Chevy Vega Re: Cheap cars (was: 1%...)

From: Chad Fernandez <fernande_at_internet1.net>
Date: Thu Aug 2 11:36:00 2001

I don't recall it. What is it and when did it come out?

Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA

Douglas Quebbeman wrote:
> Anyone here old enough to remember this:
>
> Well, I stepped off the pavement into my cut-down-short...
> Cat in the next lane, says, "Man, you look like a real sport."
> He said "when that light turns green, I'm gonna dig out ahead of you."
> Well, I answered him back, like about the, only way I could... <-
> wrong lyric
>
> .......vvvvvVVVVVVRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!
>
> I got three carburetors....
> ...twin pipes...
> I got three carburetors....
> ...milled heads...
> I got three carburetors and no-body's passin' me...
>
> <insert walking saxomophone bridge>
>
> So, I pulled up to the stoplight, just my baby and me.
> Same cat pulled upside, he was GREEN with N-V.
> He said "man, what you got under that crazy, fat hood"
> Well, I answered him back, like about the, only way I could...
>
> .......vvvvvVVVVVVRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!
>
> ...
>
> Well, I wheeled off of the highway, and down under the underpass,
> when all of a sudden, I was like Ooo, out of gas!
>
> dah-dah-dah-dah-dom-dom
> dom-dom
>
> "Well, man, what happened?" dom-dom
> "I don't know, I can't dig this scene, something's gotta give"
> dom-dom
> "Well, fella, I dig on your predicment. You got
>
> ...three carburetors....
> ...twin pipes...
> I got three carburetors....
> ...milled heads...
> I got three carburetors and no-body's passin' me...
>
> > Gas mileage? What's that? Actually it's not too bad. I get
> > about 15-16 MPG on the highway. But you should see what the gas gauge does
> > when I put my foot to it and the second and third of carbs kick in!
>
> I still get chills when I hear the blower on the 327 on Mad Max's
> car in the first movie... didn't that have an Edelbrock manifold?
>
> -dq
>
>
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