A few weeks ago, I talked to a reporter at my local paper. She had found out how I was spending my time during quarantine and wanted to ask me more about it. (Apparently, it was nice to do a story that didn’t have anything to do with politics or a pandemic.) Much to my surprise, her article was on the front page the following week! No big deal, I thought, it’s just a local paper.
Anyway, the Associated Press picked it up, and my parents found my face and picture all over the place! Papers from Wisconsin, West Virginia, and even national outlets were telling the story of me and my dad and Carl. It’s both awkward and cool to have my story out there like this. But, I’m trying to grow out of my introverted bubble and appreciate the fact that there are so many people who want to encourage me.
You can read U.S. News and World Report‘s reprinting of the story. The reporter did a very nice job with the article, and I am sincerely honored that she found my story worth telling.
Hi Ellie,
It’s cool that this project has gotten the attention it has. You and your Dad are doing a great job with Carl, and for those of us watching it’s a welcome, positive experience which has been invaluable during these trying times.
I think you should definitely look into building your Mom an electric Mustang once you’re finished restoring Carl. I’m hoping to convert my 1949 Dodge truck to electric one day, as the engine is toast, and I’d like something easy to maintain and interesting to build. I bet the guys at EV West would be interested in helping out if you eventually go down that road. If you want to see some really cool conversions of classic vehicles to electric check out https://www.electricclassiccars.co.uk/ as well. They do amazing conversions.
I can’t wait to see what color you’re got planned for Carl. You’ve got me very curious about that 🙂
Regards,
Tom
I follow the Electric Classic Cars on Instagram. It has me thinking that I might need to take a research trip to England to find out more! 🙂
That would be an awesome trip, I hope you get to do that research one day 🙂