...90-100 MPH only in passing. Or that's all I will admit to here. 85-90 Cruising South I-5 Central Valley, California. Sustained temp on the Veglia, 165F.(195F actually) At My first gas Stop, 'Lost Hills', Cali. Interstate-5 South, we pulled off for fuel...ofcourse, All Cars are in Line, held up behind Slow and Stopped at a 'RedLight', Semi's.... The Digital Gauge is Now reading 226F Degrees! Pretty Close! Was I worried? Kind'a, that's when I started relying on the Stock Veglia Gauge, right at 185F (215F-226F)). NO, I was Not Going to Test, 'How Fast Can She Go', at This Time...Perhaps, on the Second Trip, I am Now Planning. After I arrived back Home, I reinstalled the 750 Holley.
This was Not a Speed Contest. That Is for the 'SS Challenge'. This Road Trip was a Endurance Challenge.
And besides "...The Highway's Lined with Broken Heroes on a Last Chance Power Try!"... Broke-Down. Or, those who passed Me were soon seen, on the Side of the Interstate, having a 'Meaningful Conversation' with a CHP Officer! I was Thinking, That Should Have Been ME, pulled-over! And besides That...I Appreciated some Beautiful Machinery! Like That Gorgeous BLUE Ferrari Roadster, that pulled-up beside me, at a Red Light, in Pahrump! But! I was Never Challenged! I was making a Left turn for the Gas Station. It's on Video. About that Ferrari...Both of us knowing we were 'On-Cameras', I 'Ignored' His Car, and He is Looking Over the Cat. NO 'Juvenile' Revving of this Engine! Hearing The 'Boss 351' at The Idle, gave him all the Information he needed to Know.
Everyone Behaved Themselves and were Polite and Very Respectful, On and Off the Road. 'We' All had a Great Time with a Lot of Fun, Cruising. We Shared the Road! Safe and Sane.
Actually, the Majority of On-lookers, acted as if They were Scared of the Pantera!? People were sure to 'Keep Their Distance', Very Few ever Spoke to Me!
Only the Pantera can Make a 'Fuel-Stop', an Event! A lot of Picture Taking. Kids hanging out of SUV Windows with their Smart-Phones. Groups of People, Standing, Waiting, Just to Hear the Kat 'Fire-Up'. And Fire-Up It Did! It's All On Video! NO Over-Revving...Just Fire Her Up! The 351 Cleveland Cam is All They Need to Hear.
We Represented Our Marque, Very Well to the Best of Our Ability.
Marlin