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My second car was a Mopar Muscle Car....



A 1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus.

It had a 383 with double duce carbs and the slap stick auto transmission. Even with the stock width tires floor it in Drive from a stop sign it had so much torque it would break the passenger side motor mount, even after I put the biggest made and chained it down. Had to shorten the extender on the radiator fan to keep it from cutting into the radiator when the mount broke. I really wanted to put wider tires on it, 70's on the front and 50's on the back. My dad wouldn't let me, can't imagine what kind of damage that would have done? Dig those crazy wire wheel looking hub caps. What a sleeper,

The local garage I took it to was owned by two brothers who's last name was Sebring, it was called Sebring Auto. They liked to drag race and offered to trade me for a car they were working on. The car was a little sports car was all black and freshly built up and painted. The interior was all metal, no upholstery, and no radio or a/c. I thought it was some kind of kit car and refused the trade. I later found out the car they offered to trade me was an actual Ford GT40 they had restored. Can't imagine what my insurance would have been like 18 years old with a GT40 even back in 1978.
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