Feature: The Many Cars of East

page18feature4Junior Henry Sullivan — 2001 gold Honda Odyssey

Junior Henry Sullivan rolls into the East sophomore parking lot in his 2001 gold Honda Odyssey. He is bobbing his head to his music and turns his bass all the way up. He climbs out and admires his mom’s old car.

“My friends call my car the SulliVAN” Sullivan said.

When he turned 16 and got his license, Sullivan only had two choices. The van, or no car at all. One feature he likes, though, is they huge subwoofer speaker that his sister’s boyfriend installed. Sullivan’s favorite car memory was being backed into by Junior Joey Wentz on his first day of sophomore year.The sulliVAN has a couple of advantages like the spacious seating for 7 and comfortable headrests.

page18feature2Junior Worth Blackman — 1980 280 SL Mercedes Coupe

Junior Worth Blackman has a 1980 280 SL Mercedes Coupe. His grandfather sold his house in Minnesota, and, rather than putting the car in storage, they decided to give it to Blackman.

“I like driving it in the summer because I can put the top down” Blackman said.

He loves cruising around with his music playing. Being from 1980 and it is still running shows how impressive the Mercedes Coupe. They have continued making the car 30 years later. The car can compete with any new Mercedes. Even though it’s 30 years old the car, has only had routine maintenance, like an oil change. His friends all want to ride in his Mercedes because it rides smoothly and they think it makes them look important.

page18feature3Senior Kendall Dunn — red Volkswagen Cabriolet

Senior Kendall Dunn drives a red Volkswagen Cabriolet. Dunn got her car around spring break sophomore year. She found it on eBay in Paradise Valley, Arizona. She had her former Economics teacher, who commuted to East from her home in Arizona test drive it for her. She then had it shipped it to Kansas. The car was made in 1991 but only had 51,000 miles on it.

“It’s an old car, so I have to deal with little problems, but luckily nothing major,” Dunn said. Dunn loves her car, especially because no one else has the same kind.

page18featureSophomore Hayley Bell — blue Volkswagen bug

Sophomore Hayley Bell received her car as a surprise present on her 16th birthday. She was expecting to get a Jeep Liberty but her parents found a used Volkswagen bug. Bell had always wanted a bug it was her favorite car. Her older sister also had a bug when she was in high school, and Bell wanted to follow in her sister’s footsteps. Hayley loves hearing people yell “slugbug!” as she drives by.

“It sounds bad, but I love when people beat each other up because of my car” Bell said.

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