Yeah, but now he would rather tool around in his green roadster with his
wife.
Wes
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> From: ARDUNDOUG@aol.com
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Considering V1 Rocket Power ?
> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 16:29:14 EST
>
>In a message dated 02/24/2000 9:38:38 AM Pacific Standard Time,
V4GR@aol.com
>writes:
>
><<
> What we need to do is get Ardun Doug to take a pass and scour junk yards
on
> the French coast for eight V1 motors with 3-3/8 bores. Than we can start
> mounting them on a Merc block. What about it Doug? R. Fox
> >>
>Rich,
> Since my retirement in 1989 I've been on transport aircraft twice (both
>times kicking and screaming), and once in a light aircraft to help a friend
>working on his private license and having anxiety attacks on his
>"solo-cross-country" trips.
> I guess I got used to semi-first-class treatment when I was working
such
>as a jitney to take me to work, a window seat, no departure until my fanny
>was at that window seat, a limo to take us to the hotel at the other end of
>the line, first class meals, etc.
> Nowadays when the flight attendants find out that you're traveling on a
>retirement pass they really treat you badly, since you're the only one they
>can take out their frustrations with the company on and get away with it.
> "Jet-Car-John" Paxton lives in the SF Bay Area and might be of some
help.
>I think he ran a 4.2 sec ET at over 300 MPH in the old days and still has
the
>rocket powered car. BTW, he used to drive the Bill Ward MS Opel powered by
a
>SBC.
> Ardun Doug in CA
>
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