THAT AIN'T NO CAMARO ... NASCAR COUNTRY MEETS THE DODGE CHALLENGER IN AJOURNEYTHROUGH THE AMERICAN SOUTH (AND MOST PEOPLE THINK IT'S A CHEVY)

摘要

IT STARTS ON THE HIGHWAY IN ATLANTA. THE DUDEIN THE early-'90s Nissan Sentra-slammed, with huge chrome wheels and purple tint-snakes his way through traffic. He's swerving back and forth, cut ting people off, until he finally reaches my' rear bumper. He stands the Sentra on its nose, jinks into the right lane, and mouths three syllables to me: "CA-MA-RO?" Two hours after my encounter with Sentra Dude, the questions start again. At a gas stop outside Augusta, people want to know everything: Pricing, Torque at the rear wheels. When it hits dealers. One out-of every two folks has. no idea what the heck that sumbitch is, anyway (The aggregate response seems to be, "Hell, yes, I like it! But would you mind tellin' me why your new Camaro/'Cuda/Firebird says 'Dodge' on it?").