I think that about sums it up for me. I have a hard time understanding
the wanton and gratuitous waste as well. To me, this isn't just about
the wasted money and resources involved in restoring one of these
vehicles, it's about the destruction of an article of historical value.
Even if it's powered by a 318, there's only so much of this original
sheet metal left.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-
>truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of jon@dakota-truck.net
>Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 3:46 PM
>To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Anyone going to Nashville,Tn in June...
>
>
>"\"Digger\"" <dodgedakotaquadcab@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>: Its 611 miles for us.Theye are expecting 40,000+ for a
>: 2 day event.Plus they'll jump a "General"
>
>
> I've never understood the fascination behind jumping a General
>Lee. Well, OK, I did when I was something like 10 years old,
>but now that I's all growed up, it just makes me cringe.
>Seems like a better "stunt" might be to take a trashed Charger
>and restify it into a General Lee to give away to one of the
>event patrons, rather than consigning yet another of these
>classic vehicles to the scrap heap. Sure, some day maybe there
>will be a big enough aftermarket to build a '68-70 style Charger
>from scratch, but even then, there are only a finite number of
>the original cars left, and smashing them into the ground only
>makes the remaining vehicles that much less obtainable for those
>of us who actually care about 'em... Oh well.
>
> Its not just jumping the General Lee, stuff like demolition
>derbies, draining an import's engine of oil and blowing it up, etc.
>I've never understood any of that sort of senseless destruction.
>Seems a shame to just destroy something that obviously has some
>life left in it. Maybe its because I'm cheap, maybe I'm a
>sentimental fool, or perhaps I was dropped as a child, I dunno.
>Whatever the case, it just doesn't seem right. It stings just
>a little bit more though when its a classic Mopar on the pointed
>end of the stick.
>
>--
> -Jon-
>
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> | 78 Dodge B100, 90 Dodge Dakota Convertible, 92 Dodge Ram 4x4 |
> | 96 Dodge Dakota, 96 Suzuki Intruder 1400, 96 Kolb FireFly |
> | 99 Jeep Cherokee 4x4, 01 Dodge Ram 3500 CTD |
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