drambuie
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I decided to bring my all original 1967 Healey BJ8 to the local self serve car wash. To power wash the underside and wheel wells... mmmmmmm lets see! Ahhh, This super soap thing sounds good. After all, The british car festival in chicago is to be held september 11, And i want my original British racing green paint nice and spiffy for this upcoming event! I put my money in, turn the little knob to super soap! Im thinking this should do the trick, after all i want my healey to stand out from the crowd, yeser re bob.... I begin to spray the underside and wheel wells, Hey what the heck! Do the whole car while im at it! After all i want to preserve this Great piece of vintage car history! All of a sudden the white super soap suds are turning green! And to my shock my original british racing green paint is begining to run down my body panels into the floor drain.... I quickly turn that little black knob off super soap and on to finish rinse! Too late... green streeks are running down all my body panels and in some spots down to the primer.... In full panic i race home and this old tv hair dye ad keeps screaming at me.. Im gonna wash that grey right out of your hair... Well my healey now is 3 shades lighter and has tie die look to it, and is a flat military green now! Kind of like the old british spitfires war birds. All i need is machine gun on the bonnet and im all set! I dunno know if to laugh or cry! Moral of the story to fellow keepers of vintage history! Don't ever let me wash your car. mmmmm I wonder if can get a job with the historical car restorer.