6 years in the making

What a great day!

For the past few months Dan has been devoting every spare minute he has to restoring his uncle's 1974 BMW, which he began in 2004. Around 10 o'clock this evening Dan backed the 2002tii down the driveway, where his Aunt Theresa climbed in for the first ride.

It was an emotion ride for both of them. Dan was supposed to be restoring the car with his Uncle Rudy, who 10 years ago suffered from several brain aneurysms. Uncle Rudy has been able to watch the progress from his wheel chair over the last 6 years and I'm sure he'll be thrilled to see his old car back on the road.

I was able to enjoy the next ride, which we took to bring the car to my in-laws. Dan is going to take the BMW to work with him tomorrow to give it a good looking-over on the hoist and to make sure it's capable of being driven for a longer period of time. Tomorrow evening he plans on driving the car to a family friend's party in Lake in the Hills and then Sunday we'll take the car to the Gears & Ears Carshow in Yorkville, IL. Dan has been working so hard to get the BMW ready for this car show...I know he's relieved and excited to have made it.