Are you a gearhead? - Beyond Tiki

S Shipwreckjoey Member San Diego, CA Joined: Nov 29, 2002 Posts: 1794	S Shipwreckjoey Posted posted on Fri, Sep 17, 2004 12:48 AM I was born a Gearhead. My dad had a '40 Ford that was as hot as you could get in the late forties & early '50's in L.A. and be street legal. My uncle tore up the streets of N. Long Beach & East L.A. in his '57 Chevy and my cousin raced drag bikes and dragsters at Lion's Dragstrip (Long Beach). I currently own two Mustang GT's and am lookin' around for a Cobra. My question is - "has anybody ever been in a bad enough crash (bike or car) that they've considered never getting in a car (or bike) again?" I crashed a '71 Triumph GT6 at 95 mph and rolled it 3 times fracturing my skull, breaking my ribs and collarbone and coming pretty damn close to breaking my neck. When I woke up the next day in the hospital and found out my car had been totaled I started thinking about what my next car was gonna be. Now that's Gearhead.

I was born a Gearhead. My dad had a '40 Ford that was as hot as you could get in the late forties & early '50's in L.A. and be street legal. My uncle tore up the streets of N. Long Beach & East L.A. in his '57 Chevy and my cousin raced drag bikes and dragsters at Lion's Dragstrip (Long Beach). I currently own two Mustang GT's and am lookin' around for a Cobra. My question is - "has anybody ever been in a bad enough crash (bike or car) that they've considered never getting in a car (or bike) again?" I crashed a '71 Triumph GT6 at 95 mph and rolled it 3 times fracturing my skull, breaking my ribs and collarbone and coming pretty damn close to breaking my neck. When I woke up the next day in the hospital and found out my car had been totaled I started thinking about what my next car was gonna be. Now that's Gearhead.

Post #115126 by Shipwreckjoey on Fri, Sep 17, 2004 12:48 AM