<VV> State Inspections

[OPENHABIT@aol.com]

  I feel the yen (as opposed to the need) to wade in here on Smitty's problem 
with the "alleged" safety inspector. I was stationed in Germany in the 
seventies, and spent a tear plus inspecting POVs belonging to the soldiers and DOD 
civilians. Somewhere around here, in a long unseen file folder, I have a letter 
stating basically that ours was the strictest inspection point in Germany at 
that time. There were only two of us assigned to the station. By regulation, 
we had to be pretty strict on modifications. By agreement with my counterpart, 
we "looked the other way" if the modification was safe in concept, and sound 
in execution. If it was out of sight of Polizie (Thomas, please correct my 
spelling, it has been a while since I saw one signs) and safe, no sweat. My 
partner and I were both driving older American iron, and understood the scarcity of 
parts.
    My point is, the jerk Smitty had to deal with was looking for trouble, 
not doing his job. Those of us who know Smitty know Spike is undoubtedly safer 
than the average car that is passing inspections. Message to Smitty, Hey 
Smitty, I gotta a guy, give me a call.
Openhabit (Gary)

recently dead '64 Monza sedan
dead ''64 Monza convertible
dead '64 Greenbrier
etc.