Here's a little story about a man, his Shelby and a event that went from the east coast of America to the west coast Enjoy!
Full story at http://www.powerperformancenews.com/features/confessions-of-a-cannonballer/
Tony, thanks for posting. As you know, I wrote that article. It's been discussed on the forum a couple of times previously.
RPM still owns and drives it. Great guy and very mechanically talented. As his profession for 45 years, he's built every kind of power generation plant there is: Nuke, steam, hydro, gas, solar, etc.
He looks kind of like a 20-years-younger Clint Eastwood, but with a more-humble personality. Plus he lives & breathes 1967 Shelbys rather than cops and bad guys.
For the rest of you who haven't read the article, please have a look.
Van
Quote from: Side-Oilers on June 23, 2022, 02:50:27 PM
Tony, thanks for posting. As you know, I wrote that article. It's been discussed on the forum a couple of times previously.
RPM still owns and drives it. Great guy and very mechanically talented. As his profession for 45 years, he's built every kind of power generation plant there is: Nuke, steam, hydro, gas, solar, etc.
He looks kind of like a 20-years-younger Clint Eastwood, but with a more-humble personality. Plus he lives & breathes 1967 Shelbys rather than cops and bad guys.
For the rest of you who haven't read the article, please have a look.
Van
By golly you did write it, most excellent !
It's a great article, a great car and the owner sounds like a great guy
Thank you, sir! I'll pass that along to RPM.
I was waiting for Bob Key and Rick Kopec at the Portifino when they ran Key's 65 in the Cannonball. I was also there when Needham and Brock ran the ambulance which became the basis of the movie and killed Brock ever hosting a true Cannonball again due to liability.
My idea of using the boat sling to get the ambulance off the flatbed worked. They picked it up slid it out over the water, backed the trailer out then brought it back onto the dock.
I remember that article, Van. Some things just stay with you, yah know.
Van
Now ur officially famous.
And I want ur autograph.
where is that ambulance now?