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SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Army14Bravo
Airman
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- Jul 9, 2022
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Hi. I was early bird. Flying for Special Forces in the Highlands. Fixed wing. No big chopper units there yet. Feb 1962-Dec 1963. Beavers and Bird Dogs. Army
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Hi Roadblock. I've been a menace to navigation a few times myself. Welcome from Long Island, New York.
Hi Roadblock.
The real roadblocks are those $%^&*wits towing caravans at 70-80kmh (45-50mph) in 100 and 110kmh (60-65) zones and wandering all over the road so it is difficult to safely pass. The only time I have seen those clowns speeding was on a recent trip to Brisband when the rain was so heavy that all the truckies and other intelligent drivers were crawling along under 50kmh and they were still doing 70-80. They don't even have the minimal brains needed to realise that when the professional drivers are going that slow and widely spaced then they should be doing the same.
The real roadblocks are those $%^&*wits towing caravans at 70-80kmh (45-50mph) in 100 and 110kmh (60-65) zones and wandering all over the road so it is difficult to safely pass. The only time I have seen those clowns speeding was on a recent trip to Brisband when the rain was so heavy that all the truckies and other intelligent drivers were crawling along under 50kmh and they were still doing 70-80. They don't even have the minimal brains needed to realise that when the professional drivers are going that slow and widely spaced then they should be doing the same.
so true
wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
Hi wheelsHello Roadblock.
Wheels
manta22
Senior Airman
"manta22" wasn't what I asked for when I signed up on another forum; I asked for manta2 but that name was already taken.
MANTA2 was the California license plate number of a car that I own. It was the second factory-built prototype of their Manta Mirage, a copy of the McLaren M8 Can-Am race car.
MANTA2 was the California license plate number of a car that I own. It was the second factory-built prototype of their Manta Mirage, a copy of the McLaren M8 Can-Am race car.
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
I remember the Manta, they were made in Costa Mesa and Santa Ana.
A friend of mine had a Mirage but swapped out the Corvair transaxle for a renegotiated Toranado transaxle with an Olds TBI 455 V8.
A friend of mine had a Mirage but swapped out the Corvair transaxle for a renegotiated Toranado transaxle with an Olds TBI 455 V8.
manta22
Senior Airman
Yes, Manta Cars started in Costa Mesa but their shop burned and took their first prototype Mirage with it. They moved to a really nice production facility in Santa Ana. This was my (now) car in their showroom in the early '80s with Brad & Tim LoVette.
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ARTESH
Senior Master Sergeant
Interesting one!
manta22
Senior Airman
I may have seen that Olds Toronado- -powered Mirage at a Knotts Berry Farm car show in the '90s.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
My friend had it when he lived in Anaheim, it was black with gold pinstriping and gold-tone Carrol Shelby basketweave wheels.I may have seen that Olds Toronado- -powered Mirage at a Knotts Berry Farm car show in the '90s.
Not sure if/when he sold it, he still owned it when I moved from Anaheim to Redding back in 1990.
By the way, he bought it from Manta when they were down on Halliday street in Santa Ana, I beleive around 1983.
36feet10inches
Staff Sergeant
The standard wingspan of the Supermarine Spitfire is...
Greg Boeser
Senior Master Sergeant
11.2268 meters?
You should have a clipped wing and extended wing profile for those special occasions.
Thumpalumpacus
1st Lieutenant
That's what the French call him.
