Volvo and Saab were both leaders in automotive safety for decades. Both of them built aircraft, and migrated that technology into their cars. They also migrated some of the other technology form the aircraft, such as disc brakes, and hose clamps.
Never tried to ding a Studebaker. I do know that the higher end GM products, with the porcelain dipped bodies by Fisher, were nearly indestructible. In order to keep the porcelain from cracking they made the body panels really thick.
what a great name
I discovered that when I sprayed olive oil on a BBQ grate, I was expecting a flare up but not that big, I read the can later and found propane was the propellant, lost my eyebrows and looked strange for a while and the source of much mirth in the court system.
More than 50 years…
In 1975 and I was 15, my older brother the electronics whiz gave me a Heathkit stereo receiver kit. A whopping 15 watts per channel. After a couple of weeks sorting and soldering dozens of resistors, capacitors, and transistors it didn’t work. I shipped it to the same brother to fix it. He has never let me forget it. I still have it somewhere.
