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THE TILT-O-METER
JULY, 1996 This car has a small cult following. Beth Allen, of Iowa City, IA, says, "The tilt-o-meter rocks my world." Craig Holway of St. Louis, MO, expressed similar sentiments, declaring, "This is the most awesome car I've ever ridden in. The tilt thing kicks ass!" I spent the summer sharing a cabin with Craig at Camp Lewallen. Whenever the staff would take my car into town, we'd listen to my Discomania tape. By the end of the summer my car had been dubbed the "Discomobile." In the picture to the left, taken at Camp Lewallen, I am getting ready to leave. If you look closely you can see two hampers full of dirty laundry in the trunk. The fact that this picture was taken at an angle brings us to an important interlude. Before proceeding with our story, I must first explain the Tilt-O-Meter. 
The tiltometer, or clinometer as the manual describes
it, is a device that tells you what angle the car is at. When you
go around turns, the tilt thing tilts like an airplane banking to
let you know you're turning. It is very cool, as you can see in
the picture below. Under the dials it says, "Warning, accurate only
when completely stopped!" so it doesn't really do anything. But
that's ok because it's very amusing.
Copyright © 1998 by Nick Baker. |
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