I wasn't going to reply, but since we're hijacking already... 8)

In about '85 my friend bought a ski boat .. 19' Mastercraft, about 2500# + 1000# trailer. Our wimpy company cars of the time wouldn't pull his boat. Living near Chapel Hill, NC he bought a lovely '73 Olds 88 with a 455 from a college student heading home for a whopping $500. On ski days a crowd would usually go along with my friend to the lake on pretty afternoons. This day there were 6 guys and all the usual ski crap along. They were on the way home and stopped at a traffic light near Chapel Hill. Some un-informed underclassman in a 4 cyl Mustang revved up his engine and challenged the Olds + carload + boat to a race. The Olds won the 0-35mph race and the Mustang just turned off and hid. Torque is a wonderful thing.

Chuck