120 The car

96 was a boxy

72 late model Ford

64 sedan white over

48 black innocuous

36 bordering on invisible and very

24 fast. It had been a sheriff’s vehicle originally

18 bought at an auction in Tennessee and further modified for

16 speed. Perry and I listened to the big engine idle checked the dual

14 scoops on the hood. I had not seen one of those on the road since high school.

12 “You like the car'” Perry asked. “It’s all right” I said my eyes ahead. “I’ve never been much of a