Probably comes off better in person than he does in print.

Like NegativeEd said, I think it’s supposed to be a ‘clever’ way to say “runs like a raped ape,” another meaningless yet somewhat common expression from Redneckville.

Yep — I just wrote in another reply — the whole bottom part of the ad is copy-pasted from here: http://www.streetsideclassics.com/vehicles/3289-…

Here’s where the “tan leather” seats thing came from:

Nowadays you can’t be too sentimental,

Air brakes make it a bit more complicated. You can’t just pump the brakes because you don’t want to pump air out faster than your compressor can recharge, for one thing. Most CDL drivers know what they’re supposed to do on big hills like that, but things still go wrong on occasion, especially with a gross weight of up…

Wow, seeing that makes this VW price tag a real head-scratcher...

Anyone who kicks off his campaign by saying he’s “totally down to run” is definitely exactly who we need to put in office!

If it does, I’m changing my vote to NP.

OMFG! The 2 tiny, blurry pictures icing on the cake!

Maybe they’re just retiring it so they can bring an Evo XI ???

Well he did say it was a state record.

Oh, so the speedo is in “tens of miles per hour?” Also seems odd — was that a common thing for speedometers back then?

The gauge cluster is odd. Looks like there’a a giant tach with temp and fuel guages inside, and then the speedometer maybe is the tiny thing on the lower left? Seems like they assume the driver’s main focus is about engine revs and nobody really cares what their speed is?

Wow, I’ve never seen anyone play the bongos with less energy!

Is there a story behind that poster?

Well, to be fair, that is an aftermarket bolt-on K&N intake, so can’t really tell from that alone. But as others have said, it’s clearly the R/T based on height, brakes, sound, etc.

Maybe the salesman lied to him?

Maybe he has something like thing inside the intake. Reviews for similar products seem to indicate that testing on a dyno reveals a pretty hefty *loss* in HP after adding something like this!

Naptha maybe? It's the Zippo 200.