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Date:         Sun, 30 Sep 2001 04:15:56 EDT
Reply-To:     WarmerWagen@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Keezer <WarmerWagen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: any flux capacitor conversions available?
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In a message dated 9/30/01 12:06:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time, wilden1@JUNO.COM writes:

> > There was a memo put out the employees at the General Dynamics plant in > Grand Prairie Texas about two years ago, I'm going to try to repeat as > best I remember what the memo said. > > Recently the authorities discovered a large grey stain on a rock face of > ,,, Mountain rock face. After further investigation it was discovered > that the stain was comprised of a 64 Chevrolet and the remaining parts of > the same vehicle. > Upon further investigation the authorities discovered that the owner of > the vehicle had recently attended a US Air force auction and purchased a > surplus JATO cartridge. His friends said the man that purchased the JATO > cartridge spent several weeks modifying the 64 Chevrolet to mount the > JATO cartridge as a means of propelling the car to around 200 miles an > hour. > Air force officials speculated that the Chevrolet weighed approximately > 3500 pounds and the JATO cartridge provide boost in excess of 50,000 > pounds. They further predicted that the Chevrolet became fully > uncontrolled at approximately 140 miles per hour and shortly afterwards > at about 235 miles per hour became fully airborne and crashed into the > 800 foot rock face at the 500 foot altitude causing the grey stain on the > rocks. > Skid marks on the highway indicate that the vehicles driver tried to gain > control and reduce his speed repeatedly approximately five miles from the > impact point. It is estimated based on the thrust produced that the > vehicle was traveling in excess of 1000 miles per hour at the point of > impact on the rock face. > The vehicle owner or any remains of his body have never been found and it > has rained recently in the area causing the grey stain to rust and blend > in with the colors of the natural stone color of the rock face. > The wife of the deceased driver of the 64 Chevrolet said that her husband > had purchased two of the JATO capsules and the remaining cartridge had > been stolen from his barn. > If any person currently working for this facility has any information on > the location or the whereabouts of the missing JATO cartridge, please > come forward or drop a note in any of the suggestion boxes so we can > recover the JATO before another unfortunate accident occurs. > > Now that is supposed to be a true story. > > Stan Wilder > There is a picture on e-bay

( http://cgi.ebay.aol.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1009231709)

for auction of a PBY Catalina taking off using the JATO -if it can push an aircraft-imagine what it can do to a car? The story is almost believable. On a Vanagon, especially an air-cooled, the JATO would probably at least get it to freeway speed and no more,lacking the assistance of the powerful V-8 engine!

Robert K 1982 Westfalia


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