26 Reply by Speedycop (edited by Speedycop 2013-04-01 10:54 AM)

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

Apparently the Star Gazette in Istanbul did an article today on the Spirit of Lemons.
http://haber.stargazete.com/guncel/jeff … ber-741084

They were beaten to the punch by four days, though, by another such story in Istanbul:
http://haber.mynet.com/ucak-araba-karis … -haberler/

Anton, you're famous abroad!

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

Many laughs were had while watching the expressions of people.

I'm looking forward to watching dashcam footage from driving it around after you register it as a 'rod.

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

Car And Driver Aticles
Full build story:
http://blog.caranddriver.com/spirit-of- … otosvideo/

race coverage:
http://blog.caranddriver.com/lemons-sou … s-a-plane/
http://blog.caranddriver.com/southern-d … -happened/
http://blog.caranddriver.com/lemons-sou … e-winners/

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

Google translate makes fun of English with Turkish translation...

Jeff Bloch's eye above the other in the United States engaged in car racing. Bloch living in Maryland, a mixture of air-car made an instrument.
1987 model Cessna 310 aircraft, a 1956 Toyota minivan that combines a piece of the man, 'Spirit of Lemons' has produced a machine that gives the name. Bloch taken by the removed part of the Cessna, and many are reported to be in very poor condition. 5 months as a result of intensive work with a maximum speed of 145 kilometers per hour is formed in the tool. Toyota chassis produced by placing the car on the fuselage seems to be very high maneuverability. Holiday-looking car, though, but can go on land. Bloch, traffic, air looking to enter his car taillights, headlights and signal lights will be installed.

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

"many are reported to be in very poor condition"

Quoted as Truth.

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

DC Doug wrote:

Jeff Bloch's eye above the other

Made me think of this Vonnegut cover:

http://molempire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Look-at-the-Birdie-by-Kurt-Vonnegut-Bookcover-594x874.jpg

Title: "Look at the Birdie"

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

http://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article1 … ight%22%7D

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

The piece in "Der Welt" (The World) is more than the Cessna, it's like the speedycop life story.

You are big in Deutschland (like the 'Hof)! smile

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

Does this mean I have to get really drunk and eat cheeseburgers off the floor?

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

Please tell me you were in full uniform.  "No, I'm a sky marshall on ground duty."

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

We've been filming for this video for weeks!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/mot … y-car.html

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

http://www.roadsbridges.com/roads-report-eyes-road

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

http://www.jornaldeluzilandia.com.br/txt.php?id=24182
Translated:
Police Jeff Bloch, 40, is best known as "Speedy Cop". All because of the car he often drives through the streets and avenues of Washington (USA). Actually, not quite a car. Jeff bought a Cessna plane, manufactured in 1956 and abandoned for 40 years, and has adapted to urban roads with pieces of a Toyota.

The vehicle was initially built to participate in a race in South Carolina, the 24 Hours of Lemons. But after I got permission to move to the "plane" as a passenger car, the machine Jeff dispute routes and parking space with cars "normal".
"When people see an airplane on a street, the first thought is, 'Oh my God, a plane crashed." On second glance, the thought is:' This is the coolest thing I've ever seen, '"commented Jeff to agency Barcroft Media. Once added the American, a group that drove Ferraris gaped to see the creation of Jeff, who has no training in engineering or mechanics.

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

Once again the story is spanning the globe!

http://dantri.com.vn/chuyen-la/may-bay- … 735539.htm

http://www.autobild.es/noticias/transfo … ion-201272

http://teknologi.inilah.com/read/detail … obil-balap

http://www.nu.nl/opmerkelijk/3483553/po … gtuig.html

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

Incredible! All it took was one act of mechanical bestiality wink

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

...and about 1400 hours of labor, and about $5500...  wink

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

... the price of glory and fame...

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43 Reply by Speedycop (edited by Speedycop 2013-05-27 10:33 AM)

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

Any Pakistanis here?
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news- … e-into-car

How about Nigerians?
http://news2.onlinenigeria.com/rss-news … nivan.html

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44 Reply by Speedycop (edited by Speedycop 2013-05-28 11:56 PM)

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130528/n … street-car
http://www.elintransigente.com/notas/20 … 186622.asp
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2013-05 … 756244.htm (4 pages total, click 2, 3, and 4 for pics)
http://teknologi.inilah.com/read/detail … obil-balap
http://www.suaramerdeka.com/v1/index.ph … obil-Balap

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

Autoblog coverage of the plane!!!
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/01/spir … -built-it/

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

http://www.motoring.com.au/news/2013/sk … imit-36881

http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2013/6/2/Ca … t-7714604/

http://adevarul.ro/life-style/auto/un-p … index.html

http://www.nooz.gr/world/amerikanos-met … autokinito

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47 Reply by Speedycop (edited by Speedycop 2013-06-03 07:01 AM)

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

http://www.ridelust.com/policeman-conve … -into-car/

http://www.drivespark.com/off-beat/spri … 04871.html

http://www.sportballa.com/2013/06/south … man-it-and

http://ziggytek.com/b/v/this-plane-can- … -car/4002/

http://www.newswhip.com/MoreInfo/Spirit … e/52334555

http://www.yourjewishnews.com/2013/05/27398.html

http://carpoint.com.au/news/2013/skys-the-limit-36881

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=m … 54944f8caa GREAT last line:
"So don't be completely surprised if you see a Cessna 310 fuselage tooling down the road, and know that only under extreme (and probably very bad) circumstances would it ever be leaving the ground under its own power again"

http://holykaw.alltop.com/grounded-man- … icle-video

http://www.asrehamoon.ir/vdcd.n0f2yt0sna26y.html

http://beritagar.com/p/mobil-berbodi-pesawat-cessna

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

Wait a damn minute!!!

Did you build a CAR out of an Airplane????

hmm

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/videos/ … -legal-car

http://www.latamreview.com/noticias/ver … auto-legal

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50 Reply by Speedycop (edited by Speedycop 2013-06-05 05:36 AM)

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Re: Media coverage of the Cessna 310 Lemons car project

Autoblog Japan! http://jp.autoblog.com/2013/06/04/spiri … -built-it/

This is the actual article recently printed in the German newspaper. A German friend left it at my front door the other day: http://www.welt.de/print/die_welt/polit … enigs.html

I have it on good authority that we are in Rod Authority! Nice article, even if they do assume we fell ten hours short in the Lemons race...: http://www.rodauthority.com/news/video- … essna-car/

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