Cars Of The Village (and beyond)
My 3rd anniversary of posting on Gay Demon is approaching. Over the last three years, I have posted over 320 chapters (including over 100 chapters of The Village... day-um) covering over a decade. I have taken away more than I have posted from the following of amazing, loyal, engaged readers whose emails and comments make the stories better.
To commemorate all of this I have created this goofy little vehicular history as a thank you to the followers of my work. I greatly appreciate all of you and hope you enjoy!
Kevin’s Jeep: It was his first brand new vehicle and became a fun toy for four wheeling in the desert as time went on.
The Buru: Kevin’s first car, passed down to Whoops (AKA Scotty) as a graduation gift, passed down to Brian Westin who shared it with his brothers, donated to The Village to help Alejandro.
Aunt Bessie: A 1961 Chatsworth Green Rambler convertible. Owned by Kevin and Randy Ashford-Nicholls, a wedding gift from Kevin’s father (Pop Nicholls) who inherited it from HIS father who worked at the Rambler plant and followed the car through production. The car was built the year Pop was born and remains part of the Nicholls family.
Audi TT Roadster: Brad Westin’s first car, he was getting out of it in the garage of his condo when he was abducted by his father’s church. He kept as a “spare” vehicle for the Westin brothers when he bought his first brand new car.
Scotty and Brad’s first new car: They bought it when they took on the three Westin brothers, and were blessed to meet Officer Rick while breaking it in.
Cam’s Fiat: He and Seth used it to carpool when they worked at Starbuck’s during high school, and then they drove it to Milwaukee to start their lives Off Campus.
Zach’s GTI: He bought the little GTI with the modified “whirring” exhaust using the money he saved from being a valet at the club during high school, brought it to college, grad school, and then to North Carolina to start his career and family.
Brody’s Jeep: it took him from North Carolina, to Milwaukee, and home again.
The Green Dragon (AKA FalKor): Grandmaw James’ old Buick Century inherited by Brody, sold to, and cherished by Seth and nicknamed The Green Dragon. He drove her all through college, grad school, and the start of his career in North Carolina. Eventually he turned her over to Ella for the sum of $100. Ella renamed her Falkor and cherished her as much as Seth.
Old Blue: Brody bought her with the money from the sale of the Green Dragon to Seth, and Daddy James made her new again. She helped Brody rehab Grandmaw’s house, and Max start BroMax Candle Company (at the farmers market). Eventually, she was sold to Maverick so he could commute from his new apartment to BroMax.
Red Hot Camaro Convertible: Max’s first car. He wanted something economical but Dylan convinced him that he needed a little muscle if he was going to survive in the Rural South.
Brody’s Jeep Gladiator: It replaced his old, faithful companion the red Jeep as his main vehicle.
The Village’s Green Beetle: BA’s old VW Beetle that was fixed up by Daddy James and given to Craig as a graduation present. Craig paid it forward by donating the vehicle to The Village when he was done with it. The car calls Harrington House home and is there for whichever Villager needs it.
Eli’s Ford Bronco: Eli’s first big purchase when he started his career as an electrician. He, Brian and Seth had one last Westin Brother hurrah when they road tripped to Milwaukee to drop Seth off at college in Milwaukee in the opening chapter of Losing My Religion. Then he drove it to North Carolina to start his new life with Riley.
Riley’s Red Mercedes convertible: Riley got her first job and was living way beyond her means when she bought this beauty.
Seth’s Audi A4: Seth’s first professional vehicle, she didn’t live long, but she was loved.
Seth’s A4 after the accident: This is what Zach saw when he arrived on the scene, he didn’t know if the love of his life was dead or alive. The A4 lost her life, but Seth kept his.
The Westin-Hall Atlas: The Family Truckster that replaced the A4. Equipped with room enough for car seats for Izzy, Ali, Freddy, and Teddy.
The White Suburban: Gina and Dylan’s family vehicle, The Dylan James family was the first to give into the alure of the family truckster.
The Silver Pickup: A spare vehicle for the Hall’s that was collecting dust in the garage, they turned it over to Seth and Zach to help them rehab The Witch’s House.
Chrysler Pacifica Minivan: The Harrington-James Family minivan. The men of The Village give Brody and Max a lot of shit, but they love the hell out of their minivan and it is the go-to vehicle for road trips and family vacations.
Yoda: Asher’s pride and joy, a custom painted VW Jetta AKA Yoda. Asher and Daddy James rehabbed the vehicle together and painted it with leftover paint from The Village Beetle.
