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Re: dash question...

To: "Allen Hefner" <Ajhsys@aol.com>, "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: dash question...
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2000 09:47:40 -0500
Well I read it on Monday AM and I still think you have too much time on 
your hands.


BTW the roads in the Poconos are GREAT LBC roads. And it was a FUNTASTIC 
weekend!!

Larry

At this exact moment in time 3/4/00 9:30 AM, Ajhsys@aol.com made the 
profound statement:

>In a message dated 03/03/2000 6:50:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
>Toby.1969ah.1971lc@worldnet.att.net writes:
>
><< In the near future, once I get access to my schools rapid prototyping 
>tool,
> I could make a new dash outa solid aluminum from a CAD file. I'm even
> thinking about incorporating a small touchscreen LCD into that new
> dash\console unit... we will see. >>
>
>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
>(/tongue in cheek mode on)
>
>That would be similar to the prototype cars produced near the end of the 
>British Leyland empire.  Several were produced and given to testers across 
>England (limited to Sherwood Forest because it is haunted) and Northern 
>Scotland to be tested in the hills where no one would see them.
>
>The early LCD panels proved to be delicate, and because of the level of 
>technological development of the period, they were so large they had to 
>replace the passenger's seat with the display.  Also, the glare from the 
>large screen made night driving almost impossible, and several cars were 
>lost 
>as the driver had to look 90 degrees to his left to see how fast he was 
>going.  (Although no test drivers were killed due to the solid steel 
>dashboard/passenger cage/rollover bar also being tested as a new safety 
>measure to meet American standards, which consequently dropped the gas 
>mileage to 5 MPG.)
>
>The project was dumped with the news that the Spitfire was going to carry 
>the 
>ball for BL, and no known examples of the prototypes exist today.  Further 
>development seemed too expensive, and BL decided to fit new bushings to the 
>swing axles in the Spit instead.
>
>(/Tongue in cheek mode off)
>
>Sorry...just drinking my first cup of coffee this morning.  Larry sure will 
>be sorry he missed this one!  (Topless in the Poconos...HAH!)
>
>Allen Hefner
>Philly Region SCCA Rally Steward
>'77 Midget
>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport


Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
System Administrator/Manager
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St. - 1015 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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