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And Now, The Impaladventure
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Jack Baruth
(IC: employee)
Published: June 23rd, 2014
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The Reader’s Ride features have been a big hit so far at TTAC, so I’m taking it to the next level. To put it mildly.
- First-facelift B-body box formal coupe styling. None of that fancy-pants aeroback Caprice crap here, son.
- 3.8 liters of GM V-6 power for great highway fuel economy and exciting hill climbs!
- Roll-up windows for safety in case I drive into a swimming pool. Weren’t you worried about that as a kid? I remember being worried about it.
- No cruise control, because real men are always in control of their speed.
- Possibly no A/C, I’ve been afraid to ask.
This isn’t the oldest GM car I’ve driven cross-country, nor is the farthest distance I’ve driven a Malaise-mobile; that honor goes to my spectacularly star-crossed Fleetwood Talisman adventure three years ago. But this time I’m working against the clock, because I have to be at a new-car press event on in the South on Wednesday.
I’ll keep you all posted, but wish me and Mark luck!
Jack Baruth
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Published June 23rd, 2014 10:00 AM
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You must remove the Cragars and find steelies with taxi-spec dog dishes.
Jack! If you need a pit stop in Providence (if you're coming down this way) let me know! I'd love to see this amazing piece of history...
Watching Road Kill on you tube is a must if you buy old cars & drive them, they do stuff like buy a car 1,000 miles away (sight unseen)and try to get it home on what's left of their money or do a motor swap in a parts store parking lot.
Damn, I am jealous. You know that washing a car before the trip is bad luck, right?