NFN, but she’s got a lot of plaque!
Anyone watch the chasing classic cars episode with Paul Newmans Volvo wagon with the 5.0? Now THATS a sleeper!
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I saw this article in the STL Today daily email and had to share it! If any of you can’t read the text let me know and I’ll try to send it another way.
Dick Levi’s '63 Chevy Biscayne is no slouch … just a ‘sleeper’
Turbo inline 6 Ford downunder is most impressive.
Read the story and watch the video here:
http://speedsociety.com/theres-no-denying-this-ultimate-sleeper/?source=ss
Factory 4 door '65 chevelle 300 sedan with L79 327 (350hp), four speed. It was in Musclecar Review. Cool Car.
Back in the mid 60s my dad was stationed in West Germany, we were not military, my dad was on assignment to the Air Force by RCA who employed him. He told us about this Army Staff Sgt mechanic who gutted an old VW Bug and mounted a monster 427 big block chevy motor in the back seat, then made everything else look stock, including an innocuous nondescript paint job. He also equipped this Beetle with nitrous…
His idea of entertainment was to “troll for marques” on the Autobahn at night. He would do an ordinary speed but in the passing lane (in Germany that’s a big “no, no” as it’s customary to drive in the right lane unless you’re passing somebody). Eventually a Porsche or big Mercedes Benz would flash their high beams to get him to move over, which he always did. Then the fun would begin. Kilometer after Kilometer as the “passing vehicle” would attempt to get by, he would simply match their speed. The look of frustration and astonishment on his previously haughty, smug “victims” was just priceless, as the Speedometer climbed well above 200 kph. Finally when he knew they had maxed out their capabilities and they were still fender to fender, he would hit the nitro button and blow their doors off.
Love the story and would have loved to have seen the looks on the faces of his victims.
When I worked for the phone company I got called out during an ice storm. So here I am goung down hwy 36 @ 4 a.m. on a sheet of ice going approx 25 mph and behind me weaving back and forth, flashing his lights, and leaning on his horn is what I find out is some middle aged guy in a Mercedes (the only reason I know he’s middle aged is he FINALLY goes around me with his interior lights on so as to make sure I can see him flipping me off). So he gets about 1/2-3/4 mi. ahead of me and suddenly I see his headlights, his brake lights, headlights, brake lights, and finally his headlights at an angle from where he spun into the ditch. So as I go by at 15 mph this idiot is now trying to flag me down. I returned the favor by going by slow enough he thought I would actually stop until he saw MY interior lights on and my "you’re number one"gesture.
I was kind enough to dial 911 let them know where he was so maybe they could help him out.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=enqNl7tdLR4
[YouTube] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=enqNl7tdLR4 [YouTube]
LOL! Love it! I’m just glad that the guy in my little experience was ok. That way I had something to laugh about for the rest of the slow drive to work, as well as something to talk about at the coffee pot.