<VV> Famous Truck on front bumper Film

[J R Read_HML]

Yes... more than once and it was a Ford - well the one I saw.  Maybe they 
did both?

I recall that my reaction the first time I saw it was that I would NOT have 
wanted to be the driver - looking at the pavement coming up!

Later, JR

CCE CORSA CORVANANTICS SCG member
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140

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Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 9:08 PM
Subject: <VV> Famous Truck on front bumper Film


> Some of you, like me, had heard of a mythical piece of film showing a
> Corvair FC vs Ford FC comparison made back in the day.  This legendary 
> piece
> of film proported to show a Rampside and a Ford/Dodge (depended on who was
> telling the story) doing a braking test in which the rear of the 
> Ford/Dodge
> comes off the ground so far the truck scrapes along on it's front bumper.
>
> How many of you have actually SEEN this before?  Raise you hands, be
> honest....<g>
>
> Well, now you ALL can see it.  Just follow this link.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/5cokzn
>
> There is no sound, and it's a video of a projection of the film onto a
> screen, and then transfered to VHS and then to DVD so the quality is
> lacking.  But it's all there, and more!
>
> Enjoy
>
> Joel
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