It's been a long and satisfying day. Started at Phil's house with a ride
in his '72 Vette, the museum experience, and a calm ride with perfect
weather.
I'm really getting comfortable with the car now. It's all starting to come back--the metallic sound of the directional, the crappy reception of the radio's antenna inside the windshield, the small silver cylinder on the floor to control the brights, and especially, the deep pitch of the 4-barrel carb as I stomp the accelerator--they're all here. Old friends, still working away like me.
To the left: This is my last stop before Provo. I love this car. So why don't I marry it? Because I'm already taken!
Events in the History of Computing: Don Knuth promises to deliver a dozen volumes on the "Art of Programming"; the first three turn out to be the "bibles" of software development for many years, containing many of the basic algorithms of the field that became known as "data structures" and many of the techniques of programming that would become the basis of "software engineering".
Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes....The Fifth Dimension
With the GTO continuing to increase in size, weight, and luxury assortments, Pontiac briefly tried a "junior GTO" concept in 1970. The thinking was this less-powerful, less-expensive cousin would be more affordable than a "real" GTO and require a smaller premium from the insurance gods for the now-declining youth market. The advertising went like this:
There's a little GTO in every GT-37. And you don't have be over 30 to afford it!
This cheap Goat was called the "GT-37". This car was stripped bare, with no sound deadener, vinyl mats, and a 350 V8 engine standard. It never sold well, suffering the same fate in 1971 as most "real" muscle cars. On a related note however, the "Formula Firebird" concept, similar to the GT-37 concept, hung around a lot longer.