Zora Arkus Duntov speaks
02-10-2005, 07:12 PM
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Zora Arkus Duntov speaks
I recieved this from a friend and thought it might be interesting to share.
Bob
Subject: 61 Corvette
>
>
> This is cooler than cool. I mean REALLY cool.
>
> When I lived in Berkley, MI, I had this crazy neighbor that had 12
> cats and was really into opera. Anyway, one day she shows me this 45
> RPM record called "The Sound of Corvette" from 1961 and I made a
> recording of it on cassette. I thought of it the other day, and to
> make a long story short, found the unmarked tape. After some fooling
> around, managed to get the tape into the Mac, and made a MP3 audio file
out of it.
> This tape is nearly 30 years old! And the recording is 44 years old!
>
> And the narrator isS!
>
> http://www.performancedesign.net/carz/61Corvette.mp3
Bob
Subject: 61 Corvette
>
>
> This is cooler than cool. I mean REALLY cool.
>
> When I lived in Berkley, MI, I had this crazy neighbor that had 12
> cats and was really into opera. Anyway, one day she shows me this 45
> RPM record called "The Sound of Corvette" from 1961 and I made a
> recording of it on cassette. I thought of it the other day, and to
> make a long story short, found the unmarked tape. After some fooling
> around, managed to get the tape into the Mac, and made a MP3 audio file
out of it.
> This tape is nearly 30 years old! And the recording is 44 years old!
>
> And the narrator isS!
>
> http://www.performancedesign.net/carz/61Corvette.mp3
02-10-2005, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ksbunting
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That was phenomenal; thank you for sharing.
I would love to save the file for future listening if I knew how but I am computer stupid.
Kurt
That was phenomenal; thank you for sharing.
I would love to save the file for future listening if I knew how but I am computer stupid.
Kurt
02-10-2005, 10:06 PM
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That was awesome! My wife walked in while I was listening to this and she gave me a look that I must be nuts grinning as I was listening to an old recording of a car. They just don't understand....:-)
02-10-2005, 10:11 PM
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That was originally sent out as a "square" plastic 45, as an insert in a 1961 issue of "Corvette News"; great stuff! 
02-10-2005, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by bondtimbond
That was awesome! My wife walked in while I was listening to this and she gave me a look that I must be nuts grinning as I was listening to an old recording of a car. They just don't understand....:-)
Mine did too....just kinda snickered....
That was great!!
What kind of pipes are on this?
