fab67 and "Galloping Gertie"
02-17-2011, 09:37 AM
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fab67 and "Galloping Gertie"
Hello everyone,
I'm here to learn, laugh, and look at, arguably, the best cars on the planet. I know a Mustang isn't a Lambo or a Porche, but bang for the buck, the Mustang rules!!
Gertrude is my new love, I have been waiting for several years to a GT that I could take pride in and have a lot offun with. I found her last week and after the test drive, it was love at first shift.
About the name, I have been naming my cars long before Nicolas Cage ever read the script. Gertrude follows a long line of ladies, Ethel, Amelia, Molly, Ruby, etc, etc... The old bridge in Washington, that the highlight of so many old documentaries, that was twisting and flexing was called "galloping Gertie". I though that it would be okay to borrow it, since Gertrude also has GT in it.
She is considered "Project 51B". "Project", be cause that's what she is, "51" because of the P-51 that Mustang was named after, and "B" because she is the second silver Mustang I have ever owned.
Thanks for reading,
fab67
I'm here to learn, laugh, and look at, arguably, the best cars on the planet. I know a Mustang isn't a Lambo or a Porche, but bang for the buck, the Mustang rules!!
Gertrude is my new love, I have been waiting for several years to a GT that I could take pride in and have a lot offun with. I found her last week and after the test drive, it was love at first shift.
About the name, I have been naming my cars long before Nicolas Cage ever read the script. Gertrude follows a long line of ladies, Ethel, Amelia, Molly, Ruby, etc, etc... The old bridge in Washington, that the highlight of so many old documentaries, that was twisting and flexing was called "galloping Gertie". I though that it would be okay to borrow it, since Gertrude also has GT in it.
She is considered "Project 51B". "Project", be cause that's what she is, "51" because of the P-51 that Mustang was named after, and "B" because she is the second silver Mustang I have ever owned.
Thanks for reading,
fab67
02-17-2011, 02:41 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 535
Welcome fab67 to MF, from beautiful British Columbia, Canada!
My wife is a US citizen from Tacoma, Washington.
Her parents witnessed the 1940 collapse of old 'Gallopin' Gertie'...here's a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-zczJXSxnw
Crazy!
Anyway, welcome to MF...lots of nice folks here
Larry
My wife is a US citizen from Tacoma, Washington.
Her parents witnessed the 1940 collapse of old 'Gallopin' Gertie'...here's a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-zczJXSxnw
Crazy!
Anyway, welcome to MF...lots of nice folks here
Larry
02-17-2011, 05:56 PM
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Welcome to the board!
As for this bridge, this collapse is a case study for all structural engineers, particularly in the design of suspension bridges. But the aerodynamic principles even apply to rigid bridges too; with enough wind force, it is very possible that even rigid bridges could be put into "up" stresses of wind flow, which very very few bridges are designed to take. Bridges are designed to take down forces (i.e the weight of vehicles on them).
My wife is a US citizen from Tacoma, Washington.
Her parents witnessed the 1940 collapse of old 'Gallopin' Gertie'...here's a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-zczJXSxnw
Her parents witnessed the 1940 collapse of old 'Gallopin' Gertie'...here's a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-zczJXSxnw
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