The Eternal Cockiness of Youth

[Imperial One]

We had the world by the tail. Circa 1982 I would guess, give or take a year or two. That 440 six pack ran sweet. We had just finished assembling it.

There are a few interesting details. The t-shirt I am wearing was a custom by John Brain in the style of Big Daddy Roth. And check out the bumper sticker on the window. It was from Chrysler Corporation and said "Thanks America Now it's up to us". And I can't believe how thin I was in those days! Great beard too (before it turned grey).

With Bill Veens in front of our shop in Forest Ontario Canada.

 

[gkent]

I'm not sure if that's the motor that went in my RR for a while or not. The last time it was on the road was in '85 with your motor in it and we went to the Nats that year.

Remember Bill getting showered with boiling water from the rad when we fired it for the first time to break in the cam - never run a motor with no rad cap on !!!

 

[Imperial One]

I'm not sure if that's the motor that went in my RR for a while or not. The last time it was on the road was in '85 with your motor in it and we went to the Nats that year.

Remember Bill getting showered with boiling water from the rad when we fired it for the first time to break in the cam - never run a motor with no rad cap on !!!

I think this was the engine that went in your Road Runner. I am fairly sure it was 1984 when we went to the Mopar Nats because it was in Indianapolis that year.

 

[gkent]

I know it was in Indy. Maybe '85 was Detroit and you and I went in your dad's land yacht.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Bill Veens? Are you sure that's not Ron Jeremy?

 

[Kern Dog]

The Hedgehog !

 

[r4sedan]

Your even wearing the nut hugger shorts. Yup, I remember those days.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

The Hedgehog !

Looking at the photo before I ever got to the comments I was ready to post exactly this....

 

[Kern Dog]

Back in the 90s, the way I could tell if the porno was a new one or old was by how fat Ron Jeremy was. Thin? OLD video!

 

[super-bee_ski]

Love the T-shirt!
Give anything to have that today!
Yup, I changed also, I'd need an Xtra-Large now