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Fast cars, Pt 1

The guys who drove those muscle cars in the 60s and when the cars lasted into the 70s those guys didn't believe in air conditioning the whole idea was to drive with the windows rolled down smoke blowing in the faces of the children in the back when it was necessary to have air circulate with the windows up when there was a bear or road killed skunk or it was raining cats and dogs there was dash air vented straight from the engine hot and greasy without even the pretence of freon the only relief to be had was a breath of fresh air when the guy behind the wheel of the car with the muscles stopped for a pee or for gas and a flat 50 of Sweet Caps and a package of cheap Thrills the gum that tastes like soap but was all there was on the highway Fruit Stripe and Juicy Fruit and Chiclets were too much bother at a truck stop because there was really no way to know where to stop in the selection of flavours and...