On Thu, 21 May 1998 Sean_Meldrum@ittauto.com wrote:
> Got an email from a buddy of mine here at work that drives a '96 Mustang
> GTS. This is amusing....but also will surely raise a few
> eyebrows..........
>
> "So..........I'm driving home yesterday and in my rearview mirror I see a
> "new" Dakota........It's black, has a hood just like the Durango in Sport
> Truck. The guy comes flyin' up next to me at the light on M59 just before
> M53. I'm checkin' this truck out. Tinted windows, polished wheels, lowered
> about 3 inches and sounded like some exhaust work(can't be sure, but
> sounded like headers to me). Oh yeah, did I mention that it was an R/T
> 5.9?.................Anyways.........While I'm checkin the thing out I'm
> not exactly watching the light, just before the light turns, the dude
> brings the engine up off idle and schooled me off the line! NO
> WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So here I am, faced with a fate worse than
> death (getting beaten by a Mopar) and trying not to miss second gear. And
> what do I hear next to me but some POWERSHIFTING next to me!!!!!! Turns
> out to have an "M" plate on the back. Pretty cool. A 5speed R/T would be
> an interesting package.......>>>>>>>>>>>>>oh yeah, almost forgot. I STILL
> managed to have 2 cars on him by third gear!!!!!!"
>
> So....other than he's obviously delirious about beatin' this truck
> 8^).....whaddya think?
>
You guys are up in Michigan, right? Maybe it was a pampered Chrysler
executive? Either that, or maybe someone decided that they just *had* to
have a stick in their R/T so they paid someone to do the swap. (Heck,
that's what I'd do! Well, maybe not... $$$)
You don't suppose it could be a '99 prototype do ya? If it was,
it probably woud've had the new engine too. Seems pretty unlikely
though, what with the hood, windows, exhaust, etc...
Maybe your mustang friend had a mild case of carbon monoxide
after getting hammered off the line like that. ;-)
-Jon-
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