I remember back at home one nite in the 60's I got spun out and found the wall with the right front. this put me going home to rebuild the right front.A guy walked over and said " shore would like you to drive my car tonite,my driver didnt show up". Wow a ride so I dont have to watch the race through the fence.Well let me tell you something, that dang car drove like a tank and when you got in a turn the steering would almost freeze up.I managed a fourth place in the consi so i got to race in the feature. Now that old ford coupe would fly---if you had the guts to hold it. I found out if you stayed high with it and used the gas you could actually manage to pass a few cars.The guy who owned it said no one had driven the car like that before. I told him right quick it was not a fun car to drive with the steering binding up every turn.Come to find out it had hit the wall a few weeks ago and bent the right side back. dad had him take it to the shop to fix the front end and next race in jones county was a breeze, it turned better but now im getting to the point of this discussion.Even as easy as it turned and drove it took both hands to drive the car and over a 100 lap race you were sorta feeling the strain it put on you. But the heat was like a sauna in the car,the exhausts were open just under your feet and when in a turn dirt was peppering you from the right widow but you know that was fun because when you climbed or lets say crawled out you were the color of the track and wet as soak .Now I would love to see todays drivers crawl into one of the cars that we drove back then . Heck my Chevelle that I drove on the big tracks didnt have power steering. I will admit it fought back pretty good at Darlington and Atlanta and you were give out after the race. Get Tommie Clinard or Bob Moore or Billy Biscoe to tell you how easy their cars drove back in the day. Power Steering wasnt even thought of much less a cool suit or a fan even. Now you tell me how it was when you drove or even how it was in the family car when you were in a big town twisting and turning---O for those days again.I want your opinion--any takers???????
updated by @johnny-mallonee: 12/05/16 04:10:12PM