With the exception of a few horse and buggies, the first leg of our road trip for auto parts was relatively uneventful.  We listened to tapes, since Mike had decided that a tape player was better than a CD player, drank sodas and talked about the usual stuff.

I got an idea of what I was getting myself into on this trip about 15 minutes before our arrival at the auto accessories center.  It was not just a shop, like the place where Mike worked.  It was like the Disney World of auto accessories stores.  We could see the sign and the light emitting from the building from miles away.

The store itself was nothing short of what I expected from the sign.  It was like one giant chrome accessories section.  Not in that everything was chrome, but every thing was shiny-from the chrome to the paint and even the tires.  It was overwhelming, yet intriguing.  I can see why a lot of guys love auto shopping.  We are naturally wired to love certain things, like barbequing, red buttons that say, “DO NOT PRESS,” and shiny things.

Mike was so overwhelmed that not only did he get the Hella fog lights, but he got them in a chrome setting, bought Catch All floor mats, cheesy seat covers and a matching steering wheel cover. 

We had to do extra painting jobs to make up for that little spree, but the El Camino was complete.

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