[RocketsNW] Euclid Beach Rocket Car (more)

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Here is a clip of silent 8mm footage of it when it was used as a ride at 
the Euclid Beach Park in Cleveland, OH which closed in 1969.  You can 
see it at 0:45 time mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMqF0iA0iMs

Here it is as a road-worthy car in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LGBm3xD59E

Below is the info from the website about how the car was created and has 
been used.  Could be a great ride for Black Rock.

Robert

The Rocket Car, was created from an authentic space rocket swinging 
ride, salvaged from the old "*Euclid Beach Amusement Park*" that existed 
in the Cleveland area until about 1969.  Ron Heitman took a dream and 
did what he likes best, turned it into a car!! A 1973 Oldsmobile 
Toronado drive train was used to transform the ROCKET into a legal 
street vehicle. The original rocket frame was mated to the Toronado 
sub-frame. The engine is a modified 455 cu.in. Olds with an automatic 
front wheel drive transaxle. This conversion gives the ROCKET disc 
brakes, power steering and a torsion bar suspension with Carria coil 
over-shocks. The steering is coupled together using gears and chain from 
some heavy equipment. The rear axle is a solid tube axle with coil 
springs and airbags from the rear of the Toronado.

The ROCKET is 28 feet long nose to tail, and covered entirely with 
polished stainless steel panels. Along with the driver it will seat 10 
adults or 15 kids very comfortably. All of the seats are upholstered in 
heavy red naughahide with seatbelts and automatic lock bars.

It has been inspected by the Ohio State Police and is registered and 
licensed in Ohio as a legal street vehicle. It is highly maneuverable 
and very smooth riding. It can do 98 MPH in a standing quarter mile in 
17.58 seconds and has a confirmed top speed of 136 MPH! The ROCKET is 
covered with a one million dollar insurance policy and the passengers 
are also insured.

To make life even better, Ron found another one of the old Euclid Beach 
rockets and created a second ROCKET! The two are almost 
indistinguishable going down the road.

The ROCKETS have been featured in the New York Macy's Thanksgiving 
Parade for 10 years. It is also seen very often in various Ohio parades 
and events. It has been used by Goodyear at the Indy 500 Race, Shopping 
Center openings, Weddings, parties, movies and gatherings were people 
needed some form of entertainment or transportation.  And they play 
calliope music, similar to that heard at Euclid Beach (if you are old 
enough to remember).