196? Renault Dauphine 4 door, black. The first ride out of the garage I was checking the quick steering at 60 mph by weaving the (then) white lines and flipped
it on its side. It spun around, flipped back onto the wheels and rolled backwards into the ditch with a dead engine. Once the excess fuel was cleared from the
engine it started, drove it up out of the ditch and on home. The only damage was scratches on the passenger side from the sanding effect of the pavement - and
of course the pee stain in the underwear.
After a couple months it was traded for a 1960 Dodge with a HUGE 318 V8 - what a monster compared to the Renault! Then had a 1962 Valiant, a 1963 Plymouth, then a 1965 Mustang. I wish I had kept everyone of them!
After a couple months it was traded for a 1960 Dodge with a HUGE 318 V8 - what a monster compared to the Renault! Then had a 1962 Valiant, a 1963 Plymouth, then a 1965 Mustang. I wish I had kept everyone of them!
Of course it wasn't completely stock at that point, but
all it had done to it was slightly larger injectors, 8mm Mopar plug wires, drop in K&N filter, Mopar Race Computer, 3" exhaust from the downpipe back,
rust related weight reduction, and the legendary torque steer
).
............................................Blueaxe
