Went on a Ford GT owner rally this weekend. The route started in Pacific Palisades and wound its way up the coast to Santa Barbara. There were 15 cars in attendence, even though I didn't bring one. I wanted to attend the rally but the wife and kids obviously don't all fit in the GT...
I was looking for some quality time with them because I was gone most of Saturday on a press trip. So at the last minute I ditched the GT for the Plum Crazy Dodge Challenger R/T. I got the air conditioning fully functional a week earlier after installing a new heater control valve, so what better way to test it all out? The great thing about Ford GT owners is that they are all serious car guys and, unlike the owner groups for various other exotics, they love anything with four wheels and a personality. I just stayed at the back of the line while cruising and didn't park near them when we got to our Santa Barbara stopping point (didn't want to mess up any of their photo ops). But several of the participants were very interested in the Challenger. They asked many questions and wanted to hear the story of finding it. And it was a bonus to see the kids get excited about the many colored Ford GTs we were driving with. Nice to know you can have this kind of fun with a Ford GT, even when you aren't driving a Ford GT. Oh, and the A/C worked great!
Karl Brauer, Editor in Chief, Edmunds.com @ 4,993 miles
chuckg says:
05:38 AM, 08/29/06
Here we have a bunch of guys driving around in $150k+ autos, and they want to know the story behind the Challenger. Amazing.
I don't know what it is, but there is just something about those old muscle cars that is very appealing.
I knew when you bought the Challenger that you'd have fun with it.