interest, and retains the knowledge...

ak

This is my favourite story I've heard in a long time. This could be made into one of those old canadian tire commercials (you know the one with the father and the bike). On my other car what I do is I stock it full of hot wheels of my car. When I meet a special kid who is respectful and polite and appreciative of the car I will give them one. Of course the trick is finding a hot wheels version of your car.

Great story James....

My sons 1st words were HotRod. At age 5 he was helping me install the tranmission in my HotRod truck. He has gown up and around it and he has the bug. And now into his own car at age 14. I am not sure if you saw my post before on my son and as proud as any dad would be I posted it... But here is article on him  Thanks for sharing the story James. There is many more stories like my sons and this kid from the states....My son would rather hear engines, than music. He knew the difference between a small block and big block at age 6. He grunts, and tells all his buddies, Smoke Tires Not Drugs. He has God in his heart, Girls in his eyes and cars on the brain 24/7, I couldnt ask for more as a dad.

When he graduated Grade 8 on Tues, he was awarded the Roy Allison Award. Upon presentation the teacher and facility concurred that' Zack is an extrmely outstanding youg man. He has leadership qualities, he is very honest, and trustworthy. He has demonstrated to overcome hurdles and has had so much personal defeats and overcome all of them (his cousins murder and my 4 brain surgeries) that he managed to come to school everyday with a smile on his face, positive attitude and enclosing"The funniest kid we ever met".  Aswell, his teacher has told me he will either do something with his hands in life or he wil be a comedian. I foresee another Tim Allen. Yes I am very one proud dad and managed to raise him with these traits 50% custody being a dad 100% of the time.  Because I beleive the story James told is not just the kid, but parenting. Spending quality time with your child and being a supportive encouraging parent. I think our kids teach us more than we teach them.

I had to smile. Last cruise night we were at together when he closed the hood on his car, he used his t shirt to wipe finger prints off. I thought him well.