Ontario man spending $300,000 on iconic sports car axed by Chrysler

The Globe and Mail ^ | August 3, 2015 | Dan Proudfoot

[editor-surveyor]

A friend had a new ‘68 Firebird 400, and I had a ‘65 Mustang 289 with a 4 bbl.

He had 111 cubic inches on me, but I still beat him every time, either out of the hole, or on the fly.

Those things were lead sleds. (not the 396 Camaros, though. They put up a good fight)

[Terry L Smith]

dear doc,

I, um, hope that you could finish out the day without having to return home posthaste, for a, um, ‘wardrobe repair’!!

Ahhhhhhhhhh, the sound of that size engine, feeling the yaw of the car as the engine revved, the steering wheel just throbbing, and that funny thrumming coming through the shift lever as you grasp the shift knob ....

(ahem) excuse me ....

(now, terry, calm down, take a deep breath, AND STOP SHAKING!!!)

THANKS, DOC! that was better than a 16 oz. cup of folger’s.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I was fearful of my knee giving out and had a vision of me plowing through Slim’s cornfield at about 180! I have no idea about the horsepower of that engine, but it was immense! Over a thousand, I’m sure! Got a good buzz from the Nitro too!

[Terry L Smith]

dear doc,

motor on, bro, motor on!