Fern's new home!!! the queen of her castle..

Hey everyone. I have not been on here to introduce myself yet. I am the poppa to granny's Fern. I'm gone most of the week, but i will update as much as i can.
First of all...thank you all for the warm welcomes and thank you John for your passion. It is inspiring.:smilebox:
The story behind the adoption of Fern:
We have been continually upgrading our lifestyle to the best of our ability for the past 10 years. This has required us to move 9 times in the 10 years we have been married. This meant an increase in money but got us behind every time we moved. We finally settled in Dayton. Almost 40, so it's time to stop the state hoppin. We wound up with a sweet 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 Laramie and a 2010 Focus (does anyone know what focus stands for in my world?) I was putting about 50-60K miles on the truck each year. Last year at about 100k i started having issues. I opted for dealer repairs. Several dollars later, we made the decision to sell him and get a small car with good gas mileage. We did not want another payment, so we were gonna pay cash. Within our price range, the quality of the cars we were looking at were basically disposable junk. Then pops up an ad for Fern. I looked at granny and said "here's you a car babe" (as i chuckled). I didn't realize that she would actually like her (she had been looking at dodge stealth, mazda miata, bmw, camry, s10, sonoma...all early 90 to late 90 model vehicles) So...i take the small trek to look at Fern last Saturday with my possibly eventually to be son in law. Granny couldnt go. I checked out and drove Fern. Ok...i love her, but....granny needs to drive. So we return Sunday and granny loved her. We signed the adoption papers. Exchanged a small adoption fee for her pedigree and we are on our way home.
I guess as we age out of our teens, some of us forget about the enjoyment of driving. It has become more of a necessity for me than an enjoyment. This meant leaving the windows up, running the ac and heat. Oddly...on the 55-60 degree ride home, i had the urge to roll the window down and hang my arm out. This is how driving is supposed to feel. Then the feeling i got when every other car that passed me had 2-3 people in it ruberneckin...trying to get a better look at Fern. Suweet!
So...that is the story of the adoption of Fern.
I look forward to repairing and upgrading Fern as time and money permits..and documenting her life on our new thread.
Again...thank you all.
See you in the threads or possibly a car show or two around dayton.

-Dr. Dart