VIDEO - Car-themed kid's birthday party starring my Roadster!

[NiceGuyEddie]

https://vimeo.com/254798595

My friend had his son’s 11h birthday party at The Automotive Driving Museum in Los Angeles. It has a soda shop for parties and also scavenger hunts for kids where they learn a little bit about car history. At the end, as a surprise, I took each kid out for a ride around the block.

Safety: The shoulder harnesses didn’t help the wee ones so it was lap-belt only. I didn't break any speed limits, I just shifted high & hard. It was a Sunday an in an industrial area near LAX airport, and it was deserted.

The kids had interesting comments:

• Can you change the engine to a hybrid?
• WOW this goes 160, can we go that fast today?
• This is an AC Cobra. I did a report on them.
• You built this? Do you work in a factory?
• My dad wants one of these.
• I’m shaking!

The footage is all mine, the editing is by a friend of mine. He’s a professional, but this was just a quick edit for him.

[cgundermann]

Pretty darn cool! Love the Gulf Racing colors for decorations...

Chris

[Jazzman]

Good on you for doing this! You build memories for those kids that will last a lifetime.

[NiceGuyEddie]

Fast-forward to the year 2068:

“I just pulled the trigger on a Mk27 Roadster Kit! The first time I saw one was 50 years ago back in 2018, I was 10 years old and at a birthday party. This guy was there in a vintage MK3 roadster and he gave me a ride. Ever since then I wanted to build a Factory Five. I am so happy they sell electric engines with speakers in the exhaust pipes to simulate that vintage sound!”

[ThickCobra]

That looks like one cool afternoon. Those kids will remember that for a long time.

[Bob-STL]

That is Great!

As the husband of a grade school teacher, I can only imagine the stories that were told the next week at school!

[NiceGuyEddie]

https://youtu.be/MMR5JVo21wQ

For those fortunate enough to not be old enough to have heard the song before, it's a cover. Original above.

[Cobradavid]

Very cool, Eddie. Those smiles on the kids' faces were priceless!

David

[NiceGuyEddie]

I am very happy all the mom's let their kids in the car. I didn't really break any speed limits, I just shifted high & hard.

I would say that most, if not all these kids have never been in a car with a manual transmission.