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Re: Are sleepers still a thing?
My favorite sleeper was an 82 Buick Estate Wagon that had originally had a diesel engine. I pulled the diesel and built an Olds 455 for it, topped it off with an 850 CFM Quadrajet, and put dual exhaust and a 3.23 posi under it. The pony cars of the day didn't stand a chance. I left the diesel badges on it and put big stock mufflers on it. Occasionally someone would notice that it didn't sound like a diesel, but for the most part no one knew until I punched it.
My favorite story about it came from a buddy who was in the Highway Patrol. Apparently he had been behind me in the next lane at a red light when I took on a Mustang. When I saw him a week later he mentioned that he had noticed my little exhibition, but he didn't give me any crap. He just said, "I don't know what you've got in there, but I know it's not a diesel."
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I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson
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