I finally got the nerve to take the Henry J out for a spin this evening!!! It was a whim, did it before my daughter and I even headed into the house after work....just looked at her and said, you wanna take the car out for a drive? She was all for it! She's 6, and the engine is *loud* but she handled it well.

Stalled 3x getting it out of the garage, its about a 5 pt turn to get turned around outside the garages in the shared space with the neighbors. Tight space, but manageable (I was scared out of my mind). Trying to get that thing to move a few feet without lurching into the house is tedious!

But we got out and got rolling, drove around the Woodland Heights/Ingersoll area here in Des Moines. Turned heads everywhere....it was fun! I was scared it would stall somewhere but once it was out with air running through it it was better. Had a guy behind me honk and pull up alongside and ask what was in it! I told him, bored out Chevy 350 Stroker and he was quite impressed. Asked if I'm selling. Had to disappoint him!

It was fun, and I think I can get used to it....just so different than driving a modern car. But as I drove along smiling and looked over at my little girl I told her, Grampa would be proud of us right now! She smiled and high fived me.

Now its time to get it to a show!

Angela