A Requiem for a '63 Ford Ranchero
Adiós, Mi Jefe! Que te vaya bien - A Two-Minute UPDATE
About a year ago, I posted a 50- word story about our family’s classic ‘63 Ford Ranchero. It drew an unexpected number of comments from people — subscribers and non-subscribers alike, mostly men who had to tell me about their own beloved classic cars. I was moved by their nostalgia and their enthusiasm.
Today I have to offer a quick update. Last week the dear old car met with calamity on the highway. A driver was not paying attention — everyone in front of him had slowed and stopped for construction workers on the road, and he did not. No one was hurt, but …
Posted July 2024 - 50 words
Ode on a ‘63 Ford Ranchero
Original paint. Windshield visor. Rear window blinds. Allstate window mount A/C. 170 ci. in-line six-cylinder, 102 hp. Three-on-the-tree. Weber 38-38 two barrel carb and headers. Load capacity 800 lb. Featured in Poor Man’s Falcon Club News. Runs good. Affectionately called El Jefe — The Boss.
It’s a guy thing.
June 202- a year later, in 50 words
Requiem
He always gave his best. But he was unexpectedly dealt a hard, luckless blow on the freeway. His frame-less, one-piece body was hopelessly mangled —the tailgate smashed, the back quarter-panel crumpled. Sorrowfully, he was lifted out of our lives today and taken away.
Adios, Mi Jefe! Que te vaya bien!
Oh no! I am literally upset over this. Happy that no one was hurt but oh man that sucks.
Pobrecito guapo. Lamento verte partir. (((