The idea of taking a kid or even a young driver of say a Honda Civic for a ride in your Pontiac is a GREAT idea. The current generation of young potential motorheads has NO IDEA, no frame of reference for what NA torque is or what it feels like. They don't "get it" because they have never felt it. Life changing experience? Damn right it is. I was 18 and thought I knew all about Pontiacs, torque and horsepower. Hell, I owned a 70 TA, what else did I need to know? Then 4 of my friends and I made a trip to Gallipolis, OH to the home of Mr. Phil Heck. He took all of us for a ride on the street in a real aluminum 421 SD Catalina!. A standing start run to around 100 MPH. That 10 seconds is etched in my mind like it was yesterday. I remember looking back at my friend and his eyes were as big as saucers. Open headers, slicks, it was by far the fastest, loudest most powerful thing any of us had ever experienced. It was all we talked about for months. How some day, some way, we would have a Pontiac like that. Thank you again, PJ Heck. If you can, change some lives with your car.
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