Flashback to 1982, my graduation present was $500 to buy a car. I bought a 1971 Impala 2dr couple and had $200 left over after the purchase for lots and lots of gas at a whopping $.98 I think it was. You didn't go far on a gallon with it either, somewhere around about 12 MPG, not sure of the exact mileage. It had a 350 CI making somewhere in the neighborhood of 245 HP. This year was the start of the HP decline by '73 or '74 this same engine was only producing 165 HP. Speeding tickets were cheap by today's means but back then 64 in a 55 got you a ticket for $27.50 but then I worked for a farmer for $4/hr so there went just over a half days wages. It has been a couple years since I have had a ticket, knock on wood, but that same ticket is about 5 times or more than what it was then. We didn't do much drag racing then since I didn't have much of a performance car anyway. Law Enforcement were starting to crack down harder on exhibition drive so that made it harder to get away with having fun.
Dean.
