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  1. Midnight Special

    . If you're anywhere West...

    ...Great video of "Getch" Robert! Here's some more of the Aerocar in flight near its home in Auburn. CA. It's new owner is my kind of guy! This contraption is said to be worth over a million, but he vows to fly it wherever and as much as possible as a living tribute to its designer. Can we...
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    Marion!!!!

    Hey! Happy Birthday CG!!!
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    1968 All new book updates posted on saac ?

    ...More of the same "wake up" call in response to more of the same rhetoric Marion, nothing more or less. With Paul, it goes deeper than mere timeliness of his book. Whether he goes to another public site or dis-appears altogether, people who placed their trust in him have the right to comment...
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    . If you're anywhere West...

    ...Please be our guest at the Nevada County AirFest! This event is shaping up beautifully and will (among a whole lot of nostalgic aviation,) prominently feature Renee's gorgeous "Stevenson" GT/CS right near the announcer's stand! Many other classic cars will be displayed along with scores of...
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    1968 All new book updates posted on saac ?

    ...'Means that it will likely be another four years before SAAC gets wise to him!
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    1968 All new book updates posted on saac ?

    ...Lovely! So how much did he pay all of you folks who GAVE him all that info (not to mention photos, data, blueprints, CDs DVDs, stories, Marti's, Parties...plus a whole lot of cash??? Yeah Paul... "Long story" indeed!... All four cotton- picking years that I've been here! Now that we've...
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    2005 Registry Update Thread

    ....I gave mine away after our last go around here. I know I could've sold them, but they came with a car I purchased and at the time, I was pretty fed up with the "under his thumb" behavior of Mr. Newitt...
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    1968 Starting issues, or lack thereof.

    Hey Rob, are you still here? What's say we help Amy with a "rubber band" shift kit anchored to the heater select lever or somewhere? We'll call it the "Park-O-Matic"... ...from the renown creator of "Sharper Image" mirror stabilization systems... ;-)
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    . Got to meet Midnight Special!!

    ...Well at last Neil, some you can relate to. 'Went along for some formation work tonight with some WWII era AT-6s :-) Kinda like the ride with Rob, only I wore a parachute and it was a little cramped...
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    '68 GT/CS ??? on eBay

    ...Just had nice phone conversation w/ James, the seller of this car. What's certain is that he is not trying to mislead anyone and is keenly aware of the differences we point out here. Nonetheless, the car is what it is, aquired by him (as is) to salvage the AO Smith parts for a Shelby...
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    '68 GT/CS ??? on eBay

    ...Gee Arlie, do you want me to go look at it for you? I'm probably less than 5 miles from it. "Interesting" says it all....
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    . Got to meet Midnight Special!!

    ...Robert (and anyone:-) please come & join us for the airshow! It's July 10 & 11 and the website is: www.ncairfest.com (Still smiling after the wonderful time with Rob, What a guy!)
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    GT/CS & HCS Magazine Articles

    Arlie, I used to go to Roseville Auto Dismantling a lot during the late 70's & early 80's. That was thee place to go for us reckless Mustangers! It was more impressive inside the building with shelves full of shakers, carbs, complete CJ engines (mostly out of Torinos) and nearly every other...
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    . Got to meet Midnight Special!!

    ...Why SURE! I'll make a run to Office Max, then get started on producing the kits! ;-)
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    . Got to meet Midnight Special!!

    ...Here's some more detail of Rob's "mirror stabilizer" which would seem to work best on the early "stem" type vs the later glue-on brackets... I didn't notice it right away with admiring his overhead console, Shelby lower console, convenience group package, rear defogger and all the other...
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    . Got to meet Midnight Special!!

    ...Here's a few more of the glassworking Rob spoke of. This was the annual American Scientific Glassblower's Society convention held in different parts of the country each year. We make the lathes and accessories to augment engineering and production of specialty glass. It began for us in...
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    . Got to meet Midnight Special!!

    Rob, Thank you SO much for driving 3-hours (one-way) to Vancouver and for a FANTASTIC afternoon! Not only was I proud to be part of your "Super CS" maiden flight, but exceedingly proud to take my "Cousin Rob" around the convention and show my world what a great family I'm a part of. As I...
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    1968 Our CS/HCS Book

    ...This is getting very exciting! 40 names as of tonite & still growing! I hope everyone contributes to this treasure, Cory!
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    1968 The Joys of Owning a 40 Year Old Car!

    ...Just don't do it in a "40 year old" raft....
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    Unique 68 Coupe

    ...Then I suppose the sunroof is for releasing balloons?..
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