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    Heavy Metal

    That F-4 just had extra large canards.....
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    Photos of Vintage Auto Dealerships, Repair Shops, and Gas Stations

    According to my father, his father worked at the Hupmobile dealership in Hutchinson. Hupmobile bought the Chalmers auto company, so the dealer in the pic, Taylor Chalmers may be that dealer. But, from what I can find, the Hupmobile dealership was owned by a man named Dobrinski, so my speculation...
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    Retirement - what prompted you to do so?

    In March of 2020 the boss walked into the shop and announced the three of us were being laid off due to, well, the flu. I had been there 37 years, was 64 and wanted to make to 40 years and tell em to pound sand. I started drawing SS at 63-1/2 and was banking every penny, so I didn't have to...
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    Heavy Metal

    A minor correction, if you please. The A-12 came BEFORE the SR-71, and I dunno how it could be considered an "attack" aircraft, it had no weapons other than cameras (they called them "sensors"). They stretched the fuselage in order to accommodate the "GIB" (guy in back) and to carry more fuel...
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    Heavy Metal

    I'm presently at my son's in N Alabama and won't get back home until late next week. I'll get to my buddy's house and do some mandatory research...aka drink bier and then post the info.
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    Remember when?

    One of the developers of the "Magic Eight Ball" was a cousin.
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    Heavy Metal

    IF we actually reached the moon... I would submit the A-12/SR-71 programs had as much to do with the cancellation of the B-70 as anything else, along with ICBMs. Titanium,which had to be secured from Russia through shell companies was used extensively in the A-12, which first flew in 1962, and...
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    For Sale 1978 Chrysler Cordoba 400ci

    In my world that ain't a bench seat. Dad had a 75 with 360, auto, console and leather. With 2.70ish gears it wouldn't win the stoplight wars but with the handling package it was on rails.
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    Heavy Metal

    Powers was shot down in 1960. The XB-70 flew well into the late 60s. It's first flight was in 1964.
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    mini starter problems

    The Magnum engine didn't come along until 92.
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    Photos of Vintage Auto Dealerships, Repair Shops, and Gas Stations

    That is indeed the now demolished Fenton plant. The cop cars are St. Louis County PD units. Many different models were built there including the K bodies and, in the adjacent plant, trucks.
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    Crap, rear ended by a Tesla!

    Don't Tesla's have on board cameras? His insurance should pay for it, not yours. And if they do tot it, don't fall for the "buy your own car back" scam. When a car is considered a total loss, they aren't buying it. They are covering the loss in value. The car is yours and the title is still in...
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    USPS At It’s Best!

    The longer a package is in transit they have something to move. It's called "making work".
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    Steam or condensation

    Later LAs use a 192° stat. That is why you see "mayo" with a 180. As for "steam" coming from the pcv and breather ensure it isn't blow by from the crankcase.
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    Ned Sez Phil Sez Six More Weeks of Winter

    The calendar also says six more weeks of Winter. No need to wake up the poor hog.
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    Veterans Day

    Memorial Day is for remembering the fallen.
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    Buick Was Ahead of its Time

    Lockheed was way,WAY ahead of Buick!
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    1969 Dodge, and the changes that should not have been made

    Are you saying the discs on a New Yorker are too small?
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    Temp gauge

    It hasn't been esablished if there actually was a problem before work was started. You could have checked coolant flow without removing the stat. When the stat opens water will flow through the rad. If water flowed after warm up then the stat was at least partially working. Thing is, it was...
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