On a Cute Little Car

This is a picture of me, my sister Claire and my brother Peter in front of my very first car. No, we were not giant people, the car really was that small. It was a Honda 600. The 600 refers to the engine size - 600cc. I believe that it was the first car Honda made, they just stuck a car chassis over a motorcycle and called it a car. I absolutely loved it. Down a big hill I could get it up to almost 80mph and up a hill I could get it to almost 30mph. Sometimes, if my passenger was willing to press up on the bottom of the radio, I could pick up a few AM stations. I would get gas every couple of weeks and $5 filled that puppy up. One time, during school, some boys turned the car sideways in the parking spot so that I couldn't leave. It was still inside the lines, but just barely. I had to find some more boys to turn it back for me. One of my friends was not allowed to ride in it with me for safety reasons. Her mom bought her a huge volvo wagon. On hot days, the rear view mirror hung limply and I couldn't use it, but it would work fine when the weather cooled down. It was a four speed and I learned on an automatic. My mom gave me one lesson and then I drove it to school on my own. It was not an easy stick to drive either. I killed it three times on the way to school but then I was fine with it. I think that there are some people from my high school that still remember me as the girl with the little green car. I do miss it sometimes, but only nostalgiacally, I wouldn't really want to drive it.