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' _AN RCAF MAN'S SOUVENIR FROM EUROPE % Kelly F orges Own Thunderbolt METZ, France -- By bor- rowing some of the thunder frem several American, | French, German and English cars, Leading Aireraftman Charles Kelly of Westmeath and Pembroke, Ontario, has built his own personal thun- derbolt while stationed with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Europe A voile mechanic with the RCAF since enlisting in 1955, the 30year-old airman had considerable experience with sports car, both as a mechan- ic and driver, around his hometown and at the RCAF units at Camp Borden and North Bay. Transferred overseas in 1961 to Canada's No. 1 Air Division a component of NATO, he was: based at the head- quarter's support unit at Metz; France. SOMETHING TO SHOW An ambition held by all airmen doing an overseas tour is to bring back something to show for their four years of overseas duty; in most cases this is channelled into souven- on their camera, screen and accessories -- Kelly has practically hand made an estimated $3,000 A 130-MILE-AN-HOUR SOUVENIR FOR $500 find uot the extreme top speed of the vehicle, Kelly estimates that two thousand hours of spare time axles and engine, are basic- ally Ford products culled from wreckers yards. The engine, a Thunderbird, was retrieved from a_ fanmer's French roads. A complete strip-down showed the engine had not been seriously dam- aged, discounting the sheared mounting bolts, and ran per- THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursdoy, Mey 21, 1964 19 most expensive single item, and one. of the few parts bought new, was the custom made soft top. Price $60. Other famous makes which supplied parts, now unrecog- nizable in the new runabout, were Buick, Opel and Volvo. A steering wheel from an Anglia has retained its origin- al shape except for a cord warpping, and the trunk handle and lock stir a hint of | 30 recognition among Volkswag- en owners, Almost lost in the ---- es process, though, were the fenders and hood, both contributions from the French auto industry. Four hoods from a clamshell type Citroen, welded and filled, the metal and louvres for the single piece five foot' engine room cover, and a pair of Citroen fenders were trimmed 'to approximately half. their original size for the front wheels. Registration proved a prob- lem when no recognized auto could be pinned down as the major component. Kelly wrote letters. Kelly entered into ne- gotiations with the appropriate authorities and, this spring, a new make of car was regi- stered -- a 1963 Kelly, with | a short production run of one. 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