I went down to meet Ryan_AAR yesterday and had one of the best times in my life. I think he did also and it wasn't anything to do with either of us. Let me start by saying I really enjoyed meeting Ryan. He is cool dude with lots of parts and cars, just not enough time. Ryan decided to give me a tour of his treasure and afterwards wanted to know if I would like to go meet his buddy Mark. Being that I live 3 1/2 to 4 hours away and it was 7:30 or 8:00pm already, I said what the hay! Good decision. Ryan's buddy Mark has several Mopars and some Fords but he is like all us. He just likes cars. The crown jewel of his collection is a 69 GTX Hemi Roadrunner convertible. OHHHH! MY!!!! GODDDD! The hemi was built by Ray Barton and this thing is all business. Mark decided that we should all take a quick ride through the neighborhood and we quickly found out why his neighbors hate him.
(the headers were uncorked) He did a couple hard launches and I can say that was the most powerful car I have ever been in. He supposedly is running low 10's, but it feels like it could do 9's with a good hook up. Afterwards, Ryan I were talking and he mentions that was the first time he had taken a ride in it and had a smile a bit bigger than mine. That was because he said that GTX was one of 11. I don't remember the specifics of why because I was just trying to savor the experience but I guess the car was in last months Mopar Collector's Guide and has the details. I missed that one.
Anyway, a big shout out to Ryan and Mark, THANK YOU!!!
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I apologize also. In my excitement I didn't take any pictures. :dontknow:
