The Original “Blakemobile” Sighted!

A friend of mine just sent me a photo of my first car at a gas sta­tion. A 1984 Chevy Cav­a­lier Con­vert­ible. My fam­ily has a tra­di­tion of our first car being built the same year we are born (my dad still has his 1955 Chevy Belair!) While not the most “grand” car ever made it was so much fun. It was a lit­tle car with a decent engine. My dad had it repainted, uphol­stered and a new top put on. His busi­ness allowed this to be done at very lit­tle cost. I installed an awe­some stereo and even an airhorn!  The 1984 Cav­a­lier con­vert­ible was a test mar­ket vehi­cle and so there were very few made, this pos­si­bly being one of the last still in existence.

I drove it all through high­school and it quickly gained the moniker “Blake­mo­bile.” I sold it about 6 years ago and have always had a lit­tle regret in that deci­sion. It’s really good to see she’s still run­ning and being taken care of.