@jfb05177 posted:interesting attention at local car show !!!
After pulling into parking lot, I noticed an Officer walking briskly towards Me. The Lt. introduced Himself, like the beginning of a traffic stop, then smiles and proceeds to tell me how the Pantera was his dream car and had noticed me coming through town in past. The other drivers and spectators circled and watched to see why Officer was there. after looking car over I asked if he wanted to get in and try pedals,etc. He handed over cuffs and pistol and crawled in! at end of show, as others were lining up to exit, a black unmarked Tahoe with blue lights flashing entered and pulled behind me. the Lt and 3 other Officers exited to hear me crank up!
Reminds me of driving home from a PCNC meeting late one night years ago... I got pulled over, but it turned out the officer was a gearhead and a fan of the Pantera and wanted a closer look. We spent about an hour on the side of the road showing him the Pantera and talking cars. In that time we had about 3 other patrol cars come by to check on what was going on - apparently he was the shift captain and would be unusual for him to make a traffic stop. Turns out he knew my family (years past) and we connected again at Concorso Italiano later that year.