Let’s hear a 340 story

Another 340 Charger story. lol I said I had more.

I worked at the Burger King and a junkyard when I was a kid in school. The crowd I hung with in school was always hangin somewhere on the weekends. Usually on the street in the neighborhood of one of my friends. This time, it was out in front of Jeff and Doug Clark's house in a small neighborhood across from the grammar school pretty much all of us went to.

Anyway, there's always this one uncool neighbor that hates all things hot rod and this neighborhood was no exception. All the kids were actually right out in front of his house. LOL This guy's name was Robert Kraudus. Kraudus was always dickin about loud mufflers, spinnin tires and whatnot and just generally hated anybody with a hot rod. ...and nobody DARED to smoke tires in front of Kraudus' house. Course you know what that meant.

I knew where they were gonna be as Kirk had told me that Friday at school. I got off work about 1 am and drove over there. There was probably like 25 or 30 kids standin in the street when I got there. Soon as I pull up, Kirk, Doug, Jeff and Mitty all come runnin up to the car. Kirk says "dude Kraudus is home this weekend. You gotta smoke um down". Course, I was always willin to oblige and that car would ROAST the right rear purt near till you let off the gas. So I started brake standin it right in the middle of the street dead in front of Kraudus' driveway. By the time I let out, I was probably ten houses down the street and the whole neighborhood was smoked up.

So, the next mornin I went to Kirk's house like I pretty much always did. Kirk, Mitty, Jeff and Doug were all out back while Kirk was wrenchin on his awesome 67 442 with a 425 and 4 speed. So I get out and go in the backyard. Mitty looks at me and says "Kraudus went down this mornin and swore out a warrant for your arrest". lol

Now, at this particular time.....about 1981, my uncle was Deputy Chief of police in Macon. He was past retirement age, but still with the department. So I get home and call him. Soon as he hears it's me he starts laughin and says "don't worry about it, I already took care of it". lol He heard it on the scanner and made a phone call.

So that followin Monday me and Kirk ride by Kraudus' house to check out the mark. Of course there was Kraudus standin in the driveway when we slowly cruised by. He just stared at us and Kirk waved. lol We never did measure the mark, but it went at least ten houses worth. Down the hill and around the corner. lol It was there for a WHILE.