GCA huh? Dad was Air Force GCA in the mid 50s when they were setting up the DEW line. He got set up in the mobile trailers in places like Knak Knak and Point Barrow Alaska. I have a few photos of them pulling the trailers out of the nose of C-124s. He talked about how deep the ruts were in some of those airfields laid out in Marston mat.
Quite a memorable story on the Road Runner. I had a similar experience in a friends 70 GTO that we drove to San Antonio from Amarillo. It was a low 14 second car until you hit the button and then it would run 12.90s. After arriving in San Antonio the bell housing separated on the turbo 400. He was launching the 4000 pound beast with the nitrous and it took its toll. His brother towed us all the way back behind a 64 Chevy Belaire 3 on the tree six banger. That was a hair raising trip too...