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A funny headline, given that I was just reading up on the history of the "Black Ghost", a nickname given by other racers to a muscle-car which would dominate De
by myself248 4y ago
A funny headline, given that I was just reading up on the history of the "Black Ghost", a nickname given by other racers to a muscle-car which would dominate Detroit street races in the 70s, but never hung around to socialize. The car would just show up, win, and disappear, sometimes for weeks or months, before surfacing again to win, and again to vanish. Nobody knew the driver, nobody could get a look at him, and he was trying very hard to keep it that way.
This blew my mind, as I'd heard about this car in the 90s from a car-nut uncle, during the time when nobody knew the story, just that the car had stopped showing up in the mid-70s and nobody had ever seen it again.
Only in 2014 did the owner reveal his secret. Ultimately his reason for laying low is much more lurid than simply being a pacer like today's clickbait headline.
(Ur jnf n pbc ol qnl, fgerrg-enpre ol avtug.)
https://www.dodgegarage.com/news/article/owners-clubs/2022/12/a-look-at-the-black-ghost-dodge-challenger-and-the-man-behind-the-wheel.html https://www.dodgegarage.com/news/article/owners-clubs/2022/1...
- axlee 4y agorot13 for the curious
- bravetraveler 4y ago"He was a cop by day, street-racer by night." For the curious and lazy
- rolenthedeep 4y agoThank you, I was indeed far too lazy to look this up
- bravetraveler 4y agoMy frustration with sharing the rot13 note but not a translation helped me overcome the laziness; so now many benefit! Honestly, I'm not sure why it was there to start with. Oh boy, the guy that drives a car for a living happens to enjoy cars
- brianzelip 4y agoGreat story, thanks!
- renewiltord 4y agoTerrific story. Thank you!
- runsWphotons 4y agoI submit an objection to the use of "lurid" here.
- techdragon 4y agoSad to see the comments at the bottom of the excellent article you linked to… it has one from this month mentioning the car is up for auction. I hope it’s for a good reason since it’s so sad to see prospective family legacy and history just sold off when hard times strike.
- josephd79 4y agohttps://youtu.be/Jd0io1zktqI https://youtu.be/Jd0io1zktqI There’s a cool video on YouTube about it now.
- js2 4y agoI wanted to know a bit more about the car and in particular I was curious about the brakes. The A34 Super Track package the car has added discs in front[1]. As someone who once owned a '68 Camaro with drums up front, phew. 1. Per https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/1970-71-dodge-challenger-r-t https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/1970-71-dodge-chall... The car is up for auction later this year: https://monthly.mecum.com/2023/01/06/historic-street-racing-legend-black-ghost-consigned-to-mecum-auctions/ https://monthly.mecum.com/2023/01/06/historic-street-racing-...