Skeptical > Ronald A. Nelson COL, USA, RetiredSeptember 18, 2021 at 4:25pm
It was an astonishing breakthough in using aerospace stamped frame technology with great benefit; water-tightness for one. If Ted Kennedy had been driving a Beetle, he might have made it to the White House!
All major auto manufacturers use the stamped panel process for advantage now.
Wilsons Versailles Treaty ban on conventional armaments and military forces left the National Socialists the option to advance defense ambitions through technology investiture (a preference their political descendents still value greatly).
My first auto was a Typ.14 Karman Ghia Coupe.
Later I aquired this using the 914 power train:
Note broken driver lens. Unlike James Dean, my tenant did that and I had just popped the lid to replace it. And yes that is my Jetta on the street.
Not my my standards. Joes. I remember reading how, as FDRs Ambassador to Great Bitain, he became enbroiled in German espionage.
I guess his Irish Nationalist thoughts were coming out. Joes claim to fame with FDR, was he was Rooselvelts liquor smuggler across the Great Lakes, in Prohibition times.
The terms "Kennedy Lover" and Massacheusetts do seem synonymous.
I'm afraid Teds bitterness over the whole scene motivated him to curse us
with his endorsement of Obama as his adopted political son. Pity Teds' racist,
fascist Daddy Joe was not present to slap Ted around for it. I've fogotten Jo Ann Kopecknes face. Was she worth it?
After having strangers come up the driveway to ask about the roadster, I realize it has great sex appeal. Other men want to have an automotive affair with it. Children want to drive it seeing it is small. Women want to enjoy its appeciative attentions bestowed on it. I just own it as an engineering challange with good looks.
Solid lifter and cam setups do clatter. This is especially so when lacking a muffling water jacket by using air-cooled cylinder fins instead (like the VW Beetle). I employ hydraulic lifters on a mild lift cam with Pontiac springs. It does not sound like a beetle.
They still do it right. They are the standard for art and drawing tools, ruling pens, drawing pens, compasses, protractors. A couple of months ago U needed to replace my push-reel mower for my 5 minutes of grass since the blades were so dull the thing was gutting me as I mowed. Picked up a new one at Lowes. Assembled it. Took it outside. It sounded like 10 screeching cats. Took it back. Searched out a German push-reel. It almost put itself together. Lighter than the last, smooth, sweet, light, included catch basket. Like a charm.
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It was an astonishing breakthough in using aerospace stamped frame technology with great benefit; water-tightness for one. If Ted Kennedy had been driving a Beetle, he might have made it to the White House!
All major auto manufacturers use the stamped panel process for advantage now.
Wilsons Versailles Treaty ban on conventional armaments and military forces left the National Socialists the option to advance defense ambitions through technology investiture (a preference their political descendents still value greatly).
My first auto was a Typ.14 Karman Ghia Coupe.
Later I aquired this using the 914 power train:
Note broken driver lens. Unlike James Dean, my tenant did that and I had just popped the lid to replace it. And yes that is my Jetta on the street.
Not my my standards. Joes. I remember reading how, as FDRs Ambassador to Great Bitain, he became enbroiled in German espionage.
I guess his Irish Nationalist thoughts were coming out. Joes claim to fame with FDR, was he was Rooselvelts liquor smuggler across the Great Lakes, in Prohibition times.
I think Joe would have pimp slapped sonny for jepordizing the opportunity for Presidential Son Number 2.
Bobbys loss ended a clean sweep for Joe, but two was still possible.
But about womanizing, Joe was a scoundrel and Rose Kennedy a saint. IMHO
His sons should have learned from this. I'm sure they were furious in discovery, but did not learn.
I mean, just how do you cheat on Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy?
She was young, gorgeous, poised, charismatic; a perfect Presidents wife and First Lady.
It must have been the drug effects from Dr. Feel Goods prescriptions.
The terms "Kennedy Lover" and Massacheusetts do seem synonymous.
I'm afraid Teds bitterness over the whole scene motivated him to curse us
with his endorsement of Obama as his adopted political son. Pity Teds' racist,
fascist Daddy Joe was not present to slap Ted around for it. I've fogotten Jo Ann Kopecknes face. Was she worth it?
After having strangers come up the driveway to ask about the roadster, I realize it has great sex appeal. Other men want to have an automotive affair with it. Children want to drive it seeing it is small. Women want to enjoy its appeciative attentions bestowed on it. I just own it as an engineering challange with good looks.
A timing chain means overhead cams to me. Hmm........
AHA! Lifters are usually employed on a pushrod setup.
Overhead cams ride on metal pads to actuate valves.
Solid lifter and cam setups do clatter. This is especially so when lacking a muffling water jacket by using air-cooled cylinder fins instead (like the VW Beetle). I employ hydraulic lifters on a mild lift cam with Pontiac springs. It does not sound like a beetle.
They still do it right. They are the standard for art and drawing tools, ruling pens, drawing pens, compasses, protractors. A couple of months ago U needed to replace my push-reel mower for my 5 minutes of grass since the blades were so dull the thing was gutting me as I mowed. Picked up a new one at Lowes. Assembled it. Took it outside. It sounded like 10 screeching cats. Took it back. Searched out a German push-reel. It almost put itself together. Lighter than the last, smooth, sweet, light, included catch basket. Like a charm.
Yeah. The diesel seems a catch, to me. Was it the noise she did not like?
Sweet
No, but an interesting one.
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