Zesto Man from Mars and NASCAR in 1963

Here is Aunt Violet looking out the window for customers at a Zesto she staffed on weekends for a summer or two. I must have been 6 or so, she about 56. She had another job in retail, but she was always up to try new things. Her niece had bought the place and needed extra help. If only she had had more money, she would have been quite the entrepreneur!

The Zesto was off a highway and I liked to tag along, helping and getting free ice cream cones! Her partner in all crimes, Ivah, thought Aunt Vi was crazy to take this on, but as usual she joined her anyway. Once Aunt Vi SWORE that "Martians" were stopping by. Of course she was handily laughed at, but they laughed when she said we would land on the moon too, so...

I was anxious to get a peek at this alien and by golly, one night she shouts, "Here it comes!"
Ok, Aunt Vi, to quote you, "If you say so." Looked like a man on a motorcycle, wearing a helmet that covered his face. I'll agree that looked weird in 1963, but it closely resembled what NASCAR drivers wear now. You could barely see any eyes and he did have a strange voice...

Aunt Vi, always an adventure wherever she went.