On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 17:05:48 -0800, Mary Shafer wrote:

On 03 Nov 2003 13:52:05 GMT, (MLenoch) wrote:

wrote:Hey Mary. I built a Rogallo "Bat Glider" of bamboo
and black plastic (with a
lot of strapping tape) in about '68. Ran off a hill side and smashed into a
tree :-)

We did the same thing in '69, but we used duct-tape.........we were funded a
bit more (my buddy had a job)!!

But did you have a Pontiac convertible, modified in Mickey Thompson's
speed shop, to get you into the air? Or a 1943 R4D Gooneybird?

Nope, mine was a '67 GTO coupe, modified by the Pontiac NASCAR folks for
the original owner, who was one of their engineers. It was FAST :-)

Al Minyard