Going fast in a stock stovebolt was brought up in another thread, and I thought i'd bring it front and center so everybody would see it and share their experiences!

Fastest i've ever been in a Stovebolt is about 100MPH.. I was having my brother in law help tow home a 2 tonner (48 two ton) and he thought he'd kick up the speed on one of Western Nebraskas notoriously straight backroad runs.

Of course at the end of the run was a downgrade at the base of which was a curve.. I managed to get us slowed down around 70 as we hit the curve.

Thats about as white knuckled as i've ever been behind the wheel of ANYTHING.. let alone a 50+ year old truck with dry rotted tires and questionable brakes.

an idea is only stupid if you think about it rationally.