New Thread: What's Your Best Story Of Breaking Down Or Hitch-hiking Stories???

Another story,

I was coming home from somewhere, on the freeway, about 8 at night. Driving my 64 Custom 880.

This 88 Mustang comes up to me, wants to race. Sure why not.

We are cruising, about 90, when i start hearing a really loud humming noise, kinda like a bearing going out.

It gets louder and louder, then Bam, right rear tire blows out. The Mustang was about even with my rear bumper at that point.

My car swerves to the left, my tail light illuminates the Mustangs headlight, it must have been really close.

Car swerves the other way, Mustang passes me, I get the car under control and stop on the shoulder. The guy in the Mustang doesnt stop, sure i almost wipe him out, but hey, I would have stopped.

I get out, tire is detroyed, I am pissed. I get the jack and the spare out.

The shoulder is not level and tilts to the right, I loosen the lugs, jack the car up, swearing. I take the bad tire off and the car promptly falls off the jack.

I am swearing, get mad and say screw this, start walking, regain my senses and go back. Swearing.

The 880 had a bumper jack that lifts the bottom of the bumper, and with the right axle on the ground you couldnt get the jack low enough.

Now bear in mind, its night and I managed to stop between the lights on the freeway.

So, here i am in the dark looking for a stick or something i can pry up on the bumper with to get the jack under it.

Luckily i find a sign post in the ditch, i can stick under the car and pry up, i finally get the jack back under the bumper and get the car back in the air.

After i get the car in the air, a guy in a Honda stops and asks if i need help. I tell him not really but if he could hang out and leave his lights on, it would be nice.
He obliges, but leans up against the car, and makes it fall off the jack, again, thanks dude. but we manage to get it on again and get the tire changed.