My buddies and I were just a bunch of Midwest hicks with POS Pintos, Vegas, Novas, etc. We drove them hard and fast, hill hopped, and played headlight tag. None of use died either. Sounds like you “Eye-talians” would have joined right in.
But we were all good drivers thanks to a superb HS drivers Ed teacher.
We would have had a blast together!!! :)
Trust me, the other boroughs consider us outcasts on Staten Island because we’re VERY conservative.
Hicks and eye-talians, lol. could have been a movie :)