THE SILVER BULLET CAR

Home » Automotive » Classic Cars Join Sign in EzineArticles - Expert Authors Sharing Their Best Original Articles Custom Search Search Tony A Grayson Diamond Quality Author Diamond Author | 195 Articles Joined: January 12, 2014 United States The Silver Bullet By Tony A Grayson | Submitted On December 09, 2017 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Expert Author Tony A Grayson Three months after I graduated from college, and one month before I began flight training to become a U.S. Naval Aviator, I bought a slightly used Datsun 280Z sports car. My father thought that I had lost my mind when I told him that I traded a three-year-old Dodge Dart that sported the famed "slant six" engine for a coupe with no trunk. I did not tell him that the loss of the tricked out stereo system (centered on an 8 track tape player) in the Dodge had bothered me the most. I gave the auto dealer my entire collection of fifty 8 track tapes with the trade in because the 280Z featured a new (at the time) cassette tape deck with the stereo system. I named my 280Z (sterling silver in color) "The Silver Bullet." I became "The Lone Ranger," not so much because of the name of my car, but because my "almost engaged with me" college girlfriend began to question her life as a future Navy wife. She had two years of college in front of her, and I was no longer with her in Charleston, SC. Suitors told her that if she married me she would become "a sea widow" when I deployed with my ship for many months at a time. Guess what? Apparently the car does make the man. The Silver Bullet became a head turner and soon I dropped the irrelevant Lone Ranger title for me. The Silver Bullet moved like the wind itself! I especially loved to race it on I-10 (East-West Interstate Highway 10) on weekend nights when I traveled between Naval Air Station Whiting Field and Pensacola, to "Trader's Johns" (famous Naval Aviator dance and dinner club). On several occasions, the police stopped me for speeding. Lucky for me, each time, the officer wanted to check out The Silver Bullet. I showed officers how I could raise and lower the radio antenna by flipping a switch in the cockpit. Who would write a traffic ticket after seeing that? One year after I bought the 280Z I engaged to marry a Pensacola girl. Then, I faced the grim prospect of supporting both a wife and a sports car. I negotiated with my credit union to extend the loan for the car. The loan officer told me that the credit union would only do that in an emergency situation. "I am getting married," I revealed, which qualified as an emergency. I got the girl and I kept the car! Six months after marriage, I received the Wings of Gold and a designation as a Naval Aviator. My new wife, a guinea pig in a cage, and I drove away in The Silver Bullet on a bright summer morning, to begin the adventure that the Navy promised and delivered to us. Gold can be found on Wild Land https://livewildcityworker.wordpress.com/ in the United States. Tony is a writer, publisher, and marketer. His published novels include: Nation Rising https://www.amazon.com/Nation-Rising-Tony-Grayson-ebook/dp/B074LWQ294, A Voice from New Mill Creek: The Methodists, Goodnight Paige, The Star of India, & How Tony Wrote and Published Two Novels. Find his books by searching Tony Alan Grayson (with one of the book titles) on Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, Smashwords.com, apple.com, kobo.com, or twenty other international book-selling websites. Article Source: https://EzineArticles.com/expert/Tony_A_Grayson/1798235 0 Comments | Leave a Comment Did you find this article helpful? Happy Face0 Sad Face0 Viewed 63 times Word count: 469 Article Tools EzinePublisher Report this article Cite this article Stay Informed Subscribe to New Article Alerts: Automotive: Classic-Cars Tony A Grayson Email Address Subscribe We will never sell or rent your email address. Classic Cars Article Feed Classic Cars Article Feed Find More Articles Search Recent Articles Some Tips For Your Car Conversion Project Ferrari Over the Years Halloween Edition: What Car the Reaper Ordered The 6 Most Popular Cars on TV Interesting Facts About Lamborghini Jaguar Upgrades: To Boost Its Hidden Power And Stunning Appearance Car Tuning: Understand The Concept Before You Tune Your Car Luxury Car Conversions: What The Whole Fuss Is 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat - American Muscle Car Was the 80's The Death of the American Petrolhead - Part 3 (Final) EzineArticles.com About Us FAQ Contact Us Member Benefits Privacy Policy Shop Site Map Blog Training Video Library Advertising Affiliates Cartoons Authors Submit Articles Members Login Premium Membership Expert Authors Endorsements Editorial Guidelines Terms of Service Publishers Terms Of Service Ezines / Email Alerts Manage Subscriptions EzineArticles RSS © 2018 EzineArticles All Rights Reserved Worldwide