* That night's "Motor Trend Television" shoot of the PT at one of the last original Bob's Big Boy drive-in restaurants was particularly engaging. Engaging because we had to "engage" the help of several security guards just to keep the army of bystanders from crowding around the car during the taping. And even that didn't work. After a while, we just gave up and let everyone roam where they may. The footage is remarkable, especially because......a car screeches to a stop across the street from the restaurant, a guy runs over, gets down on his knees and does everything short of genuflect to show his allegiance the car. One minute later, another guy excitedly runs up, shakes all of our hands, then pulls a tiny model of the PT out of his pocket. Yes, he has ordered a full-size one.
That's a lot of adoration for only $16 grand. Making me wonder: Does PT stand for PeopleTempting?