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[-] Firebirdie713@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 2 years ago

One of my favorite songs from Jim Croce, Rapid Roy the Stock Car Boy, has a whole verse on this!

Rapid Roy, that stock car boy, He's the best driver in the land He says that he learned to race a stock car By runnin' shine outta Alabam' Oh the demolition derby and the figure 8 Is easy money in the bank Compared to runnin' from the man In Oklahoma City With a 500 gallon tank

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

1800l of shine would weigh more than most cars, what on earth was he driving?

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Couldn't tell you the exact make and model, but afair, prohibition was when American automakers first began making high performance cars, specifically because a lot of people needed something that was able to move a shitload of weight while still being faster than the cops.

The specific number in the song is probably just either artistic hyperbole for "a hell of a lot" or a number that fit the meter, though ๐Ÿ˜

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

I suspect hyperbole. Cool song though.

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