Brand X Modern Musclecars

Well, to please a woman, I bought a 68 Corvette Roadster (2 tops) with a HiPo 327 and a 4 Speed.............

Right after I paid, the left rear axle bearing went out...........Soon after that, the motor went belly up with smoke and no power...........Had it rebuilt, and the stupid mechanic SET the heater hoses on their connections, but didn't clamp them down...........On the way home, we overheated the fresh motor and it was back at square one.....then she burned up the clutch coming out of traffic lights in 4th gear with her girly friends........

Soon after that, I got mad at the girl in her Dad's driveway, dumped the clutch in reverse and dropped an axle in the driveway........the car sat right down on the left rear tire..........

Had the car towed, and the jack$%# picked it up too high with his standard strap tow truck, and ripped the glass front valance apart as he drove away.

I lost my job, and couldn't pay the repair bill ($485. for the axle, new brakes, and a new clutch set-up....boy THOSE were the days, huh?)........Had to sell the Vette to one of the mechanics for $2100. + the bill.........He painted the car, did some crushed velvet inside, and sold it for a clean 10 grand.

That's my brand X story. I know, I know. Not a day goes by.........and then I married the girl too.

(but it WAS a Chebby......and that's my ONLY consolation.....)