when i fist read the responses after a long day at work yesterday,i thought ma started that irritating stuff again as was written/pictured in their april 2001 issue,sorry. and yes ive heard the rts stories myself as told by steve.anyway,i did pick up the ma april 05 issue,and i have to say great pics,and very cool story on the history of the cuda! hey tony sounds like you had fun going down with steve to get the cuda! i wonder if steve will have it in his museum in california or at carlisle myself this year!need to get some pics of that machine!