@lkopaska was looking for one when he had his 67 Barracuda. Jeff Bobst (mopar parts seller in my area) has had 2 or 3 for many years that he keeps bringing to swap meets. I think they were priced around $750 if I remember. He still own's at least a couple of them. He must want too much.Log into Facebook
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Just for tachometers and timing lights.
True! Did find some good deals though.
Actually NOS about right.@lkopaska was looking for one when he had his 67 Barracuda. Jeff Bobst (mopar parts seller in my area) has had 2 or 3 for many years that he keeps bringing to swap meets. I think they were priced around $750 if I remember. He still own's at least a couple of them. He must want too much.
Odd, none of my old homies ever mentioned that. Numerous dry lakes in that neighborhood for such activities. Certainly that sort of news would get round town. Not everyday you have a rocket crash land just outside of townHey got a steam powered rocket I can borrow!
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The daredevil known as “Mad Mike” Hughes died in a rocket crash in 2020. He was an amateur rocket builder on a quest to prove that the Earth is flat.
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A 2017 photo shows daredevil “Mad Mike” Hughes with his steam-powered rocket constructed out of salvage parts. (Waldo Stakes / AP)
This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast.
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It takes a certain kind of person to build a rocket and launch themself inside it. “Mad Mike” Hughes was a limousine driver turned stuntman. What made him famous was not just his homemade rockets, but why he wanted to build them: to shoot himself to the edge of space, to prove that the Earth is flat.
Hughes’ third and final rocket launch, on February 22, 2020, ended in his death at the age of 64.
Freelance journalist Justin Chapman is writing a book about Hughes, and was at the final launch in the desert outside Barstow, Calif.
“There were about 50 spectators there,” Chapman said. “There were a couple of live streamers, like YouTubers, some Flat Earth folks, and there was a TV crew that was filming the launch for a Science Channel show called ‘Homemade Astronauts.’”
When the rocket took off, it hit a ladder propped up next to it, tearing off one of the parachutes. The rocket soared in an arc, it disappeared into the sky for a moment, and then started to fall.
“And as it’s coming down, everyone started realizing that his parachutes weren’t coming out. Even if they had, at this point, it was going to be too late. And he nose dived directly into the desert floor,” Chapman said.
“It was like a lawn dart, and hit the ground at somewhere between four and 500 miles an hour,” said Waldo Stakes, Hughes’ close friend and collaborator. Stakes taught Hughes how to build rockets.
Surprised was all over the news here.
Jeff had used ones. I am not up on the years but one with a sender and one without.
Hood mount? Jeff had one or two of those as well. I meant the factory console tach's.
I know there is a spot near Edwards AFB/Palmdale that gets used for that kinda stuff. Long way from Barstow though.
I bet. THey were just aftermarket right? I don't remember any installed in production.
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The daredevil known as “Mad Mike” Hughes died in a rocket crash in 2020. He was an amateur rocket builder on a quest to prove that the Earth is flat.
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- Avishay Artsy
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A 2017 photo shows daredevil “Mad Mike” Hughes with his steam-powered rocket constructed out of salvage parts. (Waldo Stakes / AP)
This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast.
Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
It takes a certain kind of person to build a rocket and launch themself inside it. “Mad Mike” Hughes was a limousine driver turned stuntman. What made him famous was not just his homemade rockets, but why he wanted to build them: to shoot himself to the edge of space, to prove that the Earth is flat.
Hughes’ third and final rocket launch, on February 22, 2020, ended in his death at the age of 64.
Freelance journalist Justin Chapman is writing a book about Hughes, and was at the final launch in the desert outside Barstow, Calif.
“There were about 50 spectators there,” Chapman said. “There were a couple of live streamers, like YouTubers, some Flat Earth folks, and there was a TV crew that was filming the launch for a Science Channel show called ‘Homemade Astronauts.’”
When the rocket took off, it hit a ladder propped up next to it, tearing off one of the parachutes. The rocket soared in an arc, it disappeared into the sky for a moment, and then started to fall.
“And as it’s coming down, everyone started realizing that his parachutes weren’t coming out. Even if they had, at this point, it was going to be too late. And he nose dived directly into the desert floor,” Chapman said.
“It was like a lawn dart, and hit the ground at somewhere between four and 500 miles an hour,” said Waldo Stakes, Hughes’ close friend and collaborator. Stakes taught Hughes how to build rockets.
Oh I have for the most part enjoyed the last 20 years for sure. Yeah there’s been times I’ve hated it but I still had fun. It’s not a question of to do the 27 months. That’s happening regardless. It’s do I keep going? even though the financial aspects outside of tricare and it’s cheap premium, are few. The odds of promotion are slim at this point. And staying only gains me a few points for retirement.
Think so also. Only production I remember were on the GTO's
Pretty comical, but I didn't see Leemu in it anywhere. He must be fraid of ghosts
It's all dented up now. We will never see the passenger side of that car again.They tip the yellow Nova on it's side!
