I think workcover might have something to say about this if they tried it today.

  http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/detail/nasaNAS~8~8~63530~167606:The-M2-F1-Lifting-Body-is-seen-here

http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/M2-F1/Large/ED96-43663-1.jpg

http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/Movie/M2-F1/640x/EM-0020-02.mov

Thats not entirely true..... in 1969, Big Block Corvettes were given to the Apollo astronauts to hoon around in.......... because they were ROCKETS!.......   get it!:smile:

well, its not unexpected...after all, they needed not only a fast car, but one with heaps of torque.
What else would they buy except a Pontiac.....these guys were rocket scientists after all.

Leigh, there's a slogan that may have kept the Tin Indian alive.

                          'Pontiac - it's rocket science.'

  :exact:

Corvette...still making Rockets (TV ad release just a few months ago)  very cool ad..

http://www.sub5zero.com/advertising/video-new-corvette-ad-salutes-two-americas-coolest-vehicles

another cool one is this one from Chrysler....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6FDJcS5J_w&feature=player_embedded