(car revving down the road)
- [Narrator] To me, driving is freedom.
Whether you're driving down the block,
or you wanna drive across the country,
you're in control of where you go.
That's why driving is important.
(car revving down the road)
This car, especially, because my aunt and uncle
purchased it new when I was a really small child.
I remember going for rides in it.
I used to love looking at this car,
and hearing it, and I dreamed
of someday owning it.
Took them a while, but eventually,
they did sell it to me.
The magic is still there when I walk up to this car.
I see that distinctive paint gleaming in the sun,
those chrome mag wheels ... opened the door,
climb inside, smell the vinyl interior.
It's the same cool car that I remember
from when I was a kid.
(pop music)
The color is called honey gold,
and I always likened this to one of my hot wheels
cars when I was a kid cause it
has that cool, kinda custom look to it.
Of course, it has a V-8 engine.
It's the four barrel version of the 289,
and my uncle put dual exhaust on almost right away,
so the rumble, and the sound, and the look
of this car all kinda went together
as my personal fantasy of a custom car.
(car speeding down the road)
(engine roaring)
What I love about driving this car,
particularly on a great, empty winding road is that
I feel like I'm really driving it.
I'm shifting the gears on the
four-speed manual transmission.
It's the sensation of driving it
and feeling like I'm connected to the road.
(car speeding down the roadway)
I remember getting one of my first stick-shift
lessons in this very car when I was 15,
and had my learner's permit. My uncle gave me
some lessons and he was pretty patient,
but I was horrible. We switched seats
and he said, "Let me show you how it's done."
He popped the clutch and he smoked that tire
all the way down the block.
(car engine roaring)
(car speeding down the road)
This is my uncle's pride and joy.
He took such good care of it, he was really good
about all the maintenance, things like oil changes.
When he finally sold it to me, I felt like
he was trusting me with his baby.
(car speeding down the highway)
This car is a connection to an earlier time
in my life when I was just in awe of cars.
It's a connection to my family and people
like my uncle who would teach me about cars.
My name is Dave Kunz and this, is why I drive.
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