I can put up with a lot of idiosyncrasies in a car that most people won’t deal with. A lumpy idle that requires you to drive with two feet and kick it into Neutral at every stop is normal to me. Loud exhaust, vibrations, heat, overheating, occasional breakage, and roadside repair … it’s all part of the hot rodding game, and everyone has a different level of tolerance.
Nowhere is this more evident than in the variance of opinion on what is and is not a street car. Here’s what Keith Scott of Reno, Nevada, wrote to us recently: “I am sick to death of seeing articles about 7-, 8-, or 9-second street machines. I’m sorry, guys, but a car with an 8- or 10-point rollcage, rolling on 29-inch slicks,…
