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BWZ,,,,I'm fairly sure that those same two cars were among my son's favorite "Hot Wheels" cars. I never knew the Cheetah was a real car.

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The Cheetah was GM's answer to the Shelby Cobra! :cool:

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How could I forget! .......

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I am still working on Monday. Feel free to feel sorry for me. I crave attention and need your sympathy.

Now excuse me. I must go outside and issue instructions to some youth standing on my lawn. Scowl in place...check. Shotgun...check. Wearing boxers...check.

Hopefully, I won't need bail money this time.

Just pretend this is hwitty.
 
Back in the day these were my perfect cars! ;)

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How ironic! I had two 1/24th scale slot cars growing up;I had a Cheetah, & my Dad had a GT40. These weren't the super fast slot cars, they were almost models with motors, if you know what I mean. I think the first time I took them to the track & got smoked by all the super light cars with the light weight one piece bodies was the last time I took them to the track...
 
One last sit down before beer:30 rolls around.

Off and on thought for a while, keep forgetting to ask.
Wondering of the whereabouts of a member who I've not seen post recently.
Has a son, 18 or so confined to a wheelchair who really enjoys cowboy actions. I think Iggy or BigInge sent some spurs, maybe a belt and holster his way some time back. Cool kid with an exceptional man for a Dad. He posted under the handle MattO or Matt something. I ran a quick search, close but no seegar.

Hoping the young man is OK.
The stories and pictures posting were inspiring.
 
How ironic! I had two 1/24th scale slot cars growing up;I had a Cheetah, & my Dad had a GT40. These weren't the super fast slot cars, they were almost models with motors, if you know what I mean. I think the first time I took them to the track & got smoked by all the super light cars with the light weight one piece bodies was the last time I took them to the track...
I just got off the phone with my son and he was indignant that I called those cars I got him "Hot Wheels". Apparently Hot Wheels weren't cool in the 60's.
They were HO race cars, and he still has them. He bragged that his are modified with the "Hop-Up" kit (high-traction tires, high-strength motor magnets, and special motor brushes).
He got very animated talking about them and said the Cheetah is still his favorite. The power of the Drift is funny. loknload's post sent my son on a pleasant trip down memory lane. :cool:
 
All day rain here for us today. Just a steady drizzle. Nothing major.
Enough to put a damper on cookouts and camping for those so
inclined. We put a couple steaks on the grill last night as i knew
the forecast for today.
My hands are about back to normal feeling today after the Wasp
attacks yesterday while cleaning out my gutters.
I believe i have enough strength in them to man handle a pull tab.
If not wifey can use the church key for me today and open my Beers.

Like MP15 said, be sure and celebrate your Freedoms this weekend.
There are those bent on destroying everything this Country was
built upon.


Chuck
 
I've flown a single engine Cessna before. Does that count?

I have flown many times with no airplane off the quad, four wheeler. Does that count?
Over the bars doing 2 1/2 ganors. The flight is in slow motion. I turned my head and seen the rear horizontal rack on the quad going verticle thinking oh boy this is gonna hurt. I did a face plant on the ice. The helmet and my new leather jacket saved me. I ripped my shoulder and broke ribs. My tee shirt bares to big "S" but I have flown under the radar many times.

The older Polaris quads had alumimum tie rod ends. I hit a pocket in the ice and the tie rod end broke. Funny the replacement is a steel tie rod end. I'd like to meet the engineer who designed it.
Dam train drivers.

Henry Ford wasn't a inteructural but the man was hands on smart. Where would we be today without him.

Just comparing hands on to college degrees.
 
How ironic! I had two 1/24th scale slot cars growing up;I had a Cheetah, & my Dad had a GT40. These weren't the super fast slot cars, they were almost models with motors, if you know what I mean. I think the first time I took them to the track & got smoked by all the super light cars with the light weight one piece bodies was the last time I took them to the track...

I grew up with the strombecker 1/32 scale slot cars. Today I got back into it. These cars can be bought new from Slot Cars, Slot Car Track Sets, Digital Slot Cars, New Slot Cars and Vintage Slot Cars.

Fun all over again with the kids and grandson. This hobby seems to be making a comeback. I need more gt40 and cheetahs. They offer some cars with steering.

I have the gt40 from lemans the Ferrari eater. Some cars from Steve McQueen. I must have about 100 slot cars.
 
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