Re: "60 Minutes"

[Josh Pinkert <flush@radix.net>]

At 12:45 PM 1/5/98 -0500, Mike Marion wrote:
>FWIW - I watched the original episode and even with all of the
>manipulations to the transmission (there were more dials and tubes sticking
>out of that car than Frankenstein in a "B" Sci Fi flick) the driver had to
>release the brake before the car took off.  I was standing in my living
>room screaming at the TV set while my folks looked at me like I had three
>heads.  It was the most blatant scam I have ever seen and anyone with any
>mechanical knowledge at all should not have fallen for it.
>

I'm not sure if anyone ever saw the SCIENTIFIC study Car and Driver did on
the 5000 and the 60 minutes scandal.  It was a great article that showed
how idiotic the claims were.


- Josh Pinkert
- flush@radix.net