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CJDave, You're thinking of Isadora Duncan, a dancer from San Francisco who made her fame in Paris and elsewhere in Europe. I think that happened near Paris c. 1927 or '28 - and from the accounts, sounded like a fairly nasty way to go. Seems to me it was the wire wheels, not the hubs, of a Mercedes; not a Brit car. Not sure, though. I think '68 was the year the "Undo" spinners had to go, so '67 was the last year. Federal mandate stuff when the side marker lights came, I think. Try restoring an old MG or TR when those splines are rusted on the hubs. Fun stuff indeed. What's more important, though, is that Ray's son has seen that project through, has done a good job of it, and probably learned a lot while doing it. An admirable accomlishment for anyone of any age; even more so at 18. At least he wasn't sitting in a class learning about Isadora Duncan, Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, et cetera. My daughter is fluent in Italian, (our family is German, go figure) and is using it to write a thesis on the societal effects of the black death in Tuscany and Umbria. Fairly specialized stuff. I'm very proud of her, but wish she also had some talents a bit more like Ray's son. So in my book, Ray has good reason to be proud. I'll post my kid's thesis when she's done. Only a few hundred pages. Sure ya'll just can't wait! Steve
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