Reminds me of a certain very expensive "rare"Boss M*stang that was shipped
down here to New Zealand. Great care was used to load the restored car in a
container and the owner specified chains around the rear axle, attached to
the container floor to keep it from moving around during it's voyage.
It's a shame nobody told the forkhoist driver unloading on the other end
this,before he attempted to tow it out of the container!!
Owen
> Was also told of unloading cars shipped per rail in the late 40s and
finding
> that the chains had torn through the frame where fastened with them. Some
> serious humping going on there!!!!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack Johnson" <johnaire@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 5:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Forward Look 'Theft Proofing'
>
>
> > Being I'm not a movie goer, I didn't know that a movie was made of this
> > incident. I believe it was abut 30 years ago that I was told of this.
> I'm
> > not sure if the movie came first or the policeman in Portville got it
> first.
> > Don't really matter chains can stop things from happening.
> >
> > Oh while I'm on here, I will be in Hershey in the White Field in spaces
> WBP
> > 19-20. If any one happens to walk by there stop introduce yourself. I
> > probably won't have any Kettle Corn with me like I did at Chryslers @
> > Carlisle. Unless I find time to pop some.
> >
> > Have a great weekend,
> > Jack in chilly Shinglehouse, Pa
> >
> >
> > > In a message dated 10/06/2001 1:26:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > > johnaire@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> > >
> > > << And I was told that his rear axel was torn off the car. >>
> > > That is from an old movie..... sorry.
> > >
> > > Joe
> > >
>
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