93 MKVIII vs old suped up Dodge of some sort

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I was driving around in my bone stock '93 MK8 last night and pulled up next to some old Dodge, looked to be early 70s. It obviously had some work done to it.. jacked up rear end, really wide tires, and a mean sounding V8 with a loud exhaust and lumpy idle.

I took off a little harder than usual, and I heard the Dodge open up and it started pulling ahead. So I gunned it and took off. Had about a half a car length on him when I let up at 50 (45 mph limit).

At the next light the guy rolled down his window, gave me a completely dumbfounded look, and yelled "What kind of car is THAT?!" He was pretty surprised to learn it's a Lincoln. Guess if I drove a car like that and didn't know any better, I'd be surprised to see some barge with 20 pounds of chrome and a spare tire hump in the trunk take off past me too. I love sleepers. :D
 
RE: 93 MKVIII vs old suped up Dodge of some sort

Wasnt this old Dodge, I promise you that!
http://pic11.picturetrail.com/VOL384/1081854/2032833/26121273.jpg
http://pic11.picturetrail.com/VOL384/1081854/2032833/26122771.jpg

or this old Mopar!
http://pic11.picturetrail.com/VOL384/1081854/2032833/25156058.jpg
http://pic11.picturetrail.com/VOL384/1081854/2032833/26122279.jpg

Or, either one of these!
http://pic11.picturetrail.com/VOL384/1081854/2032833/25126582.jpg
If you spanked some old Dodge, he must have had a straight 6, or wasnt racing you. Even a stock 360 in an old Mopar will destroy a stock Mark VIII off the line. Especially since we Mark VIII owners have such poor bottom end numbers. If you lifted at 50 mph, the race barely even started, or he didnt know you were racing.

Trust me, I have the Mopars, and I have 2 Mark VIII's. There is NO contest.(unless its raining, or there's snow on the ground).

That Mopar you raced needs to come on over to my place, and let me get it running right.

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RE: 93 MKVIII vs old suped up Dodge of some sort

It definitely had a V8, the exhaust note made that pretty obvious. I'm guessing it was a 318. And he was certainly racing me.. after he asked me what kind of car I have, we ran again with the same results. :)
 
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