She proudly stood guard outside waiting to take us home safely. The Vette knew we were celebrating and would need her protection more than ever. She was also developing a taste for high-octane herself.
EPILOGUE
On March 16, 1988, Mickey Thompson and his wife, Trudy, were killed execution style by two gunmen at their home in Bradbury, California, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. It would take almost nineteen years for justice to be rendered when, in 2007, a former business partner was found guilty of two counts of murder and sentenced to life without parole. The actual shooters were never identified.