1969 Race Dart w/ 426 Hemi- garaged for 45+ years

Hemisurfer said
Was a Combat Engineer in a previous life, can tell you that lighting magnesium isn’t easy unless it’s in the form of shavings or powder in which case it’s almost like gunpowder. Never tried to put it out once we got it lit but we were told to try and cut off the oxygen source with mud if we needed to put it out. Once it’s going it’s scary stuff.

Holy crap....definitely cannot BS you guys and better have my facts straight. I re-read the story Butch has told me (several times) in his book (page's 81-82). I got slightly mixed up, what actually happened is Butch is the one who grabbed a bucket of water (kept nearby for heat treating) which made the fire get bigger. It was one of Butlers guys that then extinguished the (mag) fire with a halogen fire extinguisher.

I guess I better continue to take those memory pills. They are the blue triangle ones...right?

This book is full of all his stories and a great read with (my favorite) lots of pictures. If anyone wants an personally autographed book for themselves, contact Butch...559-686-6274