The vehicle even impressed President Lyndon B. Johnson, who used it to prank unsuspecting guests by pretending the brakes had failed and rolling it into his lake.
I mean, I stopped before I hit him, but I might not have done or the brakes might have failed because of that you're not allowed to do that kind of thing anymore, but in those days we did.
The problem-2.6 million GM vehicles had an ignition switch floor. It could shut off the car and disable airbags, power steering and any lock brakes. Wild driving.