Submitted by Erin:
A Fake Tax Rattles Classic Car Buffs
by Michael Barbaro
The New York Times
April 7, 2011
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As April Fool”s gags go, the Shelby American Automobile Club”s 2011 spoof did not seem especially convincing. Until, that is, hundreds of classic car lovers across the country were duped, became enraged and started to organize against a nonexistent threat.
A few days ago, the Connecticut club printed a fake front page of The New York Times that included what purported to be a major scoop: to close the federal deficit, Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York was proposing a federal tax on specialty automobiles. Continue reading “Classic Car Club Quickly Reverses Over Prank”
