20 odd years ago actually. Get away with how? Legally? There were a poo load more traffic officers around then. Physically? have the laws of physics changed?
Really? I'd say it was the other way round. Hardly see any at all these days.
Oh yes... If the car looks like a privates "styled" it then it's a safe bet there's a privates driving it :-) You should go for "sleepers". Keep it looking as standard as possible but make it mind buggeringly quick.
There used to be an old Ford Anglia in Brighton that was all in grey primer and the only outward appearance of anything untoward was a decent set of wheels-tyres and a slightly larger bore exhaust (none of this bucket sized pooe you see today). It also had a tiny badge on the back that said "Bye Bye XR3i". It was 'kin quick and really inconspicuous.
Hah, kids these days... they don't know the half of it :-)
If, as claimed, all he did was "swerve" to regain nearside, at 40, then he would have to be a complete pillock for the back end to "come round". Either the guy is a complete arse with no feel for the car or we're not getting the whole story.
-- Mark Foster, Brighton, Suslove, UK PGP Fingerprint: 3342 C02C 7BE8 3FE4 AAC5 8BB2 03B7 9263 DDF2 04C1 -------------------------------------------------- "There are no such useless words as...'I didn't have a chance.'" Driving, HMSO
