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Reminds me of a demonstration while I was in the AF. We set up an old F1 truck with large carbon dioxide tanks in the back with solenoid valves on them. Hit the switch and watched how the escaping gas pushed that old truck down the runway, eventually going 47MPH. One of only a few things I enjoyed, while doing my stint for the gov.
No rocket scientist here .. nor am I a Mopar expert. .. but between the appearance of folding top ribs, material wrinkles, torn driver's side rear window area of the rear top material .. & the passenger side rear window opening billowing in the wind .. ... it certainly looks "convertible" to me. Stand by for Mercury, Gemini, & Apollo space program trivia, next. I'm on a roll.
It's actually a 122mph convertible. They calculated it would be doing 674mph if the catapult was a 1/4 mile long...
The can in my avatar chased that birdfarm all over WestPac '65 - '67 ... gave us ''gas n groceries'' many, many times.
In 1962 that car was probably a hundred dollar beater at best and the "civilian" probably paid the sailor far more than he thought it was worth.
The poor Plymouth is a ragtop for sure, but as a suspect, not a 49, no ribbed bumpers. Crazy test for the government gang!
Been there, done that, ‘62-‘65…….home ported Long Beach….USS Preston, DD-795….. Thank you for your Service! Ray Inliners International #057
Howdy 302 I was on that “bird farm” in Westpac ‘67-‘69. I think I remember you from a couple of those Unreps!
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