posted 08-07-2003 01:45 AM                  

I was stopped for 58 in a 40. My first ticket in my 13 years of driving after having the Prowler for only 4 months.

Luckily, I only got a speeding ticket and not wreckless driving to boot. I had the original runflats on there at the time and they were wearing kinda thin. I gunned it from a light, turning left and fishtailed through the intersection. 2 wheeled officer was sitting in a businesses parking lot just ahead. The squealing tires is probably what got the radar pointed in my direction in the first place, since he was on the opposite side of the road.

Anyway, curious to hear other stories.

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posted 08-07-2003 07:58 AM                  

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26,000 miles of smiles

Call 911 - there is a Prowler in my garage....

posted 08-07-2003 09:39 AM                  

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Bill Gallagher
Magic Touch Designs Inc
1999 Red
www.MagicTouchDesigns.com

• MTD Prowler Intake System 2.2
• MTD Bypass Kit
• MTD Suspension Frame Braces
• Other Modifications

posted 08-07-2003 04:48 PM                  

We were on 465 going to a cruise in on a Saturday afternoon. They were working on the road and had a crossover in effect and both directions were on the same side with a concrete barrier on both sides and in the middle so each direction had 2 lanes, NO SHOULDER. Traffic was backed up for over a mile and just crawling in the direction that I was going. Once we got up to the problem, it was a Sunbeam Tiger that I had seen at the cruise in's, for a few years, but had never talked to the owner. His car was blocking the right lane leaving only one travel lane. We stopped to see if I could help. He thought his fuel pump was the problem. I ask him if he had a chain or rope to pull him off the interstate. He didn't but there was a crew working withing a few hundred feet of where we were, so I ask "have you got a chain I can use". They let me use a 3/8" log chain that was at least 30' long. I wrapped it around the ball on the hitch of my car and to the front of his car and proceded to pull him off the interstate. We had seen a State cruiser going the other direction with lights and siren on,(and he had about 8 miles to go to get turned around and back to us) About the time we got to the bottom of the exit he pulled up behind us with his lights still on. I seen him but had no place to stop so I continued up the ramp. Once at the top there was room for me to pull over and still let the cars around us and at that time he turned the siren on. I stopped and he came up to my car asking "What are you doing". I told him I was helping get the car off the interstate so he wouldn't get hit. The officer wanted to know if I knew this guy, and I told him "NO". The whole time he is looking over both cars, and asking "Why would you do this for someone you don't know". (for those that do not know, A TIGER is a small english built car that Chrysler had some ties to in the `60's, BUT they installed a small block ford motor in them) After a few minutes he let us go. I think he really just wanted to look at the cars, and couldn't believe that I did this with my custom painted really RARE car.

I proceded to pull this car into the gas station just off the interstate. After talking to him for a while come to find out we both work at the same place (FORD) Since then I talk to Ed all the time and on one other occasion he was at the cruise in and had no headlights. It was a nice night and he only lived about 8 miles from me, so I followed him home to have my lights shine around him so he could see to drive home.

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Larry & Sue Mayes