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