> I remember back in high school my friend had one with a corvette engine in it.

Max speed...? :)

> It was a great sleeper car because it wasn't the Z26 in anything but engine, so he'd have a great time at stoplights.

I like people that do silly things at stoplights with their car. Especially when they create fun-tastic moments, like the one that suddenly started like a rabbit at a *red* light and smashed into an oncoming police car. Or the guy with a small FIAT car that blew up the engine trying to challenge a BMW.

> I remember my group of friends looked at him with a bit of envy 'cause we were all driving either sucky cars

My first car was a 1972's Peugeot 204 (1100cc engine, 130Km/h top speed, manual transmission). It seemed the car of Mickey Mouse, but my girl friends liked it a lot; it was really comfortable on road and to do all the things a boy and a girl usually do in a car. Actually I own a Ford Fiesta (a 1300cc engine, but can go as fast as 160km/h), that I bought when my job was located in downtown Milan - where a small car is a must in those narrow roads and narrower parking lots...)

AP