Old family photos
Guess I've posted this before..........This is me, spring of '70. I just bought this car in my home town in N Idaho, and was on my way to Miramar. This was taken at the amateur radio club on Treasure Island (San Francisco) I would have been 21 here, 22 in another month
The year before up the tower at K6NCG, 120 ft or so
This tower.........
The 63 Chev sometime at Miramar at our shop. This was out beside the runways. The Lemans belonged to a guy named Phil Headley (spelling) I'd sure like to find him if he's still kickin' he was a good guy
Original owner of my 70 440-6 car, my all-time favorite car. If I could afford it I'd have another. He's just got a trophy in PR at Lions I think. This is George, K7WWA. STILL HAS his original call, and I'm sure, license plates as well. The car still had the black steelies on at this time.
These old photos are all washed out. Me with the 70 such that it is
A really bad photo of the 70. Those are 4537 aircraft landing lights down in the bumper. It would have had the 340 in by now, either 73 or 4
The 340 just after going into the 70. The beat up aluminum valve covers I had on the Dart went on this engine after I got a little more money. I've had those valve covers all these years.
A day working on cars at our Miramar RADAR shop
From left, one of our shop pickups, a Cuda or Challenger of I know not who, a Poncho Ventura? (Chevy Nova) of Nelson, one of my work mates
Next, my old black 64 Dodge 426, a friend's 68 RR, and my Limelight '70 at far right
Normally, you are not allowed to work on vehicles "on base" except for the auto hobby shop, but our RADAR division had permission to do so. Our shop was out near "Queen six" on the runways, and there wasn't much out there. Our workday was a normal day plus overnight every third day, so called "24 on and 48 off" which is what most all GCA RADAR units used.
Guess I've posted this before..........This is me, spring of '70. I just bought this car in my home town in N Idaho, and was on my way to Miramar. This was taken at the amateur radio club on Treasure Island (San Francisco) I would have been 21 here, 22 in another month
The year before up the tower at K6NCG, 120 ft or so
This tower.........
The 63 Chev sometime at Miramar at our shop. This was out beside the runways. The Lemans belonged to a guy named Phil Headley (spelling) I'd sure like to find him if he's still kickin' he was a good guy
Original owner of my 70 440-6 car, my all-time favorite car. If I could afford it I'd have another. He's just got a trophy in PR at Lions I think. This is George, K7WWA. STILL HAS his original call, and I'm sure, license plates as well. The car still had the black steelies on at this time.
These old photos are all washed out. Me with the 70 such that it is
A really bad photo of the 70. Those are 4537 aircraft landing lights down in the bumper. It would have had the 340 in by now, either 73 or 4
The 340 just after going into the 70. The beat up aluminum valve covers I had on the Dart went on this engine after I got a little more money. I've had those valve covers all these years.
A day working on cars at our Miramar RADAR shop
From left, one of our shop pickups, a Cuda or Challenger of I know not who, a Poncho Ventura? (Chevy Nova) of Nelson, one of my work mates
Next, my old black 64 Dodge 426, a friend's 68 RR, and my Limelight '70 at far right
Normally, you are not allowed to work on vehicles "on base" except for the auto hobby shop, but our RADAR division had permission to do so. Our shop was out near "Queen six" on the runways, and there wasn't much out there. Our workday was a normal day plus overnight every third day, so called "24 on and 48 off" which is what most all GCA RADAR units used.
