The "loaf" at Home Coming..

"Keep pushing..it's almost there..almost..got it.. there she go's..now get in!"

The above sentence is not referring to anything dirty. Bob Castle had just bought his first car. She was a 1960 Ford Falcon station wagon that he paid $100 dollars for. The starter had to be replaced and in order to get the car out of the junk-yard lot, he had to recruit a couple of his friends to give him a "push-start'.

"This car looks like a loaf of bread" his friend said. He was referring to the fact that it was painted with light brown house paint that gave it a distinctive "loaf of bread" look. "The loaf, I have a name for my baby" Castle thought to himself. Castle has always been a very superstitious person and believed that naming his car would bring him good luck. In a way the "loaf" was the first girlfriend that Bob Castle ever had. This was Bob Castle's first car and he was going to have some fun with it.

"I have an idea why don't we paint everyone's name on the loaf for Home Coming" Castle stated to the Mayfield High Football team. "I don't mind maybe it will bring us good luck against Dopey?" Dopeyville was located 10 miles north of Mayfield and the rivalry between the two dated back 70 years. Mayfield High was struggling a bit that season and Dopey was a solid playoff team, Mayfield was going to need all the help it could get. "Let's do it" some one yelled, and the next thing you know the loaf was being painted Mayfield High black..Castle bought a couple cans of gold spray paint (The Mayfield High colors were Black&Gold). Everyone was given a chance to write their names on the loaf..

It was game time and the mighty Dopeyville Chicken Hawks were entering the field. The loaf was parked at the entrance of the stadium. It was intentionally parked there to let everyone know that the Mayfield High Wildcats were a "team" to be reckoned with. Before the game Castle believed the loaf's presence would some how will the Wildcat's to victory. Castle had lost his virginity in the loaf a week earlier and he was convinced that his good luck would rub off on the rest of team..

Final score: Dopeyville Chicken Hawks 42 Mayfield High Wildcats 0. In the end the loaf wasn't the talisman that Castle had hoped it would be. The Mayfield Wildcats were having a down year and there wasn't anything the loaf could do to prevent it. The loaf lasted for about a year and a half before the engine blew out on it..Too this day, Bob Castle still considers the loaf one of the best "$4$" values he ever purchased.