Ross
06-12-2003, 12:22 PM
Guys, I'm pretty conservative at heart, although owning my first muscle car (at age 51) has brought out something latent in me! A few weeks ago, I was coming home one Saturday night on the Southwest freeway in Houston. For some reason, there wasn't much traffic that night, and I saw a new Mustang GT convertible ahead of me. I just HAD to pull up next to him, and show off a little bit. I jumped out ahead of him, then let him catch up. He pulled up next to me and gave me that "come on, you old fart" look. So we took off from about 60 MPH. Mistake on his part. My girl might not jump off the line like some cars, but she's awesome from 60 to 100. Needless to say, all I saw was a disappearing Mustang in my rear view mirror. At about 95 (which wasn't long) , I backed down, no use pushing my luck too far with the Houston cops. The other guy pulled up next to me with a puzzled look like "how did this old guy in that big sedan just beat me so bad?" Damn, it felt good. Now, when I get my 4.10 later this summer, I can do that from stop signs, too!