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Forum: Lounge 02-05-2021, 09:32 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
Brings back memories of when I was on the...

Brings back memories of when I was on the Forrestal (CVA-59). With the air wing on board, there were over 5000 men on that ship. A small city. The hanger bay was 3 football fields long.

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Forum: Lounge 02-01-2021, 09:04 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
One of the Goodguys shows in Ohio in '98. (Yes, I...

One of the Goodguys shows in Ohio in '98. (Yes, I drove it there)

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Forum: Lounge 01-10-2021, 09:53 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
Those engines were assembled at Tonawanda where...

Those engines were assembled at Tonawanda where they were painted after the manifolds were installed as opposed to the Flint plant which painted them prior to the manifolds being installed (evidence...
Forum: Lounge 01-10-2021, 05:58 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
I blew up the photo Bill and I'm sure I can see...

I blew up the photo Bill and I'm sure I can see the base of the AFB and the front left side of it. It's mostly blocked by the ignition shielding.


Verne
Forum: Lounge 01-09-2021, 08:57 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
Yes Lee. That was part of the chassis black-out...

Yes Lee. That was part of the chassis black-out process. Basically anything that was bare steel and might rust while the car was on the dealer's lot. The top half of the lower steering shaft got shot...
Forum: Lounge 01-09-2021, 08:47 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
Bill, I do believe it was a taxi. If you look...

Bill, I do believe it was a taxi. If you look closely you can see the 15" wheels that came with the taxi chassis RPO.


Verne
Forum: Lounge 12-06-2020, 12:41 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
6" wheels again. Incorrect. No such thing as a...

6" wheels again. Incorrect. No such thing as a "409 wheel"


Verne
Forum: Lounge 12-04-2020, 01:11 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
What year Plymouth is this? I have some NOS side...

What year Plymouth is this? I have some NOS side moldings for one.
Verne
Forum: Lounge 07-29-2020, 09:53 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
Owned by John Ginn, formally from TN. Restored in...

Owned by John Ginn, formally from TN. Restored in 1982!!!


Verne
Forum: Lounge 07-23-2020, 02:51 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
This car is real as rain. I met the owner and...

This car is real as rain. I met the owner and viewed the car back in the '90s at a LGCA convention (I think in Indiana). I recently documented it for the dealer....
Forum: Lounge 06-23-2020, 02:00 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
This car may be the most original Z-11 in...

This car may be the most original Z-11 in existence. It was found about 98% complete and restored back in 1983 (the first Z-11 to be restored)


Verne
Forum: Lounge 06-15-2020, 03:01 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
I think by the time they changed the styling to...

I think by the time they changed the styling to this, the name should have changed to the Miami Beach. What were they thinking???


Verne
Forum: Lounge 03-01-2020, 05:18 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
Same deal for me when I drove from NJ to college...

Same deal for me when I drove from NJ to college in Daytona '69-'71, either in a '62 convertible, '69 Roadrunner or a '70 MG Midget.




Verne
Forum: Lounge 02-16-2020, 07:45 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
This is the first one like this I've ever...

This is the first one like this I've ever encountered. Not all REAL cars are built by the book. It's a '61 convertible, black on red.
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Verne
Forum: Lounge 08-22-2019, 06:03 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
Sure looks like a model rather than a real one....

Sure looks like a model rather than a real one. :hmmm:
Forum: Lounge 08-08-2019, 03:13 AM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
The imager chips (and cameras) developed at the...

The imager chips (and cameras) developed at the Sarnoff Labs in Princeton transmitted color images. They are in the Hubble and many NASA satellites. I saw a satellite image of a sailboat in Greece...
Forum: Lounge 07-13-2019, 02:47 AM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
FYI: Chevy also had a Day-Night mirror in 1958....

FYI: Chevy also had a Day-Night mirror in 1958. Same mirror was used through '62. (late to the party).


Verne
Forum: Lounge 05-30-2019, 02:42 AM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
We bought it in July I think. Someone had ordered...

We bought it in July I think. Someone had ordered it loaded then got drafted so they were stuck with it. We got it for $3500. Bought specifically to tow my father's boat and I used it to flat tow my...
Forum: Lounge 05-29-2019, 07:18 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
Road Runners were supposed to be inexpensive...

Road Runners were supposed to be inexpensive cars, right?


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Verne
Forum: Lounge 05-18-2019, 02:23 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
This car is currently for sale. Stay far away! ...

This car is currently for sale. Stay far away!


Verne
Forum: Lounge 12-04-2018, 07:47 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
That's Carnage Lake which runs along the East...

That's Carnage Lake which runs along the East border of Princeton. The photo is of the dam at the North end at the bottom of Kingston. Good trout fishing there.


Verne


Well, I didn't read...
Forum: Lounge 10-22-2018, 01:49 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
Sam, I'm sure you know what happened to the...

Sam, I'm sure you know what happened to the carrier Forrestal in '67 in Subic Bay. A deck hand fired a missile from a Phantom on deck, igniting other planes and nearly burned the ship down. No such...
Forum: Lounge 09-29-2018, 03:02 AM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
So am I.

So am I.
Forum: Lounge 09-28-2018, 02:12 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
There's a Howard Johnson's on Rt-1 in...

There's a Howard Johnson's on Rt-1 in Lawrenceville. NJ. I just went by there yesterday.
Verne
Forum: Lounge 04-23-2018, 01:13 PM
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Posted By Verne_Frantz
The Los Angeles plant was the first to employ the...

The Los Angeles plant was the first to employ the "chassis rise" method rather than the "body drop" method in '63.

Verne
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