Thursday, September 23, 2004

How to lose friends and alienate people



"A souped up Chevy Camaro owned by David Koresh, the slain leader of the Branch Davidian religious sect, will be sold at a Texas auction this weekend, the auctioneer said on Wednesday.

"The 500-horsepower Camaro was Koresh's everyday car and has dents from an FBI tank that struck it during the April 19, 1993 raid in which he and 80 Davidians died and their Waco, Texas compound burned to the ground, said Daniel Kruse of vintage car firm Kruse International.

"The 1968 model 'muscle' car with a powerful 427-cubic-inch motor has the words 'DAVID'S 427 GO GOD' stamped on the engine block.

"'This is history,' Kruse said. 'This is what David Koresh was all about.'"