Never forget the time my dad sold his business and actually had some money. He went out and bought a brand new "luxury" car - it was a 76 chrysler cordoba.
This thing had AIR CONDITIONING - that was a real novelty.
He was real proud of that thing - he loved driving it.
We went into town one night and he ran into the drug store for something, left me there with the keys - a BIG mistake.
He knew the owner so he was in there chatting for a long time.
I got bored and got into the driver's seat
(76 - so I guess I was 11)
I started the car and started reving the engine.
That big 400 sounded so cool.
And it sounded even cooler when you really gunned it.
I sat there revving the living #()*$ out of that poor engine until POOOF
Just as my dad came out there was a big mushrooom cloud of smoke rising from his most prized possession.
His face went from "what the -----" to "you stupid son of a----" in about one tenth of a second as he stared at me - wide eyed - sitting there desperately trying to restart the engine, hoping it'd just run again like nothing happened.
I never actually found out what I did - but thinking back on all that white smoke I'd guess I blew a head gasket.
All I remember was that it was a VERY expensive repair...
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