[SixClub] OFF TOPIC: Re: QRP and Small Engines

[Howard Bingham]

Being as everyone else joined in, in 1970 I had a Ford Torino GT coupe, 
was fully equipped with exception of power seats, rear view mirrors & 
headlight covers.

Discovered this machine with a 351 Cleveland head & single carb., could 
outrun a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner with a 383 engine & 4 bl. carb, lesson 
learned late Saturday night or Sunday morning on a portion of incomplete 
I-610 West Loop from Memorial drive into City of Bellaire, Tx. (Key word 
Bellaire), going over US-59 SW Freeway
  & into Bellaire, there on the left breakdown lane is Bellaire PD & 
radar gun, bashful me does not remember exact speed, but was over 100 
mph in a 55 mph zone & my 70 Ford Torino was leading by a car & half 
length..

Saving grace, the officer was a close friend of both participants & ran 
security at the drive-in theater both of us worked at..

Lesson was listening to night shift sergeant give a lengthy speech & the 
fact that if we pulled the same hair-brained thing again, it would mean 
a LONG TRIP to the county jail...

It sank in...!  I however did get more than my fair share of speeding 
tickets from Houston, PD in the 2 years I owned the car & took nearly 10 
years to work off the high RISK driver penalty of my insurance carrier..

Now back to the lousy weather & 6M

73

Howard Bingham
KE5APJ

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On 1/31/2011 9:56 PM, Mark W wrote:
> I love cars and get to work in the industry every day. One of my customers
> has a 70 Dart 340 also. Are they all green?
> Whats in the Super Bee?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Michael McFatridge
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 10:01 PM
> To: World Wide Six Meter Club
> Subject: Re: [SixClub] QRP and Small Engines
>
> I have really enjoyed all the car talk. I have a 1968 Dodge Super Bee with 4
>
> speed and a 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger 340 that is a cover car for a book by
> Steve
> Statham. Since 6 meters is dead right now I was just wanting to know how
> many
> operators are car buffs. Mike N5TYW
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "donroden at hiwaay.net"<donroden at hiwaay.net>
> To: World Wide Six Meter Club<sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Mon, January 31, 2011 8:51:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [SixClub] QRP and Small Engines
>
> Quoting "doc at kd4e.com"<doc at kd4e.com>:
>
>> What a waste of money for power that can never legally be used and
>> is downright dangerous for most owners.
>
> Now Doc........ Some of us like big thangs.
>
> http://www.slideshare.net/Boland/bugatti-veyron-403594
>
> Don W4DNR
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