DeTomaso Mailing List: December 98, Message #195

It is just an urban legend.  Never happened.  In fact Motor Trend or one of
those mags had a write up about this being a hoax.


	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Dan Jones [SMTP:djones2@mdc.com]
	Sent:	Monday, December 07, 1998 12:31 PM
	To:	Multiple recipients of list
	Subject:	D-Mann Darwin award (no DeTomaso Content) - Reply

	>The pocket calculator boys figure Zip reached maximal thrust within

	>five seconds, punching that Chevy up to well inexcess of 350 mph
>continuing
	at "full burn" for another 20-25 seconds.

	When I first heard this one 2 or 3 years ago, I went over to the
guys
	in the armament department and got the JATO bottle specs.  Made
	a few assumptions about the drag of a '67 Impala and calculated a
	theoretical top speed.  Unless the guy had mounted multiple JATO
	bottles, there's no way he could hit anywhere near 350 mph.  Most 
	likely just an urban legend.

	Later,
	Dan Jones