One glance at the young man driving the Vintage SS 396 El Camino, and it was obvious he had no intention of being beaten from a standing stop by, of all things, a Volkswagen.

I, on the other hand, was eager to be rid of him. I’ve long since abandoned making even the pretense of arguing that street racing is anything more than sheer idiocy, but this was different. This was a case involving an ultimate Wing Dummy.

You know the type: They barrel up from behind and park themselves — at 75 mph — right in your blind spot. I had slowed to allow the WD to go on. When he didn’t...

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