for the el camino crew, isnt it lovely always hearing 'is that a ranchero?' or my fave......'what IS that?'
better story though, i got pulled over two summers ago in my camino. i was taking the previous owner for a ride to show him what i did with the car (4 gear and such), we just got done doing a full throttoe run and were creeping through the local university campus 'bird watching' (like a primered el camino will get any good looks lol). anyhow, i roll by a cruiser at the lights, i am not speeding, driving erratically, yelling out the window, flashing lights or anything that is supposed to get you pulled over. i was however, 'well liked' by the officer, and i was also driving a beautifully primered car with big tires on the rear, a lumpy cam, and a trip permit. so naturally he pulls me over and proceeds to hassle me. no problem, i am used to it. then the other three cruisers show up (see: well liked by the police, above) no problem there either. but then the one cop says 'it looks like your vin is just sitting there', i say 'what?', he repeats the vin line and explains that it looks like the serial number is 'just slid in overtop of the original'. i get out and say 'give me your flashlight' as i rip it out of his hand (they love it when you take control hahaha) i look and theres nothing unusual about my tag. 'what are you talking about? its supposed to sit like that' then i proceed to explain that g body tags are L shaped and the rivets are on the other sifde of the tag where you cannot see them. here comes the best part......he goes 'OH, well lets look at this tag', and starts to walk towards the cruiser. i say thats not gonna work cause my car is an '81 and his cruiser is a 2005, then i state that to top it off my car is a GM and his is a ford so the vins have never even been close to the same.....ever.
so i go back to my car and he goes to talk with the other cop and i over hear them talking, 'well he doesnt have any lights, we can get him for that'
now, what he meant by that is there was no tail lights on the back of my car (you know, like a chevy truck....) but for some reason he never thought to look at my bumper. and these are our tax dollars at work..........
better story though, i got pulled over two summers ago in my camino. i was taking the previous owner for a ride to show him what i did with the car (4 gear and such), we just got done doing a full throttoe run and were creeping through the local university campus 'bird watching' (like a primered el camino will get any good looks lol). anyhow, i roll by a cruiser at the lights, i am not speeding, driving erratically, yelling out the window, flashing lights or anything that is supposed to get you pulled over. i was however, 'well liked' by the officer, and i was also driving a beautifully primered car with big tires on the rear, a lumpy cam, and a trip permit. so naturally he pulls me over and proceeds to hassle me. no problem, i am used to it. then the other three cruisers show up (see: well liked by the police, above) no problem there either. but then the one cop says 'it looks like your vin is just sitting there', i say 'what?', he repeats the vin line and explains that it looks like the serial number is 'just slid in overtop of the original'. i get out and say 'give me your flashlight' as i rip it out of his hand (they love it when you take control hahaha) i look and theres nothing unusual about my tag. 'what are you talking about? its supposed to sit like that' then i proceed to explain that g body tags are L shaped and the rivets are on the other sifde of the tag where you cannot see them. here comes the best part......he goes 'OH, well lets look at this tag', and starts to walk towards the cruiser. i say thats not gonna work cause my car is an '81 and his cruiser is a 2005, then i state that to top it off my car is a GM and his is a ford so the vins have never even been close to the same.....ever.
so i go back to my car and he goes to talk with the other cop and i over hear them talking, 'well he doesnt have any lights, we can get him for that'
now, what he meant by that is there was no tail lights on the back of my car (you know, like a chevy truck....) but for some reason he never thought to look at my bumper. and these are our tax dollars at work..........
