Lots of chrome, polished stainless steel, shiny new cherry red paint job. Danny's 1990 Chrysler Imperial came with all the bells and whistles; heated mirrors, leather interior and an electronic dashboard.
Danny had purchased this all american car from his father in law in 1997 for $3,100. His father in law had kept the Imperial in pristine condition. The paint job looked brand new, all the chrome was glistening in the sun. It had been kept in the garage every night and was religiously and meticulously washed every Sunday afternoon, during the spring, summer and fall.
It was a very reliable car for the 24 year old. 3.1 liter engine, so there wasn't any chance of drag racing in Danny's future! Because of it's air suspension, it was if you were riding along in a limousine, smooth! More of a cruising car.
Danny was a newlywed, he and his wife, Brie had just moved into a bungalow in Berkley and were beginning a new life together. This was their first car as a couple.
In March of 1998, Brie found out she was expecting their first child. On a cold, snowy winter night in November, Danny found himself driving his reliable, trustworthy 1990 Impala at breakneck speed towards Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital. Brie was in hard labor.
She sat in the passengers seat, screaming, holding her belly with both hands, like an NBA player with a basketball. Both Danny and Brie sweating profusely. Two miles from the emergency entrance baby Josie decided it was time to make her appearance in this big world. Danny, jerked the wheel and pulled over on the shoulder, somewhere between 11 and 12 Mile on Coolidge Road. He threw on the emergency flashers and watched helplessly as Josie was born in the front seat! Never in their wildest dreams would Brie and Danny have thought THIS would be a memory that would be associated with their first car together!
Danny snatched Brie's white sweater from the back seat and gently wrapped the whaling baby girl inside.
He carefully drove his Impala at 20 mph the last two miles and safely delivered his wife and baby girl, Josie to the awaiting nurses inside the emergency entrance.
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