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

[Ron]

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>
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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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