excellent video....when men were men
 

Wow. Wild stuff.

Now THAT is a ramp! Holy crap, that guy was nuts!! :wow: :lol:

Crazy.

Wings were too long. :lol:

Looks like the gene pool has another floater.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill
'72 442 "Inamorata"
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I remember that from those days. Super Stock & Drag Illustrated did a series of articles about that project. I think I still have those magazines in a box somewhere.

There was also a feature on discovery some years ago on it.

As you see on the film the parachutes started to deploy even before he left the ramp.


Crazy to say the least.


Jan

I've jumped a little further than that :yes:

Excellent choice for an aerodynamic vehicle. :lol:
Scott

Isn't that the exact same thing that happened with Evel Knievel and his rocket car? Seems kind of fishy to me. I don't think either of them intended to actually complete the jump. Still a crazy stunt though.

Pretty Wild , I've never seen that one before !! Thanks :thumbsup:

That's crazy! :lol: I wonder if they chose the car because of the weight? And it was in Canada to boot.

Many years ago I jumped my '67 suicide door Lincoln not that far but it landed on it's wheels. Got crossed up and flew over a meridian. Hit the ground, engine stalled, slipped it into neutral and fire'ed 'er up on and kept on rolling. The lady cop that witnessed the entire event pulled me over. "I have NEVER seen ANYTHING like that". No ticket. Told her that I was late to pick up my sister from the airport. True story. About three hours late....
No damage to the car.