Double up throttle return springs!

On my best buddy's 19th birthday, I was driving a few people home. A little "under the weather" as it were, driving my first car, a 1969 Sport Satellite with a mild 383. Drop off the first person, go and punch it down the road and the return spring vanishes/breaks. Full throttle down the road. I'm smart enough to know to shut her down, but dumb enough to try and put it in neutral first.

Well, being a little "under the weather", I missed neutral on the column shifter and hit reverse. The motor definitely shut down, but the car also spun around and I was heading backwards down the street.

Luckily, I managed to make it to a safe stop. Now I had to call for a ride home.

One of the first things that I did to my Dart when I brought her home was install a second spring. Just love that hard throttle. It also keeps the wife from wanting to drive it.