1997, good times...

mydamnvolvo · Post by **mydamnvolvo** » 19 Jul 2016, 10:39

Feel free to take this down if it isn't allowed, but I have another remarkable car story from your pal, Cynthia. In 1997, my sister, in New York, went into labor. I was in Monroe Lake Shores, PA with my father's 1979 Ford Bronco. This car was ridiculous. It was fully loaded, 6.6L V8 with a 33 gallon fuel tank. It got around 6-8 miles to the gallon. I got a call that my sister was going into labor at midnight. I threw 45 bucks into the tank and hopped on I-80 West back to NY. I was driving at least 80mph and got to the George Washington Bridge Junction on the Cross Bronx Expressway, headed for the Throgs Neck Bridge. I took the exit, and thats when I heard the knocking. I couldn't stop. My sister was going into labor 2 and a half months early. I drove with two feet to keep the throttle to the floor so I could keep pressure up in the engine. I knew it had threw a rod and was now running on 7 cylinders, but I got over the Throgs Neck and onto the Grand Central Parkway. Thats when I heard it again. BOOM...knocknocknocknock. I had lost another cylinder. Now, only 30miles from home, I drove at least 95mph since this was a Tuesday morning at 1am. When I pulled up to her house, and let go of the throttle, whoosh, all the oil fell came out of the car. All I thought was, "oh well" I locked the car, weirdly and ran inside. At the time, Colleen had been driving a 1997 Volvo 960, I hopped in the car with her, and drove off. The closest hospital, 30miles back the way I came. Now, if I hadn't been driving a car that could hold itself at 110mph, my sister would've died, her blood pressure 220/105. So in my mind, the 79 Ford Bronco, and the 97 960, are alright. I think of this, today, my nephew, Marcus, is turning 19, and I drive that same 960. Oh and that bronco, is still in the Monroe Lake Shores garage.

Much love,
Cynthia

Post by **matthew1** » 19 Jul 2016, 11:37

Moved to 960 forum. Great story.

TrstnBrtt · Post by **TrstnBrtt** » 25 Jul 2016, 17:50

That's such an awesome story. It's neat to hear old stories involving cars - sometimes it seems like they have personalities of their own and they become a part of the family

gbm97 · Post by **gbm97** » 26 Jul 2016, 20:55

Thats one of them holy crap events!
Followed by sheer relief when it pulls into the driveway.
Although not in your case, a pregnant lady with a Volvo and another ride.
I would be proud of the Bronko...making it to the driveway under such stress.
Its good you never had the sense to stop and kept it powered up and nicely feathered.