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June 11th 05, 01:21 AM
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 11:19:29 GMT, ml wrote:
In article , Wes Stewart wrote: On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 17:57:21 -0000, (Dave Platt) wrote: Similar issues are likely to exist in recent-model cars which have a lot of fiberglass or other composite-plastic panels and structure. Back in the good old days, I was the proud owner of a 1956 Corvette, one of only 3467 built and along with the '57s, the prettiest ones ever buit. (damn I wish I had that car back). As are all Corvettes, it was fiberglass. all corvettes were not fiberglass! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ OK, I'm calling bull**** on this one. What production Corvette was not GRP (glass reinforced polyester) or other non-metallic composite? R The soft top was stored under a flip up hatch behind the seats and there were two toggle clamps that secured the rear of the top when it was up. These penetrated the hatch cover so that it was possible to snake a vertical whip through them. I used a 17" aluminum transcription disk (common in broadcast stations of the day) with the coating stripped off for a ground plane under the hatch. Best DX using a Heathkit "Twoer" was from the driveway of a friend in Tempe, AZ back to another friend in Tucson; about 100 miles. This wasn't long after QST magazine had breathlessly reported that the "difficult path" between Tucson and Phoenix had been bridged. |
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