Got a Visit From Carcraft Last Sunday

Got a visit from John McGann last Sunday. He's one of the editors of Carcraft. He's doing a story on E-body owner's take on the new SRT Challenger. He brought over a brand-new tor-red 6.1 liter Challenger for me to test drive and give him my impressions. I've got a 1970 'Cuda. He took some photos of the red Challenger and my Lemon Twist 'Cuda that will probably show up in the magazine.

The Challenger is great, but when he asked if I'd buy one if I had $44k laying around, my answer was no. The Challenger is everything a modern luxury sports car should be, but the 'Cuda looks better, sounds better, smells better and brings a lump to my throat every time I mash the gas pedal and leave a cloud of smoke behind. Sure the suspension can't compare, and you couldn't hear a radio in the 'Cuda if you wanted to. But the Challenger is just too refined for my taste.

The best part was that John had never ridden in an E-body, so I took him for a spin. I almost had him crying for his Mommy by the time I hit 3rd gear...:-D

Oh, and he wants to do a story on the Turbo Scamp when its done!