Who: self
Age: 13
Where: Streets of my neighborhood, Highway 50 and surrounding areas
What: 1975 Ferrari 365GT4/BB, “borrowed” from a neighbor while he was on a European vacation.
Transmission: Manual 5-speed
This is the first anybody has ever spoken about it!
My dad took me to a deserted country gravel road. We went one mile and I never went fast enough to get out of second gear. Kicked up a lot of dust and the gravel kept the wheels from driving straight without a struggle. We went home and my knuckles were still white from the death grip on the steering wheel. I didn’t drive again until the school driver’s ed program started.
That was my son’s first experience. A pal talked him into taking turns with his mother’s minivan. They were pulled over by a cop for going 30 down the freeway and the pal’s parents had to come and drive them home.
Who: friend
Age: 14
Where: Lonely 2 lane in rural Ft. Worth, midnight.
What: 1966 Imapala, 327, “borrowed” from my grandmother while she slept.
Transmission: TurboHydramatic 2 speed