It lives...

After being the butt of so many jokes it was time one Saturday to get the Bronco running.  So after a few hours of tinkering, turns out the ol Bronco runs again.

Now, it is by no means the cleanest or most efficient machine...

...and it might even be spitting a little oil out the tailpipe...

...but it was finally OUT of the garage (under its own power) and ready for a test drive with his faithful (but terrified) four-legged co-pilot.  Natalie was very bummed that she couldn't go for a ride with daddy in "his big stinky truck" but he assured her that once he verifies it is safe, he will toss a carseat in it and take her for a ride.

Until then, it's just daddy and Gus cruising around the neighborhood (because mean old mommy might have called the insurance company a few months ago and told them that because it was in no condition to drive - why pay to insure it?!?).