<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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