I was thinking about the Cannonball run just the other
day. Probably the biggest influence on my build style. I saw that movie in high school and dreamed of building a car that I could run. I always wanted a car that was fast topend and could handle well...basically a pro-tour car before they were called that. All of the fun cars that I have owned since I have been 16 have been built this way. My first car was a 73 Lugana S-3. After that I had a number of different Vettes because they fit the bill.
I grew up in Arkansas...North Little Rock to be exact and went the the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Anyway it was 203 miles from dorm room to city limits. Me and a few of my friends would always see who could make the trip the quickest. Now realize this was 1982 and not too many cars on the road in Arkansas. 50 miles of the trip was through the mountains where turns were as slow as 5 mph(called the pig trail).
My buddy Marks set the mark high with a 2 hours and 5 minute run in of all things a 69 Camaro SS. I had a 78 vette with a warmed over L-82 and an auto. Made the trip in 1:55. His car had a 3.73 rear and mine had 3.55...no overdrive. On the interstate I was taching 4,500 to 5,000 the entire trip.
What a ball...thanks for letting me drive down memory lane one more time.
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