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1964 Dodge Dart GT
Red, with a black interior, push-button trans, originally a 273 V8.
318 powered, I used to thump brand new Cobra Mustangs with it. It'd
even beat big block cars. The only car I lost a race too was a mid-60s
Nova and that was on a freeway, not stoplight to stoplight. I don't
know what they had under the hood, but it was fast.
Once, Patrone
and I were driving down 21st Street. I didn't know Patrone then, but
I'd had a few drinks and was rambling around going nowhere. Just like
my life. I didn't want him walking home alone. We kept racing some guy
stoplight to stoplight. He kept losing so he finally yelled out "Let
me go home and get another car! It's a Corvette big block." I'd
already beaten a Vette big block so I didn't stick around. I'm a lousy
guy to race at lights. You're supposed to take it seriously, but it
always made me laugh. Plus, my car was a push-button so I'd have one
hand up on the dash to change gears. It's the worst to lose to a punk
rock kid who's laughing and driving with one hand.
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Stuff
it had (I got mad and sold it like a chumpo): |
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Christmas
tree air freshener |
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318 from
a '68 Coronet |
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Mild cam
(unknown specs - the rv cam) |
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Overkill
head work from Rex Hutchinson Racing |
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Barefoot
shaped gas peddle |
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Edelbrock
Performer intake manifold |
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Holley (Model
1850) 4 barrel, vacuum secondaries
(Oh, how I wish I would've bought a Carter/Edelbrock) |
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Dual Exhaust |
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Some sort
of fancy-pants mufflers, I dunno what kind |
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14"
wheels with cop car hub caps |
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Some dumb-ass
high speed rated tires. They look dumb, but I was going too fast
and scaring myself on the cheap-o 13" pizza cutters it came
with stock. |
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904 pushbutton
trans
(recently rebuilt, but starting to act up again) |
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An owner
who shouldn't be allowed vehicles (Hi Mom! That's me!!) |
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