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As a matter of information, my brother got me a super high-quality car cover from Finish Line for my Cobra. Turns out I already had one for the Cobra, but I didn't have a nice one for the GT40. Much to my delight it literally fit like a glove . . . the cover was loose on the Cobra. See cover...

You guys are right, it's not a Carillo, but a Crower rod. I guess is was late one night when I posted this one. "C's" are not all created the same! Sorry for the screwup, but you get the idea. A Carillo rod wouldn't have fared much better, though. It's a blessing in this case the bolts failed as...

Very nice. I look at the wheels and tires. If the artist gets them right, chances the complete rendering will be right. Yours are.

A deaf couple were married. They quickly found that communication was difficult at night in the dark bedroom. The wife had a suggestion. Using signing, she said, "If you want sex squeeze my left breast once. If you don't want sex, squeeze my right breast twice." "Sounds good," he says...

Julian: Don't think the type of oil you were using had anything to do with it, but more the lack of oil. You mentioned over revving, but that would have more impact--pardon the pun--on the valves. You didn't mention whether you were cornering when this occurred. But if you were hard in a turn...

Julian: The knock you heard was probably the piston striking the bottom of the head. Once the bearing is out of there, the piston moves up farther in the bore, eating up deck clearance. Oil pressure, once it burps for an instant, the rod bearings go first. We had this happen on a 302 in a Group...

I'm in that category, tail dragger no less. Not what you'd call a "heavy", but a '49 Stinson. Operate off a grass strip in a valley with lots of wind and trees at one end; NC27.

Here's what happens when too light an oil is run under racing conditions. This is a Carrillo rod out of a super late model engine. Qualifying oil--0W-50--was run in the engine using standard clearance, or about 0.002 in. Seized bearing and broke bolts.

Kim: Check out Tiff Needle's drive in a SF GT40 at the Kyalami circuit. Looks as though there was no need for canards as he was hanging the back out much of the time. I don't know what the weight difference between your car and the one being tested. Looks as though this one is powered by a Roush...

As said, unlike the old days brakes are sufficient to be used for braking. No need to put the engine in peril. Just downshift while approaching turns to ensure you're in the correct gear to maintain speed, especially long sweepers and multi-apex monsters, and accelerate out of the turn.

Corsa Rosa with a white strips works best IMHO. The times I've spent tinkering with my ERA from one end to the other, both inside and out, gives me a real appreciation of the quality that's built into the car. Forgot to mention that anytime I had a question about the car, either Peter, Bob or...

ERA GT40 with 331 sbf and ZF.

Boyd didn't look healthy when I saw him on the salt flats during Speedweeks. He wore support stockings, moved slowly and went to the motorhome the instant filming was finished. Another hotrod legend gone. Speaking of hotrod legends, Ed Iskenderian looked as healthy as ever, bouncing from...

Re: A dilemma This was 30 years ago at the Ontario Motor Speedway. Linda Vaughn, Miss Hurst, still looks prettty good. Wonder what I had on my mind?

No Joke: GM's CEO said, "I have Electile Dysfunction. None of the presidential candidates arouse me!"

Not meant to offend anyone, but here are a few true stories about us "wicked" Americans. > When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin > Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq > were just an example of empire building' by George Bush. > > He...

Al: I imagine the one parked at the Pima Air Museum is a bird you flew. I remember them rolling it out of the museum for an emergency flight to who knows where . . . somewhere in the Middle East I'm sure. Maybe you were the driver! Did you get an astronaut rating? Tom

Paolo: Still waiting for an 1:18 scale MkI. Got any CMC coupons? Tom

Paolo: I'm with you. I have a bunch of Exoto products. They are nice. Another in my collection is an Auto Union Type C by CMC. Fantastic detail . . . rivets, cloth seat, spokes . . . unreal. I, too, am waiting for a MkI GT40. When it comes to detail, that Maserati Tipo 61 (Birdcage) 1960 tops...

Thomas: I took Dennis Olthoff's suggestion and installed the Avon CR6ZZ 215/70R15s and 295/50R15s on my ERA GT. I was a little apprehensive because I replaced 245s that were on the front with the narrower tire. I found out quickly that they work very well . . . no push when pulling max g. Very...