DeTomaso Mailing List: May 2001, Message #10

A hip young man goes out and buys the best car available: a brand new
Ferrari
> GTO.? It is also the most expensive car in the world, and it costs him
> $500,000.? He takes it out for a spin and stops for a red light.? An old
man
> on a moped (looking about 75 years old) pulls up next to him.? The old
man
> looks over at the sleek, shiny car and asks, "What kind of car ya' got
there,
> sonny?"? The young man replies, "A Ferrari GTO.? It cost half a million
> dollars!"? "That's a lot of money, "says the old man.? ;Why does it cost
so
> much?"? Because this car can do up to 320 miles an hour!"? states the
young
> dude proudly.? The moped driver asks, "Mind if I take a look inside?"? No

> problem," replies the owner.? So the old man pokes his head in the window
and
> looks around.? Then sitting back on his moped, the old man says, "That's
a
> pretty nice car, all right ... but I'll stick with my moped!"? Just then
the
> light changes so the guy decides to show the old man just what this car
can
> do.? He floors it, and within 30 seconds the speedometer reads 160mph.?
> Suddenly, he notices a dot in his rear view mirror.? It seems to be
getting
> closer!? He slows down to see what it could be and suddenly,
whhhoooossshhh!?
> Something whips by him, going much faster!!!!? "What on earth could be
going
> faster than my Ferrari?!"? the young man asks himself.? He floors the
> accelerator and takes the Ferrari up to 250 mph.? Then, up ahead of him,
he
> sees that it's the old man on the moped.? Amazed that the moped could
pass
> his Ferrari he gives it some more gas And passes the moped at 275 mph.?
> whoooooosh!? He's feeling pretty good until he looks in his mirror and
sees
> the old Man gaining on him again.? Astounded by the speed of this old guy
he
> floors the gas pedal and takes the Ferrari all the way up to 320 mph.?
> Not ten seconds later he sees the moped bearing down on him again.? The
Ferrari is > flat out and there's nothing he can do.

> Suddenly the moped plows into the back of his Ferrari,
> demolishing the rear end.? The young man jumps out, and unbelievably, the
old
> man is still alive!!!? He runs up to the mangled man and says, "Oh my
God!?
> Is there anything I can do for you?"? The old man whispers with his dying
breath,

"Unhook...my suspenders from your side-view mirror!"


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