<VV> [FC] Famous Truck on front bumper Film

[Dave Ziegler]

You heard wrong, it was an Econoline pickup. My cousin had one and we 
did it once just for giggles. Once was enough!

Dave..
On Aug 10, 2008, at 1:32 AM, Ron wrote:

> It was a Ford Econoline van and I heard that the front bumper was 
> weighted
> with lead to get it to tip up like that.
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Western Canada CORSA" <westerncanadacorsa at shaw.ca>;
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> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 7:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [FC] <VV> Famous Truck on front bumper Film
>
>
>> 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
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Western Canada CORSA" <westerncanadacorsa at shaw.ca>
>> To: <corvairs at cybrus.net>; <corvanatics at corvair.org>;
>> <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; <corvairclub at yahoogroups.com>
>> 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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