The Cad had seen its better days when I got it in a trade for a pair of downhill skis. That must have been 1983, I was 36. I was unemployed at the time and drove it until it dropped maybe a year later. Couldn’t afford to fix the brake system and sold it for $1. The BMV gave me a hard time about the price and suggested that it was worth $800. I just wanted the POS out of my garage. A ‘53 Chevy truck was i the wings and I needed the space.
Just where did this low speed come from? My first info on him came from the Planetary Society as their head man, I haven’t sent them dime since. They still send me their news letter.