Some of you may question my use of the word "good" in the context of a wire
wheel, but it's for a street car. I need one that is not significantly
corroded that I can sandblast and repaint. They seem to rust on the inside
of the rim where the water comes in via the spokes. Thanks!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
To: "Bill Babcock" <billb@bnj.com>; "FOT Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>;
<mgVR@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Books and books on tape
> At 02:08 PM 4/9/2007, Jack W. Drews wrote:
>>Here are some suggestions I almost guarantee you won't get from anybody
>>else:
>>
>>Boyd, by Richard Coram. Joe A recommended it to me. The biography of
>>the fighter pilot who changed the course of history as far as the
>>art of war and aircraft strategy are concerned. Nasty guy but great
>>story of sheer genius, who applied the principles of thermodynamics
>>to the principles of military strategy. No kidding.
>>
>>Over the Edge of the World, the story of Magellan's circumnavigation
>>of the world by Laurence Bergreen. Terrifying story, stupefying adventure.
>>
>>Enola Gay, by Paul Tibbets, pilot of the plane that dropped the A
>>Bomb. Joe and I met him at his 90th birthday party thrown for him by
>>Richard Taylor, also an FOT TR4 racer, who you may remember from
>>Road Atlanta a couple of years ago.
>>
>>Also the story of Richard Taylor digging up the P-38 from under the
>>Greenland Ice. Great adventure by a guy we all know. I don't
>>remember the title. Richard - Joe? Title?
>>
>>How Christianity Changed the World, by Alvin Schmidt. The most
>>interesting stuff I've ever read about the culture existing in the
>>civilized world at the time of Christ.
>>
>>Life at Full Throttle by Janet Guthrie - famous woman driver. Fast
>>read. Whatta person. It has the best printed words I've ever read on
>>the sensation of driving a race car at speed.
>>
>>Charlie Wilson's War by George Crile. How one maverick senator
>>funded virtually the entire effort to overthrow the Taliban in
>>Afganistan, funneling billions of dollars into Afganistan all
>>through the back channels of government, with never a vote and never
>>an approval. Spent a lot of the government's dough on himself and
>>his lady friends, too.
>>
>
> uncle jack
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