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ACME performance upgrades
I saw this and instantly thought of my old Cobra buddies. If these were still available, I'm sure at least 10 of you would have a rocket motor bolted to the differential...on a fiberglass car...right under the fuel tank.
I give you; The Jet Age. http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk...real_acme.html |
Great reading!
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Rich-- great reading. Thanks for the link.The Evel Knievel question came up almost immediately. Two friends and me were halfway between La Guardia and Miami, at about 37000ft, on an Eastern L-1011, when the pilot came on to inform us, with great ceremony and decor :D that Evel "had attempted, and not completed the jump--somethin about not enough power--and a chute popping too early--but he's OK, and says he will try again." He went on to tell us that Bobby Riggs lost him match, and that a group of Hells Angels crashed their Hogs through the Porta-potties for excitement :LOL: :LOL:. We all thought it was great (Always flew first class back then) that this guy up front, riding herd on those RB-211s, was just one of the "boys" like the rest of us. It motivated a large intake of champagne, and we all got off in Miami pi$$ed to the gills. What great times!!!
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Maurice, I watched Evel fall into the Snake River Canyon live from a rock outcroping a little up river. From the second he launched, it was obvious he was not going to make it to the other side, or even close to the other side. I seem to recall the chute deploying about 20 feet off the ramp. What a great road trip that was. Even though it was the whole point of the trip, Evel Knievel's jump was a relatively minor event during that long ago long weekend.
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Yeh--lost a few weekends myself back then :D:D
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I new of a guy at my high school in DesMoines that had one on a dark blue Malibue 4 door.Sleeper
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