Strutting around sporting one of the best beards in the League, Benn is used to getting noticed anywhere he goes, but these days his follicles are taking a back seat when it comes to earning compliments from strangers.
"A lot of older people give me the thumbs up out the window," said Benn, before recounting the reaction he's gotten from local police. "When I first got it, I just drove it up the street to take it to the gas station. I had two cops following me, so I thought I was going to get pulled over. I drove in, turned the car off and they just pulled up and yelled out the window, 'Beautiful car! '56!' They just said sweet car and drove away."
Tooling around in his new whip is quickly becoming a favorite summer hobby for Benn, but like any outdoor activity, his plans revolve around Mother nature.
"Everything in there is brand new, so technically I could drive it every day. But I won't take it out if it's raining. Actually, if it's even a cloudy day, I won't take it out, either. If it's nice and sunny, I'll take it out for a rip," mentioned Benn, who enjoys riding it to and from the gym for workouts with former Dallas Stars teammates like Jason Spezza and his younger brother, Jamie. "If it's a nice day, I'm probably in it."
Unfortunately, he'll be leaving it behind when he makes his way back up to Montreal in early August to continue his offseason workouts at the Bell Sports Complex and get settled in before the start of training camp.
"It's not going anywhere," cracked Benn. "There's too much snow there."