[DeTomaso] NPC Engine swap - extraordinaire

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/12/11 11 15 14, gow2 at rc-tech.net writes:


> That one has been around for a couple years. There were a few 55's with
> Merlins around. What I really like, may be hard to see on the Utube
> video, easier to see on TV, as he drives down the road he clears the
> road of leaves and debree with the exhaust.
> 

I met this guy a few months ago; turns out he lives just about 15 minutes 
away from me.   He has hardly driven this car since he bought it (stole it 
really) at auction a few years ago.   He said the first time he romped on the 
gas while underway, the massive torque from the engine rolled the car 
sideways so hard that it peeled the front tire right off the wheel!!!

He had an interesting collection, mostly of musclecars.   Interestingly, on 
the day I visited him, he had just traded two of his 'blue-chip' musclecars 
to one of his friends on the east coast.   The thing is, instead of getting 
cash, he was given 17 (!) musclecars in return for his two.   The REALLY 
interesting thing is that he had NO idea what he was going to be receiving!!!! 
  He just trusted his friend to make him happy.   He had swept out a big 
barn and was getting ready for a bunch of car transporters to arrive and 
disgorge their cargo in a few days.

I wonder what he got, and if he was happy with his end of the deal?

Mike