DizRotus

Luckily, when my now wife and I were conducting a long distance romance it only took 3 hours to drive from Grand Haven, MI to Chicago.

We had our first Heathkit color TV ~1964. In 1965 we moved to Kalamazoo and built our second Heathkit color TV (the first one was sold with the house). In addition to color TV we had Fetzer Cable, which allowed us to watch stations from Detroit, South Bend, and Chicago. We probably got a dozen channels. Without cable you could get CBS and NBC pretty well, but ABC not so great. Happy Memorial Day. Remember those men and women who gave all in service to our country.

Tim I’m very sorry for your loss. You and PITA will support each other. Perhaps the subject of the OP could be edited to reflect PJ’s passing.

The tweeters could be mounted on either side of the squawker in vertical orientation as they were on my Speakerlabs. E-V intended vertical orientation of T-35s, but doing so would have increased Klipsch’s production costs without, “. . . a dime’s worth of difference.” The attached photo does not show my old Speakerlab SKhorns (I had four). My geriatric memory tells me two had the T-35s on the right and two had the T-35s on the left, but my memory could be faulty. Mirror imaging would have enabled a pair to be placed in a space with the tweeters both to the inside or both to the outside. Mirror imaged side vertical mounting would avoid cluttering the squawker, but it too is probably not a dime’s worth of difference.

These deserve a new home. GLWS.

Agreed, 👍

He had two sons. Mel Farr Jr. and Mike Farr. Each had modest NFL careers, Mike’s was longer than Mel Jr.’s. Uncle Miller Farr had a good NFL career.

Several articles and an NPR segment prompted me to revisit this album released 50 years ago. Rolling Stone Magazine holds this album in such high regard, it deserves a fresh listen. I learned that the background party sounds at the opening of the title track include then active Detroit Lions players, Lem Barney and Mel Farr. Had I known this when I coached Mel Farr’s sons in junior high football, I would have asked him to autograph an album.

I bet you could count on one hand the number of 3-speed convertibles built.

Did you buy it new? If so, did you order it or buy it off the lot?

Originally, in 1964, the first 442s were 330 cid with 4bbl, 4-speeds and dual exhaust, hence 442. Starting with 1965, the 330 was replaced by 400 cid with 4bbl and dual exhaust. Since a 2-speed automatic was available, Olds now said that 442 stood for 400 cid, 4bbl and dual exhaust. Late in 1965 and in 1966 Olds offered a tri-power (3 x 2bbl) option and a 3-speed automatic; they abandoned all pretense that 442 stood for anything other than Oldsmobile’s answer to the GTO. In 1967 a friend ordered a 442 with 3-speed transmission with Hurst shifter to save a few bucks. Since GM did not build a full synchro 3-speed, a Ford trans was sourced. My friend eventually replaced the 3-speed with a 4-speed. It seemed odd to me that a 3-speed manual was offered, and even more surprising that anyone ordered it. @Coytee Very rare 1965 tri-power 442 Ad for 442 option on F-85.

The car I miss the most is the Rotus 8 in my avatar. I built it in 1990, starting with a powder coated tube frame purchased from Rotus in Hagerstown, Maryland. I sourced the 63 Buick Special 3.5 liter aluminum V8, Borg Warner T-5 transmission, Toyota Supra 3:90 LSD rear end, and all the other bits required to be a car. At 6’1” Fitting into a Lotus/Caterham 7 was problematic, hence the slightly larger Rotus. The wheelbase was 10” longer and the track was 4” wider than a Lotus/Caterham. It was still snug. At 1800 pounds wet, the 200+ hp V8 provided plenty of oomph. With rocker-arm front suspension, coil over shocks and wide tires it handled like a go-kart on clean and dry surfaces. On wet or sandy surfaces it had serious oversteer. I reluctantly sold it when my older son (~10 yo in photo) was on the eve of getting a license. The cost to insure it with him as a driver was exorbitant, and the prospect of keeping, it but excluding him as a driver, seemed unfair. It was fun to drive, but every time I went for pizza I had to be prepared to answer three questions: Is that a kit car, How much does it cost; and How fast is it? The answers: No, in the sense that it is not a fiberglass body bolted to a donor VW frame. Yes, if a bare frame, no engine, no transmission, and no instructions fits your definition of “kit;” Ask my wife; I don’t know, perhaps 120 mph if pushed off a 10 story building, but it goes 0 - 60 in under 4 seconds. The fastest I ever went was 85 mph merging onto an expressway. These days cars are just tools to me. If I were to do this again I would start with a Caterham 7 (now they have a stretch version) and use electric power. Full disclosure, the above photo is not my car. My engine was prettier. It too had Offy valve covers, but the headers were neater looking. My battery was in the boot (trunk) and I ran a larger Carter AFB; the above carb is a Holley.

Now edit the first post here to read: “ANSWERED”

Yes.

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The animal or the receiver?

Where do you live? The groundhog in my yard seems trivial by comparison.

Has it been 5 years? One was definitely purchased for the museum. I don’t know if it’s on display. Perhaps others know. @dwilawyer @dtel's wife

An even more rare photo of Keith Richards without a cigarette and a drink. How can he still be alive?

No. One charger.

I have one charger.

Truth be told, the snowblower was delivered in April; never got to use it. The mower was delivered on Thursday. Today will be it’s maiden run. Fortunately, it uses the same battery and charger as the snowblower. The mower uses a single battery, whereas the snowblower uses two batteries. My neighbor’s brother works for EGO, so I got really great deals on both. I plan to not buy another internal combustion engine.

Beluga whales use coral formations to focus and amplify sounds used to communicate with other beluga whales. More evidence that humans are not as smart as we think, or that other life forms are smarter than we think, or both. I saw the beluga using the coral in an excellent National Geographic documentary, narrated by Sigourney Weaver, on Disney+.

The third man involved with the first Moon landing has passed at 90. How frustrating it must have been to be so close, but never set foot on the Moon? Without him, Armstrong and Aldrin could not have returned home. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/science/michael-collins-third-man-of-the-moon-landing-dies-at-90.html

Rare photo of Keith Richards holding the infant Betty White.