I have ridden that (all wooden structure) Roller coaster a few times at The Pike in Long Beach. In the 60's, not the 40's. I believe the drop was 90ft and it was the 2nd largest at that time... Steel wheels on steel rails with people screaming, the sound was deafening. I'm sure someone can promptly correct me if I'm wrong.
1957 Chevrolet Corvette originally owned and restyled by Von Hunter of Portland, Oregon. The Corvette was Von's personal car, and he restyled it sometime around 1967. Built from a crashed car, Von's Corvette featured a reworked front end featuring 1963 - 1964 Buick Riviera running lights that he installed headlights behind. The grille opening was also modified, and Von replaced the chromed teeth with a mesh inset. The wheel wells were flared and radiused, and the rear of the car received taillights made from 1956 Ford front turn signals. The deck lid was shaved, peaked, and modified with a sunken down third taillight. Rolling on chromed wheels with narrow whitewall tires, Metallic Blue paint.
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