Every year I play with the Night before Christmas.....
Twas the night before Christmas and I felt kind of Crappy,
There wasn't a trace of a Ford, a Chevy or any Jappy.
The Presents were wrapped and the Christmas lights were all lit,
So I figured I'd mess with the Fury for a bit.
I popped the release and I lifted the hood,
When a deep voice behind me said "Boy, that looks pretty good."
Well, as you can imagine, I turned mighty quick,
And there, by the workbench, stood good ol Saint Nick!
We stood there a bit, not too sure what to say,
Then he said "don't suppose that you'd trade your ragtop for my sleigh?
I said "no way, Santa" and started to grin,
"But if you've got the time we could go for a spin!"
His round little mouth, all tied up like a bow,
Turned into a smile and he said "Hey! Let's go!!"
So as not to disturb all the neighbors' retreat,
We pushed the Fury quietly into the street,
Then, taking our places to roll down the hill,
I turned the key, pumped the gas, spun over the 318 and Said “Santa, hold on for a Thrill!”
The sound that erupted took him by surprise,
But he liked it a lot, by the joyful look in his eyes.
With the tires just squealing and Traction to show,
We headed to Mopar Performance, where the hot rodders go.
And Santa's grin widened, approaching his ears,
With every up shift, as the 727 went through the gears.
Then he yelled "can't recall when I've felt so alive!",
So I backed off the gas and said "you wanna drive?"
Ol Santa was stunned when I gave him the keys,
When he walked past the headlights he shook at the knees!
Then the Healthy Small block exploded with that beautiful Flowmaster sound!
Santa let off the brake and got into the throttle and the tires shook the ground!
As the 727 Firmly shifted into second, again into third!
I sat there just watching, at loss for a word,
Then I heard him exclaim as we blasted from sight,
"Merry Christmas to all Mopar Owners ...........what a great night!!!"
I also did a second version to rib a few friends I have from college.....
Twas the night before Christmas and caught at the light,
Was a domestic V8 and no cops in sight,
I will try, I will try, I will try with this small motor,
To beat this damn Hellcat, even with its great big motor,
As the light goes green and I pull like no joke,
The Hellcat erupts in clouds of tire smoke,
Now Smasher, now Rev-ver, now Stroker, now Blitzin,
These are the names of my four VTEC pistons,
Racing ahead I'm the star of the action,
But I know I'm in trouble when the V8 gets traction,
Grabbing second, I hear the RPM's sing,
My mirror is blocked by my shopping cart wing,
I now hear the roar of the big beast gaining,
All I can do to keep the four-banger straining,
In a second, the shock wave hits with a blast,
And my stickers go flying, now a thing of the past,
Don't bother with third, ‘cause now it's too late,
Just try to act cool, like you can relate,
Looking up at the taillights as they get smaller,
The driver backs off just to give me a holler,
"You can't win them all," he says in a fling,
"You may not win any, in that silly thing,"
I smiled and revved as he pulled out of sight,
With my new mods tomorrow…it will be a better night,
Even though the Hellcat gave my little Honda a true fright……
I may not win them all, but at least I try, and try again,
Even though they laugh and call me boy, asking when I will join the men,
I know its all in good sport, but sometimes I feel as though I just come up short,
Sometimes I wish I had just 4 more pistons, but even then would I win,
That is the question I find myself asking over and over again,
But alas I guess I can’t complain, as it cause no physical pain,
Remember one thing my friends, this I will tell you,
When you see a Hemi Badge you might as well not try, as you will only cry……
Merry Christmas to all, at the end of the day it’s all in good fun, GM guys poke fun at Ford and Mopar guys, Mopar guys poke fun at everyone, Ford guys poke fun at whoever will listen to them ,and then there’s the domestic vs import back and fourth, honestly if your truly a car enthusiast then you can respect someone’s hardwork regardless of their taste differing from your own, at the end of the day we’re all in this together. Keep yourself between the ditches (Mark, I’m directing that at you, you know which Mark you are), and please keep them Shinny side up.
Be careful and enjoy the time with your loved ones.
PS, Seriously who doesn’t want to test drive a Hellcat?
From everyone here at my home to your's, Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
Nick (yes my parents named me after Saint Nick, I **** you not)
Twas the night before Christmas and I felt kind of Crappy,
There wasn't a trace of a Ford, a Chevy or any Jappy.
The Presents were wrapped and the Christmas lights were all lit,
So I figured I'd mess with the Fury for a bit.
I popped the release and I lifted the hood,
When a deep voice behind me said "Boy, that looks pretty good."
Well, as you can imagine, I turned mighty quick,
And there, by the workbench, stood good ol Saint Nick!
We stood there a bit, not too sure what to say,
Then he said "don't suppose that you'd trade your ragtop for my sleigh?
I said "no way, Santa" and started to grin,
"But if you've got the time we could go for a spin!"
His round little mouth, all tied up like a bow,
Turned into a smile and he said "Hey! Let's go!!"
So as not to disturb all the neighbors' retreat,
We pushed the Fury quietly into the street,
Then, taking our places to roll down the hill,
I turned the key, pumped the gas, spun over the 318 and Said “Santa, hold on for a Thrill!”
The sound that erupted took him by surprise,
But he liked it a lot, by the joyful look in his eyes.
With the tires just squealing and Traction to show,
We headed to Mopar Performance, where the hot rodders go.
And Santa's grin widened, approaching his ears,
With every up shift, as the 727 went through the gears.
Then he yelled "can't recall when I've felt so alive!",
So I backed off the gas and said "you wanna drive?"
Ol Santa was stunned when I gave him the keys,
When he walked past the headlights he shook at the knees!
Then the Healthy Small block exploded with that beautiful Flowmaster sound!
Santa let off the brake and got into the throttle and the tires shook the ground!
As the 727 Firmly shifted into second, again into third!
I sat there just watching, at loss for a word,
Then I heard him exclaim as we blasted from sight,
"Merry Christmas to all Mopar Owners ...........what a great night!!!"
I also did a second version to rib a few friends I have from college.....
Twas the night before Christmas and caught at the light,
Was a domestic V8 and no cops in sight,
I will try, I will try, I will try with this small motor,
To beat this damn Hellcat, even with its great big motor,
As the light goes green and I pull like no joke,
The Hellcat erupts in clouds of tire smoke,
Now Smasher, now Rev-ver, now Stroker, now Blitzin,
These are the names of my four VTEC pistons,
Racing ahead I'm the star of the action,
But I know I'm in trouble when the V8 gets traction,
Grabbing second, I hear the RPM's sing,
My mirror is blocked by my shopping cart wing,
I now hear the roar of the big beast gaining,
All I can do to keep the four-banger straining,
In a second, the shock wave hits with a blast,
And my stickers go flying, now a thing of the past,
Don't bother with third, ‘cause now it's too late,
Just try to act cool, like you can relate,
Looking up at the taillights as they get smaller,
The driver backs off just to give me a holler,
"You can't win them all," he says in a fling,
"You may not win any, in that silly thing,"
I smiled and revved as he pulled out of sight,
With my new mods tomorrow…it will be a better night,
Even though the Hellcat gave my little Honda a true fright……
I may not win them all, but at least I try, and try again,
Even though they laugh and call me boy, asking when I will join the men,
I know its all in good sport, but sometimes I feel as though I just come up short,
Sometimes I wish I had just 4 more pistons, but even then would I win,
That is the question I find myself asking over and over again,
But alas I guess I can’t complain, as it cause no physical pain,
Remember one thing my friends, this I will tell you,
When you see a Hemi Badge you might as well not try, as you will only cry……
Merry Christmas to all, at the end of the day it’s all in good fun, GM guys poke fun at Ford and Mopar guys, Mopar guys poke fun at everyone, Ford guys poke fun at whoever will listen to them ,and then there’s the domestic vs import back and fourth, honestly if your truly a car enthusiast then you can respect someone’s hardwork regardless of their taste differing from your own, at the end of the day we’re all in this together. Keep yourself between the ditches (Mark, I’m directing that at you, you know which Mark you are), and please keep them Shinny side up.
Be careful and enjoy the time with your loved ones.
PS, Seriously who doesn’t want to test drive a Hellcat?
From everyone here at my home to your's, Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
Nick (yes my parents named me after Saint Nick, I **** you not)
