Land Speed Record

If you have any interest in cars ,and I use that term loosely, that try to break the Land Speed Records take a look at this basicall 5 man team from Washington.

They have it based on a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter that was used during Viet Nam war era.

North American Eagle

They are going to use magnetic braking on this vehicle once it gets below 300mph.

Now that is what I call 'SPEED', Bill! Impressive ingenuity and engineering to be sure.

I love the '50 Estate Wagon you use for your logo. My uncle, now passed, had a '50 Roadmaster sedan in black which was the influence on my young and oh so impressionable mind in the late fifties. I fell in love with the large 50s cars and the Roadmaster was on top of the list.

But my father remembers the car as a rolling oven in the summer. So I guess it is all in prespective. Still I wish I could have driven her once. Uncle Ayers ran out of gas on a small road outside of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in 1967. The car was in imaculate condition when he went in search of gas and a ride. When he came back the next morning, some punk had set her on fire leaving only a hulk. It was a very sad day in our lives. Especially when you consider he had to use his father's '62 pink Dodge sedan (ugh). Talk about insult to an injury! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Great cars! Keep those Buicks rolling!