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75-year-old man killed in Ford Pinto crash at Sonoma Raceway identified
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | March 29, 2018 | By Sarah Ravani

Posted on 03/29/2018 11:36:30 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

The man who died after hitting a wall at more than 100 mph at Sonoma Raceway was identified Thursday as 75-year-old James Kenneth Rambo, authorities said.

Rambo, a Napa resident, was racing his 1976 Ford Pinto in the Wednesday Night Drags program when the crash occurred.

He crossed the finish line of the race and appeared to slam on his brakes, but the vehicle pulled to the left and forced him to hit a K-rail at more than 100 mph, said Sgt. Spencer Crum.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


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To: doorgunner69

Like a lot of cars. The one that disappointed me the most was the Mustang. What Ford did to that car in the early to mid Seventies is atrocious.

Who would do that to a car? My dad owned one, and it was one of the worst automobiles he ever owned, and he owned a few bad ones.


101 posted on 03/29/2018 8:28:01 PM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

My first car was a 71 Hatchback Pinto and 2nd car a 73 Pinto wagon


102 posted on 03/29/2018 8:33:26 PM PDT by Despot of the Delta
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

At least it wasn’t a Chevy Nova, that would have lit up the night’s sky.


103 posted on 03/29/2018 8:56:16 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: V_TWIN
if it was racing at a drag strip safety regs. would have required heavy mods.

Yeah, like a racing seat, a cage, a fuel cell, an explosion proof bellhousing, and a 427.

104 posted on 03/29/2018 8:57:36 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (The Obama is about to hit the fan.)
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To: factoryrat
I liked the early Vegas, because the front end looked like a baby camaro.

They were a kick-ass car with the Chevy small block.

105 posted on 03/29/2018 9:08:30 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (The Obama is about to hit the fan.)
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To: Obadiah

There it is!


106 posted on 03/29/2018 9:10:19 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Obadiah

The best part is that little *ping* sound right before the explosion.


107 posted on 03/29/2018 9:11:00 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Figment
Aluminum block with a cast iron head.

Not to mention, aluminum cylinders with steel pistons. I'd love to have a Vega sedan delivery.

108 posted on 03/29/2018 9:20:49 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (The Obama is about to hit the fan.)
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To: VietVet876

Party on fellow Viet vet


109 posted on 03/30/2018 3:19:35 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (Balance the budget, tax the internet and the Church.)
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To: rlmorel

My first car, a 1975 VW Scirocco cracked in half...6 months after I sold it.


110 posted on 03/30/2018 5:04:09 AM PDT by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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To: cyclotic

OMG...a Scirocco!

I am having flashbacks!


111 posted on 03/30/2018 5:08:45 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: rlmorel

Good or bad.

That was a fun little car. My favorite was probably my 1985 Dodge Omni GLH Turbo.


112 posted on 03/30/2018 5:12:44 AM PDT by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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To: cyclotic

My first car I purchased on my own was a MG Midget, and it broke down on me on the way back to the base from the used car dealer! (Well, I thought it broke down, but it just ran out of gas...this was during one of those gas crunches in the Seventies, and they sold it to me with probably a few cupfuls of gas in the tank, and I was so thrilled I never checked the gas!)

I loved that car, but I found out all about BSCD (”British Sports Car Disease”) and Lucas...The Father of Darkness!


113 posted on 03/30/2018 5:30:06 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: cyclotic

Not bad...just a flashback with the name is all...


114 posted on 03/30/2018 6:34:51 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: Disambiguator

That’s Nazis in a military vehicle in a field, not some old guy in a pickup truck on the highway. Same principle, if course, but not the same.


115 posted on 04/01/2018 8:26:21 AM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

I once drove from Davis, CA to Los Angeles, CA (500-ish miles) in my sister’s Honda CVCC with no brakes, using only the hand-held cable-actuated rear-wheel parking brakes. Talk abound not being a tailgater. :)


116 posted on 04/04/2018 12:32:55 PM PDT by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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