[jrussell]

Freddie,
I fear you misunderstood me!! I was not suggesting drinking/driving in any shape or form, but I was just letting my old memories relive old tails from yesteryear when "moonshiners" used 'hotrod" Fords and Mercurys (and other) vehicles to transport illegal "adult beverage" throughout the South, mostly by the back roads in an effort to evade the ever watchful eyes of the troopers.
I had a good friend in highschool that got a REALLY GOOD DEAL on a used 57 Chevy BelAire, Black, 4 speed, 283- extensively modified, cam, headers, etc, etc, and EXTREMELY fast. We used to get stoped at least once a night, maybe more, every weekend night, searched, for nothing!! When we finally got tired of it and asked the cop just why this kept happening for no reason, he just took us around back, & after he had Tom open the trunk, he showed us the false bottom and a bunch of space designed for liquid transport! When Tom told him he had bought the car about a month prior, the officer radioed in the information and a week later the "random" searches stopped cold.
I wish I had that old 57 now, just like I wished I owned it then! What a rush that was from a time long past in Lubbock, Texas!
I am looking forward to meeting you in Austin, my friend!
John Russell
SPF#586
ps. NO, it WAS NOT Tom Meadows!!!!