Wheelhop
Feb 16th, 06, 9:58 PM
Any of you guys remember the car called "The Blue Flame" which broke the world record land speed record on October 22nd, 1970?
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chevelleguy2005 Feb 16th, 06, 10:52 PM yeah, i have a book on it. i belive it was a three wheeled rocket car. correct me if i'm wrong. Andy69 Feb 16th, 06, 10:58 PM yeah, i have a book on it. i belive it was a three wheeled rocket car. correct me if i'm wrong. Yeah, it was sponsored by a natural gas company, hence the name. I remember seeing a movie in like 4th grade of it breaking the record on th esalt flats Wheelhop Feb 16th, 06, 11:41 PM Yeah, My Dad worked for Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, which was one of the sponsors. I've got the video that you saw in 4th grade of it breaking the record on the Salt flats. I just had it recorded to DVD from a 16 Milimeter movie format. Pretty cool!! Wheelhop Feb 16th, 06, 11:42 PM October 22, 1970 it made two runs and averaged 622 mph on the salt flats. mr70 Feb 17th, 06, 12:06 AM Okay..Now I want to see it! I'll trade you one of my Nickey Clickers for it...:waving: Cam Feb 17th, 06, 12:08 AM Gary Gabelich, I saw him do it on 'The Wide Worlds of Sports' back in '70. The 'fastest man on earth' at the time. He died of cancer in the 90's I believe. Funny, I just dug out the October '71 Car Craft that featured his follow up, a 4 wheel drive, monocoque, Vega Panel Express funny car. I know I have the original articles on his land speed record 'Blue Flame' somewhere... Wheelhop Feb 17th, 06, 12:26 AM I've also got a framed picture of my dad standing by the car. Wheelhop Feb 17th, 06, 12:28 AM Okay..Now I want to see it! I'll trade you one of my Nickey Clickers for it...:waving: MNYenko on the yenko.net website is sending me 2 nickey clickers! I'll let you see the video anyways Rick | ||