Thanks, Fordman, I'm glad you're enjoying things so far. Chapter 2 has been sent in. It's a bit shorter than Chapter 1, but it has enough packed into it to provide the next step in the story progression. As to the car, that one has special meaning for me. I got my license driving a '73 Dodge pickup with a 318 and 3-speed, but the car I drove to really get good with a clutch was my best friend's car. It was a '69 Road Runner with a 440 Magnum Police Interceptor engine, bored, stroked and blueprinted. Dual Holly quads, 11" competition clutch, Hurst shift kit, and 3:11 Posi Trac. And it also had the original Road Runner horn. Stomp on it and it could put your head in the trunk. I miss that car.