Building classic trucks while growing up was quite the hobby for me and it became something I loved to do with my dad. Upon reflection its even aparent to me now how my fathers' passion for the culture of trucks had such a influence on me today. We can even say it was a father son bond, however I was not always alone. My brother and I would both build trucks with my dad. My dad once told me, "when you build something yourself, with your own money invested, you will take more pride in what you do" and it's something I still live up to today. My dad would guide my work and make sure I know all the parts, and tools to my truck, just in case something happens and when I'm on the side of the road. *I would know what is wrong with it and either fix it right away or when it's towed home. Being taught theses things when I was younger was very useful because, (it has always served me well up to this day), "why take something to someone and pay a lot for it when you can do it yourself". Because of all this, bagging my first classic truck wasn't that hard. Using math to build my first "c notch" for my truck made me realize, "math can take me a long way." In regards to my own future, (the culture of working on these trucks has likely influenced me in ways I had not really considered. As of now, I believe engineering is the route I want to go. It deals with a lot of math, angles and other things i enjoy and perhaps lead to a career where I can make new kits for other people to bag their classic trucks. I might not know at this moment what the future has to offer to my own culture, however I do know there will be challenges down the road with other companies building their own products that can cause rivalry with each other.