Mechanical aptitude!

My dad drag raced, built 4x4 trucks, and wrenched on Harleys all through the '70s, '80s, and '90s. I was born in '77. Because of my dad, I have been in love with cars, trucks, and motorcycles my whole life. When I was born, my dad had a '63 Polara 500 with a 426 Ramcharger in it that he street raced. He has pictures of him holding me over top of the Carter 3447 carbs on the cross ram intake, when I was a few months old. He drove a red '69 383 Road Runner for an everyday car, and my mom drove a Citron Yella '71 Charger R/T 440 for an everyday car, so there was no hope for me.:D

In the '80s, my dad bracket raced a funny car with a 440 in it, so I was always hanging around and helping him work on it. In the '90s, he did a lot of work on Harleys, and since I was older, I could help out a lot more. We built a custom '73 Triumph for my first motorcycle while I was in high school, and I bought my Swinger in high school, which he taught me a lot about. I still own both of them.

On the other hand, I have a brother who is 3 years younger than me, and he doesn't know which end of a screwdriver to use on a screw.:D