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Me: You have a hot rod Model A? Old Guy: No I have an original one. Me: Is it for sale? Old Guy: Yes! After an exchange of information with the old guy and the hot rod owner, Ron and I move on to enjoy the rest of the show. Later that week we go to the old guys home and make a deal on the original 1930 Ford and I tell him I’ll be back to Michigan in October to pick it up. The next order of business; off to check out the hot rod. After a short ride in it we make the deal and now I’m the proud

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would be the change in the load constructed by the front wheels, would be the acceleration, would be the center of the mass height, would concur of the wheelbase, and would be the total vehicle mass. Another formula base, which does not require considering the load accounted for by the front wheels or the total mass of the vehicle, is for the absolute minimum acceleration required for a wheelie:

is displayed as the acceleration due to gravity, would be the horizontal distance from the rear axle to the center of the mass, and is calculated as the vertical distance from the ground to the center of mass. This means that the minimum acceleration concluded is directly propor-tional to how far forward the center of mass is located and inversely proportional to how high it is located. With this in mind, the mechanical power can be defined as force times velocity, in one dimen-sion, and force is equivalent to mass times acceleration, then the minimum power required for a wheelie can be expressed as the product of mass, velocity, and the minimum acceleration re-quired for a wheelie:

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Two days later we pick up the hot rod with the whole Famdamly. Ron, Cynthia, 3 year old Tasha, one sheep dog, Linda and I. On our way back to the house we stop at a Mexican restaurant for a great meal and collaborate. Now the fun begins!!! I go to start the hot rod and smoke starts billowing out from under the hood and under the car. I thought my new pride and joy was going to turn to ashes right there in the restaurant parking lot. As luck would have it the one wire alternator shorted out and cooked the wire. A nice family just coming out of the restaurant notices the dilemma; sizes up the situation and said, “Follow us to our house, I can fix this”. An hour later we say our thanks and good byes and we are off to Ron’s. But wait fellow readers there is more: I leave the rod at Ron’s house and head for Rhode Island. In mid-October I’m back to Michigan, with my buddy Jim, who has a trailer and we pick up the original model A. Then off to auto zone to replace the alternator for the hot rod. With a couple of days to kill, we take the rod and head out to a show. Ron is in his 1934 Ford. Jim and I in the Model A. What a great day, a lot of thumbs up and good food. As we are leaving the show, the horn on the Model A sticks. No thumbs up but a lot of stares. I find the harness and rip out the horn wire. Finally back to Ron’s house without any more problems and head for Rhode Island in the morning.

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I don’t often get the chance to attend the great car shows and cruise nights on Cape Cod, but when I do get the chance I try to make an effort to attend them. Last summer was a great time to cruise Cape Cod. This coming summer will not be any different. The three times that come to mind are the car shows at the Patriots Plaza, John F. Kennedy Museum and the A&W Cruise Night. All three locations are easily accessible from the Route 6A and Route 28 main roadways that dissect The Cape Communities. I could give you exact addresses and locations but I feel it will rob you of the experience to go out and cruise Cape Cod communities and take in all that there is to take in with the great shoreline and historic landmarks that are pretty much on your left and your right as you make you way from Bourne to Provincetown. I found each one of these car shows by pure accident and it was well worth the trip to find each one of them. Start out early and make a day trip out of it. Enjoy all of the classics roaming on the black top and on display at car shows and cruise nights. If you fall in behind more than three, or four classic cars and trucks chances are very good that they are headed to an area car show on Cape Cod. There are many more than the three that I have just mentioned so take a chance and find that special location that fits your own desires and passions. There are many classic car and truck makes and models that are being showcased and put on display each and every week across Cape Cod during the New England cruisin’ season weather permitting. New England tends to get a lot of rain in the spring with cooler temps and this weather just gets these car show enthusiasts

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This new version of the COBRA JET was truly bittersweet. While it was definitely the baddest version of the car to date, it was unfortunate that the legend himself, Bob Tasca Senior never got to see the complete and total dominance that the TASCA COBRA JET displayed throughout the last few years. Piloted by Carl Tasca Senior, this car has always retained the title of quickest and fastest COBRA JET in the world. To date I have witnessed passes as fast as 7.57 @ 184mph, with Carl promising that “…the car feels like it still has more in it”. As we were talking about the 2012 car, at some point in the conversation, it was also mentioned that the next generation of the COBRA JET was supposed to be just as mind blowing as previous generations. Shortly after leaving TASCA FORD in Cranston, I started seeing press releases for the 2016 COBRA JET, and I have to say, it just keeps getting better!! 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2015 FORD MUSTANG GT POWER PACKAGE +20HP AND +16 LB FT OF TORQUE INCREASED THROTTLE RESPONSE AND MAINTAINS FACTORY FUEL CONSUMPTION. INCLUDES SCT X4 FLASH TOOL AND MONITOR, 100MM BILLET COLD AIR INDUCTION & A TASCA ECU REFLASH.

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