Great story! I love the SR 71! It said they build 32 and crashed 12 of them. In the last ten or fifteen years I have seen four or five myself. One is near Milton Fla where my son lived for 5 years sitting outside a small museum. You can walk up and touch it as there are no fences.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.