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Instead, the amateur racer and part-time YouTuber decided to roll out of the garage with his family sedan. The man is a car enthusiast: in the past, he has owned things like a 2020 Honda Accord Sport 2.0-liter turbo with a ten-speed automatic transmission and a 2018 Chevrolet Camaro 1SS with an eight-speed automatic transmission connected to a 6.2-liter V8. Now, however, his garage consists of a 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP equipped with the 3.8-liter supercharged V6 and four-speed automatic transmission, plus a 2023 Chevy Corvette Stingray Z51 that needs no introduction.
However, the family’s daily commute is a newer 2022 Honda Accord Sport, with the same powertrain credentials as the previous 2020 model. Alas, it also has to perform at the local racetrack on the weekends, it seems. A good example of this was recently made with the latest video on his channel, in which the family-oriented midsize sedan was oddly paired with something from a bygone era. That would be a modified 1960 Dodge D100 pickup truck — the D/W series was available from Dodge between 1960 and 1993 as a contemporary to the popular Chevrolet C/K series and the mighty Ford F-Series.
Alas, old Dodge trucks are rarer than hen's teeth, unlike the countless restomods in the Chevy and Ford stable. This D100 truck is no restomod, though, it's a sleeper because it's covered in “patina,” dented, and beat up. Alas, someone in the comments section said they've seen this awesome little truck before, and it's not something to mess with because it has about 300-350 horsepower! Well, that's a nice surprise, considering we expected the modern sedan to take it out, even in the shorter 1/8 mile.
Anyway, now that our expectations are pretty high, let's get to the action. The old-school pickup looks cool next to the modern gray car, and the race feels as close as if we were dealing with seven-second monsters. Sure, they were much tamer than that, but the Accord seemed to take the lead, only to see the Dodge make a surprising comeback on the last try. We weren't sure if it was enough to win the race, but upon closer inspection, we managed to stop the video at just the right moment. Apparently, it was a 9.18-second pass for the Mopar pickup and a 9.29-second effort for the modern sedan! That's a bit surprising, right?
