Ahh! Red Barchetta! Great tune! I remember my first exposure to RUSH by my best friends brother back in '78. I was 12 and he had a 70 Chevelle SS 454, black with white stripes and N 50's in the rear (anyone remember letter size tires?)! Not a Dodge but very cool never the less. Took us out for a spin (literally!) and he had 2112 on the 8-track.
Anyway, I was just listening to Copperhead Road by Steve Earl while I was painting the frame of my Ramcharger, and immediately thought of my brother-in-law who was busted running white lightning in Tenesse in late 60's. He had a choice of going to jail or going to Vietnam and he picked the later. Of course as stubborn as he is, he enroled in the Marines.
To make long story short, after he met my sister, he spent a tremendous amount of time with my teenage dumb *** teaching me how to troubleshoot and repair the right way (he was a professional mechanic, now works in the dyno room at Fel-Pro). I will never forget his '68 (maybe '69?) 383 Road Runner (painted all black with Cragar SS's and a four speed, and if I'm not mistaken, he told me he was running 13:1 compression ratio on the street!) that would run 11's easy. Remember, in 1983, a street driven 11 sec. car without nitrous was a rarity.
So, as soon as my Ramcharger is done, (it will be set up as the most ultimate towing, camping,fishing, hi-country bashing SOB as I can make it!) I will be looking for a '70-'71 Duster project, distance no object, this spring. My girlfriend is a tech steward for BMW America SCCA and also has plans fo me to pick up her race car from Kansas, so, if anyone out Kansas way has the aformentioned Duster, Let me know and I'll start saving now!
Thanks everyone for a great website and support our troops! :headbang:
