They were both models of Polaris snowmobiles
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How and why an airplane in WW2 was named for a train company
Found on https://www.facebook.com/pages/Union-Pacific-4014-restoration-BIG-BOY/455623014535432
in short, the aircraft received the special lettering to acknowledge the contributions of the 65,000 employees of Union Pacific Railroad who had raised an extra $379,000 in war bond purchases.
in the photo are the Executive Vice Pres., Boeing Aircraft Co.; chairman Union Pacific War Bond Committee; F. W. Madden, representing Brotherhood Railway Clerks; John D. Beard, Brotherhood Maintenance of Way; Supt. Oregon Division; D. W. Hood, Brotherhood Railway Trainmen; and A. A. Murphy, Assistant to President of Union Pacific.
To the Employees of the Union Pacific goes the distinction, according to the Treasury Department, of being the first railroad group in the Nation to be honored with a "named" heavy bomber for voluntarily increasing their payroll deductions for War Bonds by more than $379,000 during May and June of 1943
"The Spirit of Union Pacific" was on her fifth mission when shot down October 10, 1943, in a raid on enemy installations at Munster, Germany.
Most of the crew were taken prisoner, including the pilot, Capt. Robert B. Short of Los Angeles, a West Point graduate and former native of Norfolk, Neb. Others who parachuted to safety were Lt. Bud H. Hinckley of Rigby, Idaho, the co-pilot; Lt. Stoliar, the bombardier; and Sgts. William M. Esseltine, Syracuse, N. Y.; Donald Armstrong, Binghamton, N. Y.; Frank Becay, Cleveland, 0.; and Eugene A. Runser, Erie, Pa.
The navigator, Lt. Hal K. Hughes of Dallas, Tex., and Sgts. Donald Lowrie, Hazelton, Pa., and Richard Grace, Glassport, Pa., were reported killed.
for ALL there is to know about this B 17: http://utahrails.net/up/up-b-17.php
it's called MacBeth.
For some reason the tv show people were stuck on the name MacBeth, and reused it as the chauffeur's name in another episode when Samantha's dad was driven into the living room
bottom image found on http://www.harpiesbizarre.com/dandy.htm
Not that you care about Pacers... but this is pretty odd
The passenger side door was 4 inches longer than the drivers side. Made getting in and out of the back seat a bit easier.. but why not make the divers side door the same length?
Found on http://www.carcrushing.com/10-things-didnt-know-amc/
Found on http://www.carcrushing.com/10-things-didnt-know-amc/
the Switch Pitch Super Turbine 300 and 400
The vanes in the torque converter are adjustable with the flip of a 12volt switch.
These have a special fluid pump, input shaft and torque converter. When the trans is in "normal", low stall mode, the pump and vanes work like a typical, stock converter with a 1800rpm stall. When 12 volts is applied to the pumps servo, some of the fluid is redirected through a hole in the center of the trans input shaft, into the converter. The vanes in the torque converter are mounted on pivots with a cam type level attached to each vane. The fluid acts with another servo in the converter to change the pitch of the vanes, increasing the stall speed to 2200rpm. You basically have a converter with a street stall or a race stall,with the flip of a switch!
http://forums.off-road.com/jeep-short-wheelbase/186851-50-ot-switch-pitch-super-turbine-400-trans.html
These have a special fluid pump, input shaft and torque converter. When the trans is in "normal", low stall mode, the pump and vanes work like a typical, stock converter with a 1800rpm stall. When 12 volts is applied to the pumps servo, some of the fluid is redirected through a hole in the center of the trans input shaft, into the converter. The vanes in the torque converter are mounted on pivots with a cam type level attached to each vane. The fluid acts with another servo in the converter to change the pitch of the vanes, increasing the stall speed to 2200rpm. You basically have a converter with a street stall or a race stall,with the flip of a switch!
http://forums.off-road.com/jeep-short-wheelbase/186851-50-ot-switch-pitch-super-turbine-400-trans.html
A variable-pitch stator transmission called Switch-Pitch by Buick and Variable Vane by Olds. 1964-1967. The stator blades moved from high to low position by an electrical solenoid and a stator valve, controlled by a switch on the throttle linkage. At light to medium throttle, the stator blades were at 32°, providing a torque multiplication of 1.8:1 and a converter stall speed of approximately 1800 rpm. At ⅔ to full throttle, the blades switched to the 51° high position, giving torque multiplication of 2.45:1 and a stall speed of approximately 2300 rpm. The blades were also set to the high position at idle to limit creep when stopped in Drive. The variable-pitch stator was eliminated after 1967. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Turbine_300
the 400 was made from 1965 -67. http://www.442.com/oldsfaq/oftsp.htm
the 400 was made from 1965 -67. http://www.442.com/oldsfaq/oftsp.htm
1969 Camaro option code W84: Additional Fuel
because the far export destinations of the Camaros might not have good fuel, they could be sent with a full tank.
For a full list of the Camaro Option Codes: http://www.nastyz28.com/faq/rpo-list.html
I learned about it in an article in Muscle Car Review Sept 2014 featuring Anthony Serpa's 1969 Camaro... which is only online at http://www.grundy.com/newsletter/newsletter071709_000.asp
For a full list of the Camaro Option Codes: http://www.nastyz28.com/faq/rpo-list.html
I learned about it in an article in Muscle Car Review Sept 2014 featuring Anthony Serpa's 1969 Camaro... which is only online at http://www.grundy.com/newsletter/newsletter071709_000.asp
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