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.
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.
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.