Downtown Car d’Lane cruise begins at 6 tonight

Jacques Croom II owns three hot rods — a 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS 454 with a Press newspaper box bolted to the motor, a 1987 Buick Grand National and a 2010 Dodge Challenger 570X by Steve Saleen. His Chevelle has 750 horsepower.

Jacques Croom II was warned by his father at a young age that, if you don’t know when to ease up on the gas in hot rods, danger looms. But that didn’t stop the Coeur d’Alene man and retired law enforcement officer from putting a car collection into gear. “Dad warned me to stay away from fast cars, but a friend got me into building motors,” Croom said. “We just kept turning wrenches and turning wrenches. It’s a neat skill to have and it saves a ton of money.” Croom owns three hot rods — a 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS 454 with a newspaper box from The Press bolted to the motor, a 1987 Buick Grand National and a 2010 Dodge Challenger 570X by Steve Saleen.

If it’s not too hot, Croom said he’ll drive the Chevelle “Pro Street” with license plates “2WILD4U” in tonight’s Car d’Lane cruise downtown from 6 to 9 p.m./ Brian Walker , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.