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Fridoy.Moy 30,1073 — Von Nuys (Calif.)Controversial 'Dale' Car Rabbi PoratWill Be Retailed as Kit (Jets Post atThe controversial ‘/Dale” auto, which was once sup-posed to revolutionize the motor industry, is alive and well in a Hollywood museum —without an.engine.And that’s the way it’s going to be sold, said the promoters who have taken over production of the three-wheeled/auto later known as the Revette.”.. A Lincoln, Neb., manufacturer of kiis for classic cars, Bill Smith, of Speeds way Motors, wilj retail the kits for about $800.„ The auto was originally th promotion of Jerry Dean Michael, ah admitted transsexual who masqueraded as G. Elizabeth Carmichael to oromote the “Dale.”Bilking Charged Michael's 20th Century Motorcar Corp. first operated out of Encino, then moved to Dallas, Tex., where he an other principals of the firm were chrged with conspiracy and grand theft earlierthisyear.Texas prosecutors contend Michael bilked inves-'tors in dealerships and indi-vidual buyers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.However, federal prosecutors ruled tha a bail jumping charge which stemmed from a 1961 Los Angeles arrest for counterfeiting took precedence after Michael was arrested in Miami, Fla., last month.Michael was convicted by a jury on that charge Wednesday.Acted as Agent The body shell of the Dale” went on display yesterday at the Hollywood Motorama Museum, 7002 Hollywood Bivd., for a 30; day run. •/•Dean Moon, of the Moon Equipment Co., Santa Fe Springs, manufacturer- of high-performance and lacing car equipment who:has acted as local agent for the Nebraska firm, said he paid$7000 for the Dale” body mould after it changed hands six times.”The original buyer, Moon claimed, paid the Internal Revenue Service only $300.Moon explained Smith told him to buy the car because of its publicity value.”Plan 2 VersionsBut, he said, the Dale” can be used as dune buggy, an enclosed motorcycle with only two wheels, a four-wheeled vehicle, a dragster racer or any one of a dozen other uses.The tires used by Michael were too wide and created too much friction” Moon said, so he has installed narrower treads.There wall be two versions', one with doors, windows and body equipment, said Moon. The other will be a flip top in which the top can be raised by jacks and no doors or windows will be needed.California State Corporation Commission investigators called the Dale” nothing more than a threewheeled motorcycle with a lawnmower motor.”. . Study MarketMoon said that is essentially correct, but the car is upgraded very easily by using a motorcycle engine or Volkswagen motor. Michael claimed to have a contract for a Norton opposed two-cylinder engine” which Moon said is a mower-type motor.Moon said Smith is looking at the father-son. build-it-in-the-garage, kit-type market” for this car.A kit contains essential components and parts from which a working model can be built.Moon said the model on display at the museum is essentially a prototype.Beth KodeshCANOGA PARK —Temple Beth Kodesh, 7401 Shoup Ave., has announced the addition to its staff of new assistant Rabbi Yehsayahu Porat, who will direct youth activities and serve as principal of Hebrew and confirmation classes, as well as assisting with congregation leadership.Rabbi Porat, whose term begins in August, was bom in Israel in 1941 and received his education and started a teaching career there. He spent two years in the Israeli Army, emerging after the six-day war as a captain, and then worked as teacher and administrator in Tel AvivLIn 196S he moved to Canada and continued his career. His experiences in the United States include serving as division head of Camp Ramah in New York and principal of the Hebrew day school Academy Beth Morasha in Springfield, Mass., where his successful gearing of the program to the individual child became a model for other schoolsRabbi Porat’s wife Ruth will teach at Beth Kodesh.Finishes CoutseArmy Pvt. Jose Urias 23, son of Mrs. Marcela Urias, 10766 Telfair Ave., Pacoi-ma. received a Parachutist Badge marking his success-fu! completion of the airborne course at the ArmyInfantry School, Ft. Benn-ing, Ga.fi.BEDSPREADS WAREHOUSEGRAND OPENINGof our
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Van Nuys Valley News
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Fri, May 30, 1975
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