I was stationed in Key West for abt 4 years. We had two sets of navy divers
there, plus the Underwater Swimmers School. Everytime a new diver checked
in, he was taken for an underwater tour of the waters around Key West. He
was ALWAYS taken to one particular spot. The veteran diver would be in the
lead. The newbee would see tire tracks on the bottom, and try (and fail!) to
get the attention of the other diver. After they were back on dry land, he
would be told how they were made. The navy was experimenting with deep sea
recovery vehicles (minisubs) and had bow and stern thrusters rigged on a
target sub (I guess 50' long) with a set of wheels located amidships (in the
middle, to all you untrained non-scabies), and the target subs could turn in
their own length . I did a little scuba diving there, and seeing a set of
tireprints wandering along the bottom of a bay, in 20-50' of water is VERY
spooky! Bob K in PHX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Sain" <rsain@gte.net>
To: "oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Amphibious AD
> I can see the confusion on the diver's face that finds a 51 chev in the
open
> ocean (and hasn't heard the tale of the Amphi AD)!
>
> At least the chevy is now doing the world some good - will eventually
become
> a home to many many critters that would have otherwise never had the
benefit
> of riding in a classic!!!
>
> - Ryan
>
> > Customs sunk the truck!, what a bunch of idiots.
> >
> > Bill - They must be showing Junkyard Wars in Cuba now
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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