Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #361;
we are asked to get creative in exactly 57 words and
include the word “classic”. This is my response.
“Oh, baby, you gotta see her! She’s a real beauty!
What curves, what style!
And the color is perfect …. it’s called Marina Blue and the paint job is amazing!
Brand new dash, broad grille, quad headlights and a tail sporting a fan-shaped alcove on both side panels.
I’m telling you, honey …. this one’s a classic!”
NAR©2024
57 Words
Author’s Note: That’s what my husband sounded like when he called to tell me about his ‘new’ vintage car …. a 1958 Chevy Bel Air. That was back in 1969 and he was still my boyfriend at the time. He was crazy about that car and took such good care of it. After about 8 months, someone stole it right off his driveway; that was one of a handful of times I’ve seen my husband cry.
This is “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” by Billy Joel
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Such a sweet car…
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How sweet it is!
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Love that color too….
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Awesome automobile! My first car was a 1959 Oldsmobile in 1988.
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Great looking car
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It surely is!
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In a perfect world, the thief would get his share of karma.
In a perfect world.
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In a perfect world!
Maybe he did.
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Beautiful car. So sad that someone would take his beloved car.💕
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Really! At first he thought someone was playing a joke.
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Oh no, poor guy.So sad.
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Wonderful that you and your husband share such a long history together. So much fun!
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So lovely of you to say, Liz. We really do have it going on! 😊
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What a wonderful car, exactly my style! And what a horrible act. I can understand your husband’s grief. So sad.
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It was a gorgeous car, Fred! The color alone was breathtaking. Obviously the thief thought so, too!
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That’s awful! (The theft, not the story,) some people are just pure scum.
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It really was an awful thing to happen. Bill and his brothers put so much work into that car. To have it taken away so thoughtlessly is unconscionable.
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Gorgeous car, and what a horrible thing–to have it stolen…and right out of the driveway. Did he ever find it again?
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No, he never saw the car again. It was probably broken down and sold for parts, which is very sad but easier to sell than a one-of-a-kind car like that.
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Very sad. The color is my fave!
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You know your cars. I absolutely am blank about them.
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After living in a house full of men, I learned a lot about many things I never dreamed I would know!
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Haha! 🤣
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ah…a classic true…picture perfect elegance.
so very nicely done, Nancy 🤍🌷
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Thanks, Destiny. That car truly was a classic! 🚙
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