Old Buick, New Hemi

I live in a fairly small college town in south Texas, about 30,000 citizens and 30,000 students so you know what the traffic is like when school is in. One evening I'm cruzin through town in my nicely restored, red 65 Skylark GS when I stop at a red light on the outskirts and a brand new, loud, jacked up Hemi pick up pulls up beside me. The frat looking college boy driving had his pretty little blonde coed by his side, they both looked over at me and he raced his engine. Now I'm thinking, this ain't the 60s and they take you to jail for street racing now, but this is a smart ass rich kid driving a Hemi and I don't see any cops around. The light changed and we both floored it. My two fours screemed and my 3.90 rear gears working together with the 2.56 first gear in my M-20 tranny jumped my little Bquick ahead right off the line by about three car lengths. A power shift to second added another two lengths and when I shifted to third he quit. Now I'm looking around for cops, if they didn't see that they certainly heard it. As I stopped at the next light the Hemi pick up pulled up by me again, the passenger side window rolled down and he asked "What the hell you got in that thing, anyway?" "Oh, I don't know, whatever came in it." I replied. His girlfriend offered, "That's a beautiful car, could we look at it?" So when the light changed I pulled into the next parking lot with them right behind me. He immediately wanted to see under the hood and I obliged him. She began walking circles around my GS. "Whatever came in it, right." He accused. "It is what came in it, in fact it's got 82.000 miles on it and has never been overhauled." "I don't believe you." He replied. "Can I sit in it?" She requested. "Come on, Beth, we've gotta go." "No, just a minute, this is the prettiest car I've ever seen, I want to look at it." She got in and began ohhing and ahhing and carressing the metalic red upholstery. At that point I was wishing I was my car. Finally, after a lot of whinning, he got her out of my GS and back into his truck and as they rolled off she told me, "I love your car, I wish I could go for a ride in it." My Bquick beat his Hemi (I know it's not like the old ones but he did have 42 years and 80,000 miles on me) and impressed his girlfriend too, is that adding insult to injury? I love my car too.

John Roberts
65 Skylark GS
65 Skylark
73 Karmann Ghia
69 Cadillac hdtp
51 Chevy 5 window pu
69 Chevy pu
68 Jeep C5
looking for 34 Buick Coupe
want 72 Stage 1

 

Oh way to go.. you have ruined that poor girl for life:TU:

That is a great story. Just cause it's a HEMI it doesn't make it fast.

 

It's stories like this (the girl, not the race) that I think kept my wife from allowing me to have my GS convertible until I was going bald. One evening, I went to the store, both of my kids were in the car with me, but no wife. A car with a couple of gorgeous mid-20's females pulled up next to me, and a similar thing happened. I think they would have gone home with me just for a ride. Of course, when we got home, the kids couldn't wait to tell their mom what had happened! And, of course, they embellished it up for her. Fortunately my wife knows that nothing would happen:TU: , after 18 years, if I haven't strayed yet, we're doing something right!:eek2:

Keith

 

Nice story JOhn and welcome to the board!
you got any pictures of the car?

 

Great kill, you need to listen to REO's song, Rev on the Redline sometime. Love to shut down the new Hemi's. A lot of them have become the new ricers, they think a Hemi badge and set of Flowmasters make them bad a$$e$.

 

Great kill and great story. I remember guys losing like that in what they though was a fast vehicle but I also remember girls like that. That was 30+ years ago.

Mikey

 

Isnt that a Foreigner song,,,,,,,,,

 

Dang... I think your right. I had that on a Foreigner, REO mix CD. This getting old crap sucksou:

Still a great car song

 

Just cause it's a HEMI it doesn't make it fast.

but that doesn't mean a Hemi keeps the chick slow. :laugh:



Isnt that a Foreigner song,

http://www.lyrics007.com/Foreigner Lyrics/Rev On The Red Line Lyrics.html

off of "Head Games"

 

New Hemi's are really overrated the SRT8 maybe ok but the regular stuff
is really weak. Now that they are divorced from Daimler wait til they run
out of the German drivetrain parts they are using! Could be a real nightmare
for some owners. Great piece of work John Roberts:TU: Pete

 

Swweeeeet Kill !!

...once my wife (then girlfriend) and I were in Newport, RI in the touristy area - parked the GS with the top down to go look at one of the mansions. When we got back there were about 8 or 9 young swedish sweetie's taking turns posing next to it draping themselves all over the car giggling away.

As we approached she asked "aren't you afraid they'll scratch the paint ??" with a jelous look in her eyes ..."Nah...string bikini's dont scratch !!" I took out my camera and snapped a few pix of them having their fun

 

:laugh: :laugh:
No Shame huh

 

I think I speak for everyone and say, "We waiting semi-patiently for the pics".ray:

 

I think the wife got to those already. :laugh:

 

I was afraid of that.

 

Wives just don't have a sense of humor about some things.

 

isn't it amazing how all of your old girlfriend pics mysteriously disappear one day ??

 

Nice job John, it doesn't get any better than spanking a rich kids arse with a Hemroid, I mean Hemi. A fast Buick and a faster chicky babe...life is good:Brow:

 

I just got a new Hemi and I'm suprised how fast that thing is for a truck. What town was this in? I got to school in San Marcos and I've seen a red Skylark and that town fits your description. I'd love to get smoked by a Buick in my Hemi!

 

I'm just dying for a crack at one of them things. :Brow: I wonder what they are supposed to run in the 1/4 mile?