<VV> Flywheels ain't alone (No Corvair)some humour!
Rick Norris
ricknorris at suddenlink.net
Tue May 22 16:26:44 EDT 2007
> Smitty Says: When I first built my 38 Chev hot rod, for reasons of
> economics I used a PowerGlide transmission until I could afford better,
> Had a stick shift in the floor and no automatic features of any kind left
> in the transmission. It was a great joy to blast off in low and catch
> somebody doing maybe 60 mph and shift right alongside them. The car would
> shift sideways in the rear and it would light up the tires like it was
> just starting off. One day I miss judged the point at which I would be
> passing this guy and had to hold it in low a little long. All at once
> there was a huge bang and the car was filled with a dense pink fog that I
> could hardly see through. The bellhousing hump had a big hole in it and
> the converter was split about half way around. Wonder if Billy Bruce ever
> considered that possibility?
Beats me Smitty, did he ever own your old Chevy???????
The Lone Haranguer...
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