[Milsurplus] BC375s / LA Verlanders

[Marty Reynolds]

> The father of a friend of mine at LSU (c. 1961) was doing the same sort of
> thing, but I never knew any of the details.  The families name was
> Verlander and
> as I recall, they lived in Larose Cutoff, LA.  I recall Wesley (the son)
> reading the snide remarks about the BC-375 in one of the Surplus
> Conversion
> Handbooks and laughing and saying that his father must never have read
> them, or knew
> that they weren't true (which they weren't, but I didn't know it at the
> time).
>

WOW!  WOW!!!  I know Bob W4BCD Verlander.  Saw him Saturday.  Dad
named Buck hacked R985s off BT13s & put 'em on PT17s when Bob
was a kid.  Bob helped

Buck also sub'd for a bud on a C46 freighter op'n.  Great story
on leaving Lakehurst w. a Bristol Britania engine headed for
Goose Bay.  Crate stamped in pounds which they thot were KGs.

So over-grossed they just made it over Hell Gate bridge
pouring H2O down the carbs.  Was in '52 & 'war emergency water'
hadn't been tested since '44.

   signed

     Marty Coincidence

Gonna call Bob on the Wesley/BC-375 connection next

  Marty

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