“Almost there,” my grandfather said, holding a level up against the wheel. I turned the bottom link another half-turn, and the wheel was finally completely vertical to the ground. Now, on to the next wheel, and after that, the front wheels, which we have to make straight, too. We were doing a rough alignment on the car before we put the body back on, so the alignment is in good enough shape until the car is finished and can be brought to a professional shop for a proper alignment. My grandfather, my brother, and I have been restoring a 1976 Corvette for the last few years. Spending countless hours working on the Corvette with my grandpa and my brother, making jokes, talking, and solving problems together has been an experience I will never forget, and it has brought me closer to my grandpa and my brother than anything else. Cars have always been a point of connection for me with my family. My love for cars started at a very young age, with Hot Wheels and pull-back cars, which my brother would park around me as a baby, and we would then play with when I got older. I also loved the Pixar Cars movies and then the Fast and Furious movies. My passion then went into radio-controlled cars with my father. My father and I would drive the cars whenever we got the opportunity, talk about how to make them better, and work to make them faster and more fun to use. I took an RC car designed for driving on the road, completely disassembled it, then put it back together with custom parts I modified and parts not designed for it, so I could turn it into a rally car. RC cars are a lot of fun to drive and play with, but for me, the most fun has come from fixing and working on them with my dad. Finally, I am old enough to drive, and I have my own car. I work with my father, my brother, and my grandfather on my car, whether that be oil changes, replacing a door, putting in interior lights, or adding a wing to it. Cars have been my connection to my family for longer than I can remember. I will attend the Rochester Institute of Technology in the fall to major in mechanical engineering, automotive option, in the hopes that in the future I can help design, improve, and create the cars that can be the connection between other families. I want to create a car that, in 50 years, someone wants to restore with their grandfather.