Road Trip....Big Heavy Cars
Before IPods, IPhones, YouTube and Google...there was Detroit. The annual new model roll out was eager awaited by young and old. How much horsepower this year, do we get new chrome parts and trim? Should we get a 4 door, or a two door...then will it be a two door post or coupe? What will this years dashboard look like? Can I get the new V-8 with a four barrel carb...or how about two four barrels...wait, wait..lets get the three two barrel option ( six-pack ) Then Posi trac rear end with 4:11 gears Solid lifters Police interceptor brakes and suspension Am/fm radio dual exhaust 4 speed manual transmission ( the rock crusher ) Dual snorkel air cleaner or cowl induction Genuine Corinthian leather ( Ricardo Montalban lied...there was no such thing ) All the good stuff, no plastic, all American steel and rubber...weighing as much as a modern Hummer, and probably more bullet resistant. People that drove Datsuns and Toyotas were pitied...they couldn't afford to join in the con...