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Rocket-powered Lincoln Continental jumps St. Lawrence River
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tpUMSarCSQw
"The crew at Winding Road deserves a medal for finding this lost tale of one of the most spectacular car stunts ever attempted back in September of
1972. Nicknamed the "Super Jump", the stunt features Kenny Powers driving a rocket-powered Lincoln Continental up an 85-foot ramp attempting to jump
the St. Lawrence river from Morrisburg, Ontario and landing one mile away on New York's Ogden Island. To do so, Powers' rocket-powered Lincoln
Continental needed to reach a speed of 280 mph!
The tale of this mad adventure reads like an automotive soap opera worthy of daytime TV. Five years in the making, a cost of over $1 million and an
unapproved last minute driver change add up to some compelling video, for sure. A Hollywood producer stepped in to finance the project in exchange for
exclusive rights to the video, and we're glad he did.
Did Kenny Powers make it across the St. Lawrence River in his rocket-powered Lincoln Continental? Let's just say aerodynamics hadn't quite been
perfected back in 1972. Just watch..."
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barc0debaby
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I saw that on a Faces Of Death a while ago.
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clevohardcore
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man was that guy an idiot. How in the fuck do you break your back 7 times?
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JawnDiablo
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did I make it hahahaha
not to mention 72 lincolns just werent made to fly. they weigh a million pounds...
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CR83
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what a dipshit.
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upyerbum
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Did they think if they stuck little tiny wings on the side they could make a Lincoln fly? Are those just for show or did actually think they were
going to do something? If I was going to spend 1 000 000 dollars I think a little of it would have gone into some wind tunnel time. But thats just me.
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Discipline
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Of all the cars in the world why the hell would somebody pick a fucking Lincoln Continental to make this fucking jump. How fucking stupid are you.
Oh yeah, he was dumb enough to break his back seven times. What a maroon!
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