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__________________ "I treasure my remark to my grandson who asked, 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?' Grandpa said, 'No... but I served in a company of heroes.'" Sgt. Mike Ranney, quoted by Maj. Richard Winters
Reminds me of the time I got air going over the railroad tracks in an Old's Delta 88 with the Rocket 350. I was 15 and invincible... that does look like an old Lesabre.
I think I may have gotten air once with the '64 Impala I grew up with going way too fast over a big dip. It was likely only inches, and I don't think the suspension even bottomed out.
We got close to a foot of air in my friend's '84 Fiero going over some really bad railroad tracks. I damn near shat my pants. Its not the type of car you want to be suspended in above the ground.
I got some air in my truck by accident one time. I was heading down a gravel road at about 90-100 and there was a dip that didn't look that big....turns out it was, and I was up in the air for a while lol. Luckily its got stiff enough suspension and a big enough wheel gap that no damage was done.
I caught air in my mom's Astro going over this set of railroad tracks that was paved on one side, and dirt on the other. It felt like ages in the air, but in reality the front couldn't have been more than a foot or so off for only a second or two.
NOTE: It was NOT, I repeat NOT the reason that the van needed an alignment soon after.
Man I wish I could do something like that. I could probably pull it off in the Regal, but I like that car too much to show it such pain, and the Astro is too slow...and heavy.
__________________ -Chad
From all of these signs saying sorry but we're closed
All the way down the telegraph road
-Dire Straits, Telegraph Road. 1982
I had a '91 Chevy Corsica that I beat to mess whilst clearing my property.
When I had the grade on my property raised, I brought in 4 loads of fill dirt. (you know where this is going right?)
I tapered one of the mounds to about a 30 to 35 degree angle, unfortunately because of the placement of the fill dirt and the length of driveway I could only get to about 45 before I launched it. I went at least 4 car lengths and a good 12 feet in the air before landing nose first and setting off the air bags (those things hurt; cut my lips a gave me a wicked chemical burn).
In my haste to get out of said car, I left the motor running and the doors automatically lock when you leave...had to get a golf club to get back in...fun days...fun car...
Yeah, here's the car before we sent it to the junk yard.
It didn't want to go, it had bad brakes (leaky ABS) and a blown head gasket, but refused to die. I got it hung up on a tree root and couldn't move it. The nose of the tow truck that came to get it was a good 18 inches off the ground before the root broke and freed the car...funny as anything
I knew this guy when i was around 14 that had an Eclipse GS-T Spyder. I had gotten fairly "acquainted" with his sister and for some reason, he thought that was just A-OK. One morning he picked me and my buddy up just to go drive around and skip school.
Im not sure at what point in the day this happened, but we got on one of the many lonely two lane roads in rural Winter Springs. This road in particular had those big, long speed "humps". We hit one doing about 60mph and got the nose off the ground a good foot or two. I thought he destroyed the front end, but no, it was just fine.
Ahh yes, to be 14 again...
Hey Chad, i say a Regal GSE today at a Sam's Club. I had never seen one before. Whats the difference between the GSE and the GS?
Hey Chad, i say a Regal GSE today at a Sam's Club. I had never seen one before. Whats the difference between the GSE and the GS?
If I'm not mistaken, the GSE was sort of a "higher" GS. It was only available for a year or two (00-02?) and had all of the options that the GS had, plus heated leather seats and sunroof, standard. Maybe a rear spoiler too, I can't remember. Did that one have a rear spoiler? Most of the GSE's I've seen are black with the dark grey lower body. Was that how that one was painted?
They did an LSE as well too, and that was the same except no supercharger.
