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The House of the Chevy Classics
by Steve Joos → (All Poetry by Steve Joos)
Sunday, May 14, 2017    Rated "G" by the Author.
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This poem is about the Chevrolet Hall of Fame in Decatur, IL and some of the cars there, including enough vintage Corvettes to cause a traffic jam on Route 66 (and pace the Indianapolis 500).

They used to sell hot dogs,
apple pie and baseball cards
in this fine old building.

Maybe the store even
Sponsored a little league team.
Now it’s the hallowed shrine
To the All-American car.

There’s the flashy versions
Of your grandma’s cars,
Or did grandma drive
The rowdy cousin’s?

A massive panel truck
Ready to rumble on its runs,
Impalas, Bel-Airs and Biscaynes,
All the great old models.
Sting Rays? Vettes?
Oh yes!
There’s Vettes and Vettes!
So many Vettes!
All these Vettes have 66
Backed up clear to 36.

Dinah, won’t you, well
she won’t honk her horn,
She’ll throw us a kiss after singing
about seeing the USA in your Chevrolet

Or we can just hop in the
’57 convertible and head over
to Steak n Shake for a bite to eat.
In sight, it must be right.


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 Reviews of "The House of the Chevy Classics"
Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on May 16, 2017
This sounds like a place to include on my bucket list on my cross country trip if it should ever materialize...-e-

Reviewed by John Domino
Reviewed on May 15, 2017
Love the old Chevy's! Love Dinah Shore! Love this poem!

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on May 15, 2017
I happened to go to a Mecum auction a couple of years ago where the lowest mileage 1967 Corvette ever found was sold for $265,000. It seems like these days those classic cars are back in a big way for those 10%ers with cash to burn.

I wonder if all these "buy America Detroit freaks even know that Chevrolet is a French name… ;-)

Ron


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