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k.pascoe · 06-17-2010, 10:38 AM

1982 I was in the Army stationed at Ft. Campbell, KY. I lived off post in Clarksville, TN. I was late for morning formation. Driving my '76 Torino 4 door that I had transplanted a 429 SCJ from a buddy's '71 Mustang (He wanted a 460 installed, So I got the engine for labor to install, plus we exchanged my 2.73 3rd member for his 4.30.) Anyway, I had also pulled my flat hood, for a '72 scooped Gran Torino Sport hood. Well, it fit correctly at the cowl, but not at the header, so I removed the header and used a (you guessed it) rope to secure the hood. Well, back to me being late to formation. I'm rocking those 4.30s on Hwy 41A just about ready to cross a Cumberland river bridge, when to my right I notice a friendly sheriff. Just then my hood did one little shutter and then WHAM!!! I 'm staring at nothing but hood a 85 mph. Well, the sheriff turns on his lights as I'm trying not to crash into anything, I get slowed down and off to the side of the rode with the friendly law officer behind me as I get out and survey the damage. He comes up to me and hands me a ticket for 60 mph in a 45, he can hardly contain himself as I'm the big joke of the morning though all of Clarksville police dept.. He said he'd had followed me for about a mile and was going to bust me pretty hard, but the hood flying open made him feel sorry for me.

06-17-2010, 10:38 AM	#3
k.pascoe Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fenton, Missouri Posts: 107 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Your Most Embarrasing Street Moment. 1982 I was in the Army stationed at Ft. Campbell, KY. I lived off post in Clarksville, TN. I was late for morning formation. Driving my '76 Torino 4 door that I had transplanted a 429 SCJ from a buddy's '71 Mustang (He wanted a 460 installed, So I got the engine for labor to install, plus we exchanged my 2.73 3rd member for his 4.30.) Anyway, I had also pulled my flat hood, for a '72 scooped Gran Torino Sport hood. Well, it fit correctly at the cowl, but not at the header, so I removed the header and used a (you guessed it) rope to secure the hood. Well, back to me being late to formation. I'm rocking those 4.30s on Hwy 41A just about ready to cross a Cumberland river bridge, when to my right I notice a friendly sheriff. Just then my hood did one little shutter and then WHAM!!! I 'm staring at nothing but hood a 85 mph. Well, the sheriff turns on his lights as I'm trying not to crash into anything, I get slowed down and off to the side of the rode with the friendly law officer behind me as I get out and survey the damage. He comes up to me and hands me a ticket for 60 mph in a 45, he can hardly contain himself as I'm the big joke of the morning though all of Clarksville police dept.. He said he'd had followed me for about a mile and was going to bust me pretty hard, but the hood flying open made him feel sorry for me. Last edited by k.pascoe; 06-17-2010 at 02:08 PM.