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Originally posted by AURaptor:
It's just an object.....

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Originally posted by out2theblack:
If there's something I like better than old cars found in barns , it's old airplanes :

'...The Ranger Airfield is now home to a unique piece of history. I acquired a 1946 J-3 Sunday afternoon. The plane, which was full of life for a short three years, has not flown in 59 years.

NC7057H was purchased by Charles Moseley of Coleman County in late '46. The plane, assembled in Lock Haven, PA, took a 30 minute test flight and was then flown to Fort Worth in Oct. 46. The trip to Meacham took 14.5 hours. For three years Moseley and his daughter Charlotte flew the aircraft 182 hours, bringing the total airframe time to 197 hours. For some reason in 1950, the plane was pushed into the hangar on their farm after a flight and would wait there to see daylight again on Jan. 18 2009. A 25 ft. Mesquite tree blocked the hangar doors.

The airplane is in remarkable condition. Minimal rust and a considerable amount of cotton fabric remain on the airframe. I would be very surprised if I have to replace any tubing. The family had done a fabulous job keeping up with and taking care of the paperwork. Though they are short, I have all of the aircraft logs and documents from the CAA. The most amazing part of what this airplane has to offer is that it has never been recovered. The details I'm finding and will duplicate should provide this airplane with the opportunity to be the lowest time, most original Cub flying. The only item I plan on altering is to not use the original fabric, which was cotton. I will use the original butyrate dope though.

I have all six instruments (they will be rebuilt), seat materials (they will be copied), belts, and even though they're not usable, the original tires with "Cub" inscribed in them.

Though the plane was completely assembled when I got my hands on it Sunday, I've done a very good job of making it a basket case quick. I've really jumped on this thing and want it flying as soon as possible. I plan on utilizing the plane through my nonprofit, Calvert Charitable Projects, to give rides to kids at Ranger and other flying events. What better way is there to expose a young mind to aviation than through the open door of a Cub.'

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=230146

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Originally posted by Kwicko:

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Originally posted by out2theblack:
If there's something I like better than old cars found in barns , it's old airplanes :

'...The Ranger Airfield is now home to a unique piece of history. I acquired a 1946 J-3 Sunday afternoon. The plane, which was full of life for a short three years, has not flown in 59 years.

NC7057H was purchased by Charles Moseley of Coleman County in late '46. The plane, assembled in Lock Haven, PA, took a 30 minute test flight and was then flown to Fort Worth in Oct. 46. The trip to Meacham took 14.5 hours. For three years Moseley and his daughter Charlotte flew the aircraft 182 hours, bringing the total airframe time to 197 hours. For some reason in 1950, the plane was pushed into the hangar on their farm after a flight and would wait there to see daylight again on Jan. 18 2009. A 25 ft. Mesquite tree blocked the hangar doors.

The airplane is in remarkable condition. Minimal rust and a considerable amount of cotton fabric remain on the airframe. I would be very surprised if I have to replace any tubing. The family had done a fabulous job keeping up with and taking care of the paperwork. Though they are short, I have all of the aircraft logs and documents from the CAA. The most amazing part of what this airplane has to offer is that it has never been recovered. The details I'm finding and will duplicate should provide this airplane with the opportunity to be the lowest time, most original Cub flying. The only item I plan on altering is to not use the original fabric, which was cotton. I will use the original butyrate dope though.

I have all six instruments (they will be rebuilt), seat materials (they will be copied), belts, and even though they're not usable, the original tires with "Cub" inscribed in them.

Though the plane was completely assembled when I got my hands on it Sunday, I've done a very good job of making it a basket case quick. I've really jumped on this thing and want it flying as soon as possible. I plan on utilizing the plane through my nonprofit, Calvert Charitable Projects, to give rides to kids at Ranger and other flying events. What better way is there to expose a young mind to aviation than through the open door of a Cub.'

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=230146

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Nice. My dad had a Clipper - basically a widened four-seat version of the Cub. Good plane. Good times.

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Yeah, my dad sold his in the mid-80s - the guy who bought it ground-looped it on his first take-off, and pretty severely trashed it. My dad was glad he didn't go along with the guy! Nobody was badly hurt, but the guy's ego took a hit.

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:

Ah, yes, the Subaru WRX is pretty badass for it's price range.

As for the Miata, I'm slaggin it cause I got to drive one, and the performance *I* got out of that little POS reminded me unfavorably of an old friends MG - I borrowed that heap once and disliked it intensely.

I don't mind a small, underpowered car, mind - but only if it's *PRICED* as one, like the old Geo Metro was, instead of trying to pretend...
Supposedly the Miata is an A-Class racer, and it does handle ok, but when I was playin with it, it really struggled on accelleration, we're talkin about 11 seconds just to reach 60mph - which might have been a combination of it being an automatic and the rev limiter, but still, it felt sluggish on the throttle response.

It did handle ok, but I can put up with piss poor handling if I have enough juice under the hood, hell the Gremlin X is one of my all time favorites, this huge monster engine with a little car built around it, like puttin a saddle on a rocket.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_V8_engine
Sure, it handled poorly, but that made it FUN to drive!

If I was gonna do a mini-rocket today though, I'd go with the SmartCar Diablo mod, runnin the Hayabusa engine, man that looks fun.

Also, imma Mopar fan, if you're gonna go with massive muscle, gimme the Cuda, the GTX, the Superbird - the Mustang has the handling, but someone who knows how to take a corner in a heavy car is gonna beat you out of the corner on pure torque and leave you choking on dust into the straight - the trick to it is diving the corner and breaking the back end loose juuuust right so that the weight and mass of the vehicle itself keeps it in the sweet spot while you line up for the launch.

That chase scene always cracks me up, credit where it's due, McQueen as Bullit was pretty badass, but there's a couple scenes where you can hear the chargers engine over the mustang *inside* Bullits car, and given the relative weight of both vehicles, the finale always makes me laugh - he didn't hit that heavy beast *nearly* hard enough, unless the other driver panicked.

I see your chase scene and raise you the end of Fast & Furious, dude, he CARRIES THE FRONT END AIRBORNE THROUGH SECOND GEAR!

And what with rookie boy poppin all four bottles just to keep up with it, hehehe - I about bawled at what happened to that car.

-Frem

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Originally posted by traveler:
If you watch the chase scene you notice they pass the same green VW Beetle more then once. It is just the same scene shot from different angles.

My friend had a 440 Charger and he would pop the clutch and just sit there smoking tires. Then he would let of the gas, just a little, and your neck would snap back from the launch. It was straight from the factory.


http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

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