I have some questions.
1. Do we really know for 100% certain that the the guy that built the door stop car is the Mr. G that signed up here?
2. If the answer to that question is yes, does his mom know that he is on the internet un-supervised?
3. If he is who he says he is, did everyone here lose all respect for him based on his comments?
I know I did..........
Barry
1. G-force is Bob Johnson, previous owner of the g-force cuda
(Alan Johnson of Johnsons Hot Rod Shop-no relation to Bob built the Cuda, as per Bob's instructions and Chris Ito's renderings
2.Bob is 61 years old, doesn't need his mother's permission
3.Bob came here to defend himself after someone posted a link on protouring about the slamming he and his car was getting here.
Hi,
My name is, as my username says Bill Howell. I live in Pigeon Forge Tennessee, own musclerides.com and am a moderator on Pro-touring.com.
I am not here to start or continue a pissing contest, but will simply state a few facts. Bob Johnson has built some of the best cars ever seen in our hobby. He is not just a Mopar fan, but a true car guy. He is 61 years old, and anyone that knows him knows he speaks his mind. While his cuda may not have been the type build this site likes, it was truely an innovative car in the industry. I have seen the car many times this past year, including following it about 500 miles on the Power Tour in June. I have seen it run a drag strip, and be beat up on an autocross. This car was for real, very nice at car shows but most of all was run every bit as hard as any car on this site, period. To state the car was not your cup of tea is certainly fine, and respected, however to say it was ugly, obviously, that poster never saw the car in person. there were styling cues from the Superbird on the front fenders that actually were functional (scoops over front tires allowed more wheel travel and clearance). The car absolutely did all it was asked to do and yes did break a time or two, because it was pushed, not trailered to events. For it to be selected as the SMOTY proved it was a great build and also a nice car in general. The shame here to me is the fact there are so many things that could be learned from this car and the build that could benefit members here on your cars. Sure, most of us can never even imagine building a $800K+ car, but there were several ideas on the Cuda I used on my Chevy.
What I am trying to say is even though Bob got off on the wrong foot here, if you really knew him, you would like him. He does not look down at people that are not as well off as he is. He has been very critical of my car from time to time, but rather than get huffy about it, I have learned several things listening to what he had to say. Anyone that has done all he has done can teach rookies like me a thing or two.
I guess what I am trying to get across is this, sometimes it is better to think twice before you slam someone's car on the internet, or at least be able to back up your comments, since you never know who is reading your post. The world is a much smaller place since we have the internet and google now.
Since this is my first post, I will go ahead here and tell why I am on this board.
While I do not own a cuda or challenger, I did buy a 72 Charger while I was in Arizona last week, so I have been snooping around here trying to learn some things. I have a couple protouring style cars, but I plan to leave this one basically stock since it is such an original survivor. BTW, anyone know what the hp was for a 72 400-4 was. It is supposed to be the high output engine?
Also, anyone have any suggestions on the biggest size wheel/tire combo that will fit on a stock charger?
Thanks
Bill Howell
