[Paladin]

Me and my buddy went on the first three cities in my 1965 Fastback and we had a blast! now that I understand how it works I would do things a little differently next time, but it was great. It is all about meeting people, and the brotherhood of hot rodding. Seeing these old cars thunder along the highway and through small town America brought a smile to everyone's face. Rolling along past all the little houses with flags on their porches waving at us while listening to John Cougar Small Town with my friend for 35 years is something I will never forget. The Power Tour is a huge boost to these communities, It reminds them of better times, and seeing these works of art in action is better than any car show. My hero on the way to Muskegon was a lime green 1970 Challenger with blacked out 20's. He was a few cars ahead of me and he roasted the hides for a 100 yards at every 4 way stop no matter how washboarded the pavement. Behind me for 75 miles in a red 1965 GTO was a 75 year old woman by herself! rowing the 4 speed with just the windows down to cope with the heat. Thats a tough old bird, and seeing her made my day. How many 20 year old girls today would do the same??? I ran into guys in their late 50's who had battled cancer, and got in a chevelle with 3 high school buddies and said **** it! no more tomorrow, and did the Tour. These are just some of the memories I have, and it was a wonderful experience. As for the old vs. new, of course I am in favour of the old, and if its new, you better modify the hell out of it to be different, cuz thats hot rodding!