The add states "stereo AM/FM radio and tape system". Wonder if it's an 8 track tape player. There is a Lear jet in the add, why shouldn't the car contain a tape system designed by Bill Lear also?
That was the era when LearJets were dropping out of the sky and disintegrating on the way down. No one could figure it out so Bill Lear launched his own testing regime and almost died doing it. Turns out, no aircraft, at least business aircraft climbed as fast as the Lear and when they launched in the rain they climbed through the freezing level so fast that water on the horizontal stabilizer and elevators froze before it could dissipate. The frozen precipitation caused and imbalance, which caused control surface flutter, which then caused the aircraft to disintegrate. No one had survived the event but Bill had a theory as to why it was happening so he was ready for it and pre-empted the chain of events before the plane came apart.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
That was the era when LearJets were dropping out of the sky and disintegrating on the way down. No one could figure it out so Bill Lear launched his own testing regime and almost died doing it. Turns out, no aircraft, at least business aircraft climbed as fast as the Lear and when they launched in the rain they climbed through the freezing level so fast that water on the horizontal stabilizer and elevators froze before it could dissipate. The frozen precipitation caused and imbalance, which caused control surface flutter, which then caused the aircraft to disintegrate. No one had survived the event but Bill had a theory as to why it was happening so he was ready for it and pre-empted the chain of events before the plane came apart. ...Show more →
Oh my, the infamous Jaquar V-12 engine. I am sure they finally figured out why it was crap in the XKE and made improvements. When I was a 13 year old I wanted the XKE. Then, when I could afford a used one I found out "the rest of the story". People I knew who had owned one loved the car...after they replaced that V-12 with a Chevy 350 cu. in. engine. Nope, not gonna go there.
Made a quick stop in DC Thursday evening to grab a couple shots of Christmas tree. Wishing all my MA2A friends a great holiday season and may good health and good light with you in 2025.
Douglas
Christmas Tree Gifted by Norway in Washington DC Union Station
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Christmas Tree (from Alaska this year) at the U.S. Capitol
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Christmas Tree at the U.S. Capitol - bypartisan fuzzy politics
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Douglas L wrote:
Made a quick stop in DC Thursday evening to grab a couple shots of Christmas tree. Wishing all my MA2A friends a great holiday season and may good health and good light with you in 2025.
Douglas
Beautiful Douglas!!!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...TO EVERYONE HERE on MA2A
Dan
Ray Swindle wrote:
Oh my, the infamous Jaquar V-12 engine. I am sure they finally figured out why it was crap in the XKE and made improvements. When I was a 13 year old I wanted the XKE. Then, when I could afford a used one I found out "the rest of the story". People I knew who had owned one loved the car...after they replaced that V-12 with a Chevy 350 cu. in. engine. Nope, not gonna go there.
You weren’t the only one fascinated by the V12. It had such a distinctive exhaust tone. My brother-in-law had a beautiful newer red one. I was so envious until he had it towed to the dealer 3-4 times. And then I started lusting after newer Range Rovers for all the creature comforts an old duffer thinks he needs. I sold my 98 Jeep TJ and started test driving used ones. It didn’t take long to realize they too are rich boys’ toys and picked up a Jeep Rubicon that is still faithfully chugging along recently passing 373,000 miles on the odometer in spite of the fact I added a Ripp Supercharger 50,000 miles ago. The old adage KISS still holds. I can work on my old Jeeps and no payment book in the glove (jockey) box.
My roommate in the USAF at Norton AFB in CA had a Jeep CJ 5, about a 1965 model (this was in 1970). He drove it like he stole it. We would go off-roading in the desert areas and a couple of times we drove back to the base in second gear. I think we rebuilt that transmission at least 3 times in our dorm room. We had 3 wall lockers in a room for two airmen. When we were waiting on parts, we hid it in the third locker. (Believe it or not we hired maids to clean our room so we didn't have to stand for room inspections.). Since I was a little stronger he would use me to drop the transmission on in the parking lot. When I say drop, I literally mean he would break the last few bolts loose from the engine and transmission and I would lower it on ME! Then I would roll it off. We lowered it in one unit, then we would break it down in the parking lot to get it up to the room in a couple of sections. I guess it was what you would expect a couple of jet engine mechanics to do.
You got me laughing as the memories came back. I dropped the trans/transfer case combo on my chest one night thinking “piece of cake” . It was a 48 Willys CJ2a with a small block Chevy. I was a skinny guy back then but it just about did me in trying to get out from under it. I’ve always loved my old Jeeps and being a mechanic was always necessary.
