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π™•π™‘π™‚π™•π˜Όπ™‚ πŸ˜πŸ™πŸ‘: Quick send

⟿ Frank the Tank, Buick La Sabre jumps, and road car aerodynamics

βš‘ As you may have guessed from the title, I’m keeping today’s issue a little lighter on its feet, shall we say…

cont’d below…


If I’m having a badβ€”BREAK GLASS IN CASE OF EMERGENCYβ€”time, self medication often, thankfully, works.

Maybe it is because I’m not medicating with prescriptions, alcohol, or risky behavior, mind youβ€”I’m medicating with a heavy dose of Frank the Tank.

I’ve been watching this every six months or so for more than a decade, and it’s not the destruction…or the stunts…or how it takes more than three minutes for the serious jumps to happen. I love Frank the Tank because it’s a few people using the facilities at a ski resort to jump, bump, and roll Frank, a 1993 Ford Aerostar van.

Use the build-up to note the multiple camera angles, artful shooting style, and expert cutsβ€”or simply skip to three minutes in for the chaos to start piling up. (Fun dies out at the 6 minute mark.)

↬ Frank the Tank β€’ tfeiss


IF Frank the Tank doesn’t help, I turn to a classic that circulated on clip sites before YouTube.

Originally filmed by a camcorderβ€”#nofilterβ€”this one jump is a 10 second shot of excitement the uploader crudely extends to 47 seconds by repeating the same footage six more times. 🀩

↬ Insane Jump by a Buick La sabre β€’ carjumper2008


✱ Know of obscure / old / weird automotive footage? Point me in the right direction…

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