Butler was easy--sold the 92 Vette for it and she knows enough about cars from her Dad and brother it would be easier and cheaper to maintain.
Getting the Kirkham is obviously a big leap. Combination of things. Took her on the Run to Beale to meet the Gasholes wives. She had already met the Gasholes (Turk, Pat, U2, Bony) so she knew it was a good group of folks. The 9-11 car and the way we all jumped in impressed her. The Kirkham story, and the way the family (tasked by a strong-willed woman--Mary) does things warmed her heart. But it was ultimately Turk and Pat giving me hell about my "little block" that shamed her into supporting me on the Kirkham and the monster motor--no way that male chauvinistic pig and the little nasty pervert could continue to kick sand in HER man's eyes after VICE. I played a good "victim".
Cheerleader now proudly carries a KMP 9-11 pamphlet around in her purse and memorized some "stuff" about the motor (not that she understands what they are) to explain to other wives what "we" are getting. She especially loves to tell Hog wives about the cruises and how comfortable it is to ride in a car versus the back of a Hog.
Oh--I forgot--buying that damn huge painting in Maui she fell in love with one drunk night and paying through the nose to have it shipped home didn't hurt...
