Team Teal Terror
A minor tragedy struck Team Greasy Lightning a month after they returned home from the Kinda Grand Tour. Their beloved Suzume-powered Ardent Chancellor was stolen and wrecked. As the thieves plowed head-first into a tree, neither the car nor the motor were salvageable. The teammates lamented the loss with an informal (and private) wake at Fuzz’s apartment. One bottle of vodka later, they hatched the plan to replace their shattered steed of steel.
Behold, the 1992 Ardent Smoke known as the “Teal Terror”. The third generation Smoke, designed at the end of the malaise era, truly represented the worst of a dark era for Ardent. What was once a proud GT model had been reduced to a small, cheap coupe that could be cranked out for the GenX masses just starting to hit the workforce.
This particular “beauty” is a base model. No air bags. Automatic seatbelts. Manual windows, locks, steering, and transmission. 40 watt AM/FM tape deck. No air conditioning. All powered by the budget-model Cygnus-S 1.9L inline 4, and wrapped in hideous light teal paint.
Of course, with life being full of twists and turns, the original team members were not to be reunited under the new banner. Rick was assigned to a major new project at his company, and was unable to get time off for the run. Thus, the members of Team Teal Terror are:
Jen: Rick’s wife, personal trainer, crossfit instructor, and coffee freak.
Fuzz: Jen’s “little” brother Ted, a rookie on the local police force.