In 1968 I asked my father if I could cash in my Mutual Funds which totaled about $4000. I was interested in buying my first car. I found a brand new model that was a Plymouth. It was called a Road Runner and it had the cartoon Road Runner decal as well as the horn would beep-beep when sounded. The car was fire engine red and was a 383 cubic inch engine with a 4 speed stick on the floor. It was voted the car of the year for 1968. It was part of the muscle cars that were produced during the late 60's and early 70's. The sound of the engine when idling was very loud. The car was extremely fast and it had an anti sway bar that allowed it to corner at a high rate of speed. I once was driving behind about ten cars on Ashby State Road. There was a straight stretch and I decided to pass the 10 to 12 cars. I was soon approaching about 100 mph as I got near the lead car. I noticed that my parents were in the front car and I had to make a quick decision - continue or slow down and let all the cars catch up with me. My decision was to continue as I went by them at 100 mph. I nervously awaited their arrival at home. Funny thing, they never said anything. I guess the red blur going by them was not recognized.
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