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Magdatude is a 1946 Chevy pickup modified with a jet engine. It wasn't put there for speed.
On a rainy September night, the truck rumbled onto the infield of the Rockford Speedway in Illinois,
stopping with its business end about 10 feet from a junk minibus. The engine whined to life
and shot a blast of fire from its afterburner,
engulfing the bus until it was reduced
to a charred metal skeleton.
The fiery craft has become endangered as venues close, spare parts grow scarce and practitioners dwindle.
www.wsj.com
Magdatude is a 1946 Chevy pickup modified with a jet engine. It wasn't put there for speed.
On a rainy September night, the truck rumbled onto the infield of the Rockford Speedway in Illinois,
stopping with its business end about 10 feet from a junk minibus. The engine whined to life
and shot a blast of fire from its afterburner,
engulfing the bus until it was reduced
to a charred metal skeleton.
The fiery craft has become endangered as venues close, spare parts grow scarce and practitioners dwindle.
Great Balls of Fire! Bus-Melting Jet Cars Are Getting Scarce
As racetracks close and old aircraft engines get harder to find, the crowd-pleasing spectacles are endangered.
www.wsj.com
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