Jim Hoppers' 1969 Satellite/Roadrunner
This is my 1969 Satellite/Roadrunner. Besides all the obvious reasons it is important to me, the number one reason is because this was a gift. When I was younger, my uncle in Illinois had a beautiful 69 Roadrunner. I loved that car and always wanted one, but never seemed to be able to get me one. On my 40th birthday my wife took me out to eat. While at the restaurant, my family from Illinois showed up to surprise me. After dinner we all went home and when I opened the garage and started to pull in, there it sat. At first I was like who in the heck parked in my garage, then my uncle turned to me and handed me a set of keys.
He said “I know you always wanted one and this one is yours. Your Mom, step dad, and I have been working on it on and off for a few years. We are so proud of you for surviving your cancer, going back to school and getting your degree.”
They had wanted to give it to me for my graduation but my uncle suffered some injuries in the coal mines and my step dad had to have a lung removed due to cancer. But after all that they still managed to partially restore it enough to get it to me for my birthday. This car will always be a reminder of the love and commitment my family, though far away still shows me. It is still a work in progress, going on 6 years now and with the help of this club I hope to someday be able to drive it to Illinois and show them how much I love it and them.....
Jim Hoppers