I was listening to the Rush song "Red Barchetta" this afternoon, and pondering the lyrics:

My uncle preserved for me an old machine
For fifty odd years
To keep it as new has been his dearest dream

I strip away the old debris
That hides a shining car
A brilliant red Barchetta
From a better vanished time

The Fiat Abarth 100SP Barchetta was made in 1966, so the events of this song supposedly occur after 2016. Where's my gleaming alloy air-car?

At least we haven't seen the Motor Law yet.

BTW, The song was based on a short story called "A Nice Morning Drive" that was published in Road and Track in 1973.

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Re: Catching up with science fiction
By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Sun Apr 28 2019 09:13 pm

I was listening to the Rush song "Red Barchetta" this afternoon, and pondering the lyrics:

The Fiat Abarth 100SP Barchetta was made in 1966, so the events of this song supposedly occur after 2016. Where's my gleaming alloy air-car?

I would argue that a Tesla and other EVs are getting kind of close. Not sure what the "air" in an "air-car" is, but perhaps no wheels? Certainly, no combustion engine.

At least we haven't seen the Motor Law yet.

We seem to be getting closer and closer each day though. :-(

BTW, The song was based on a short story called "A Nice Morning Drive" that was published in Road and Track in 1973.

Inspired by. https://www.motor1.com/news/73226/a-nice-morning-drive-the-road-track-story-tha t-inspired-a-rush-song-w-video/

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Re: Catching up with science fiction
By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Sun Apr 28 2019 09:13 pm

I was listening to the Rush song "Red Barchetta" this afternoon, and pondering the lyrics:

My uncle preserved for me an old machine
For fifty odd years
To keep it as new has been his dearest dream

I strip away the old debris
That hides a shining car
A brilliant red Barchetta
From a better vanished time

The Fiat Abarth 100SP Barchetta was made in 1966, so the events of this song supposedly occur after 2016. Where's my gleaming alloy air-car?

At least we haven't seen the Motor Law yet.

BTW, The song was based on a short story called "A Nice Morning Drive" that was published in Road and Track in 1973.

That song is on one of my favorite Rush albums, Moving Pictures.

Nightfox

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Re: Catching up with science fiction
By: Digital Man to poindexter FORTRAN on Sun Apr 28 2019 10:59 pm

I was listening to the Rush song "Red Barchetta" this afternoon, and
pondering the lyrics:

The Fiat Abarth 100SP Barchetta was made in 1966, so the events of
this song supposedly occur after 2016. Where's my gleaming alloy
air-car?

I would argue that a Tesla and other EVs are getting kind of close. Not sure what the "air" in an "air-car" is, but perhaps no wheels? Certainly, no combustion engine.

Whenever I lisened to that song and heard "air-car", I always imagined something like one of those toy cars that you pump up with air to propel them, similar to these:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KL5E6E/ref=as_li_ss_tl

Nightfox

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Re: Catching up with science fiction
By: Nightfox to Digital Man on Mon Apr 29 2019 09:32 am

Whenever I lisened to that song and heard "air-car", I always imagined something like one of those toy cars that you pump up with air to propel them

I see all of those bad '70s science fiction shows, like the cars in Logan's Run.

I still want to go camping in the car from Damnation Alley.

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Nightfox wrote to Digital Man <=-

I would argue that a Tesla and other EVs are getting kind of close. Not sure what the "air" in an "air-car" is, but perhaps no wheels? Certainly, no combustion engine.

Whenever I lisened to that song and heard "air-car", I always
imagined something like one of those toy cars that you pump up
with air to propel them, similar to these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KL5E6E/ref=as_li_ss_tl

Haha! I always pictured something like what the Jetsons cruised
in... :)



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Re: Catching up with science fiction
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Mon Apr 29 2019 10:34 am

I still want to go camping in the car from Damnation Alley.

Damnation Alley is a kick a** song from the band Bitch by the way


Thanks,
Zombie Mambo

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I still want to go camping in the car from Damnation Alley.

Damnation Alley is a kick a** song from the band Bitch by the way

So, was the car in the video for the song, or in some other show/movie also called Damnation Alley?

Inquiring minds want to know. :)

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Dumas Walker wrote to ZOMBIE MAMBO <=-

I still want to go camping in the car from Damnation Alley.

Damnation Alley is a kick a** song from the band Bitch by the way

So, was the car in the video for the song, or in some other show/movie also called Damnation Alley?

Inquiring minds want to know. :)

Damnation Alley was a 1977 Movie. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075909/

A small group of survivors at a military installation who survived World War 3 attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland to where they hope more survivors are living. Hopefully their specially built vehicles will protect them
against the freakish weather mutated plant and animal life and other dangers along the way.


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Dumas Walker wrote to ZOMBIE MAMBO <=-

I still want to go camping in the car from Damnation Alley.

Damnation Alley is a kick a** song from the band Bitch by the way

So, was the car in the video for the song, or in some other show/movie also called Damnation Alley?
Inquiring minds want to know. :)

Damnation Alley was a 1977 Movie. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075909/

A small group of survivors at a military installation who survived World War 3
attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland to where they hope more survivors are living. Hopefully their specially built vehicles will protect them
against the freakish weather mutated plant and animal life and other dangers along the way.

Thanks for the information. Sounds like something I might find on late
night TV at some point. :)

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Re: Catching up with science
By: Dumas Walker to ZOMBIE MAMBO on Tue May 28 2019 06:25 pm

I still want to go camping in the car from Damnation Alley.

Damnation Alley is a kick a** song from the band Bitch by the way

So, was the car in the video for the song, or in some other show/movie also called Damnation Alley?

Inquiring minds want to know. :)

no idea. but Bitch is still performing... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Qd1aW9SVE


Thanks,
Zombie Mambo

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Re: Catching up with science
By: Thumper to Dumas Walker on Wed May 29 2019 02:29 pm

Dumas Walker wrote to ZOMBIE MAMBO <=-

I still want to go camping in the car from Damnation Alley.

Damnation Alley is a kick a** song from the band Bitch by the way

So, was the car in the video for the song, or in some other show/movie also called Damnation Alley?

Inquiring minds want to know. :)

Damnation Alley was a 1977 Movie. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075909/

A small group of survivors at a military installation who survived World War attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland to where they hope more survivors are living. Hopefully their specially built vehicles will protect them
against the freakish weather mutated plant and animal life and other dangers along the way.

... "42? 7 and a half million years and all you can come up with is 42?!"

I never heard of this before but since Jan Micaheal Vincent (rip) is in it, it has to be worth watching...

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075909/


Thanks,
Zombie Mambo

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Re: Catching up with science
By: Dumas Walker to THUMPER on Thu May 30 2019 06:26 pm

Dumas Walker wrote to ZOMBIE MAMBO <=-

I still want to go camping in the car from Damnation Alley.

Damnation Alley is a kick a** song from the band Bitch by the way

So, was the car in the video for the song, or in some other show/movi also called Damnation Alley?
Inquiring minds want to know. :)

Damnation Alley was a 1977 Movie. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075909/

A small group of survivors at a military installation who survived World W attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland to where they hope more survivors are living. Hopefully their specially built vehicles will protec them
against the freakish weather mutated plant and animal life and other dange along the way.

Thanks for the information. Sounds like something I might find on late night TV at some point. :)

And while you're at it listen to a 1977 song of same name https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYYINxseAwg


Thanks,
Zombie Mambo

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Re: Catching up with science
By: Dumas Walker to THUMPER on Thu May 30 2019 06:26 pm

Thanks for the information. Sounds like something I might find on late night TV at some point. :)

Once you've seen the Damnation Alley vehicles, you'll remember seeing them from many '70s TV shows. They got alot of milage out of those props (pun intended). They even converted some into space ships for Jason of Star Command.

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Thumper wrote to Dumas Walker <=-

they hope more survivors are living. Hopefully their specially built vehicles will protect them
against the freakish weather mutated plant and animal life and other dangers along the way.

It's mind-boggling that an urban assult vehicle could be threatened by
giant lobsters on a projection screen.



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Re: Catching up with science
By: Dr. What to Dumas Walker on Fri May 31 2019 09:00 pm

Re: Catching up with science
By: Dumas Walker to THUMPER on Thu May 30 2019 06:26 pm

Thanks for the information. Sounds like something I might find on late night TV at some point. :)

Once you've seen the Damnation Alley vehicles, you'll remember seeing them f many '70s TV shows. They got alot of milage out of those props (pun intende They even converted some into space ships for Jason of Star Command.

I think they were used in the tv series ARK II ? That had some good visuals but the talking chimp always freaks me out.


Thanks,
Zombie Mambo

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Re: Catching up with science
By: Zombie Mambo to Thumper on Fri May 31 2019 04:05 pm

Re: Catching up with science
By: Thumper to Dumas Walker on Wed May 29 2019 02:29 pm

Dumas Walker wrote to ZOMBIE MAMBO <=-

I still want to go camping in the car from Damnation Alley.

Damnation Alley is a kick a** song from the band Bitch by the way

So, was the car in the video for the song, or in some other show/mov also called Damnation Alley?

Inquiring minds want to know. :)

Damnation Alley was a 1977 Movie. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075909/

A small group of survivors at a military installation who survived World attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland to where they hope more survivors are living. Hopefully their specially built vehicles will prote them
against the freakish weather mutated plant and animal life and other dang along the way.

... "42? 7 and a half million years and all you can come up with is 42?!"

I never heard of this before but since Jan Micaheal Vincent (rip) is in it, has to be worth watching...

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075909/

Thanks,
Zombie Mambo

Damnation Alley is one of those films I'll sit and watch through whenever
it's on the TV. The Landmaster was kind of silly as I look back, and I recall
seeing it in several TV shows.

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Re: Catching up with science
By: Dr. What to Dumas Walker on Fri May 31 2019 09:00 pm

Re: Catching up with science

By: Dumas Walker to THUMPER on Thu May 30 2019 06:26 pm

Thanks for the information. Sounds like something I might find on late night TV at some point. :)

Once you've seen the Damnation Alley vehicles, you'll remember seeing them f many '70s TV shows. They got alot of milage out of those props (pun intende They even converted some into space ships for Jason of Star Command.

The vehicle you're thinking of is the Ark II, which preceded the Landmaster. The Ark II was built of a standard military truck chassis, as you can see by the dual axles in the rear. The fiberglas body was removed and used as exterior shots for the shuttle in Space Academy and Jason of Star Command.

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