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Ignition Module for Chevy Distributor Electronic Ignition Black

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Ignition Module for Chevy Distributor Electronic Ignition BlackOverview: Dist Billet Mag Trig Chevy SB BB Blk Male cap Vac Advance Billet Plug n Play Distributors are based on a precision CNC machined housing with an upper ball bearing to support the steel distributor shaft accurately from idle to redline rpm. These distributors feature our maintenance free electronic ignition module to produce a strong spark and steady ignition timing. Features: Precision magnetic pickup coil and reluctor offer extremely

Overview:

Dist Billet Mag Trig Chevy SB/BB Blk Male cap - Vac Advance

Billet Plug n’ Play Distributors are based on a precision CNC-machined housing with an upper ball bearing to support the steel distributor shaft accurately from idle to redline rpm. These distributors feature our maintenance-free electronic ignition module to produce a strong spark and steady ignition timing.

Features:

  • Precision magnetic pickup coil and reluctor offer extremely accurate signaling at low and high RPM.
  • Specially engineered reluctor made from lightweight FC-0208 alloy offers superior dimensional stability for symmetrical spark separation.
  • Overmolded magnetic pickup coil supports windings while providing excellent resistance to corrosion.
  • Easy wiring with standard Tyco Mate-N-Lok? connector works with most ignition system harnesses.
  • Compatible with most capacitive discharge ignition boxes.
  • Specs:

  • Adjustable Collar: No
  • Advance Type: Vacuum and mechanical
  • Brand: Pertronix
  • California Proposition 65: WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including chromium, which is know to the State of California to cause cancer or birth defects of other reproductive harm. For more information, visit www.p65warnings.ca.gov
  • Cap Color: Black
  • Cap Diameter: 5
  • Cap Terminal Gender: Male
  • Clamp Hardware Included: No
  • Clamp Included: No
  • Coil Wire Included: No
  • Computer Controlled Compatible: No
  • Connector Type: Unsealed
  • Distributor Cap Included: Yes
  • Distributor Gear Included: Yes
  • Gear Material: Steel
  • Grade Type: Performance
  • Housing Color: Natural
  • Housing Finish: Polished
  • Housing Material: Aluminum
  • Ignition Box Required: Yes
  • Ignition Module Included: Yes
  • Ignition Rotor Included: Yes
  • Marine Approved: No
  • Mechanical Tach Drive Provision: No
  • Prop 65 (C, R or CR): CR
  • Prop 65 Yes/No: Yes
  • Quantity: Sold individually.
  • Rotor Rotation: Clockwise (Right)
  • Shaft Color: Natural
  • Shaft Diameter: 0.5
  • Shaft Material: Steel
  • Trigger Type: Magnetic
  • Part Number: D300710
  • Applications:

    • 1958-1967 Chevrolet Biscayne 283 CID
    • 1962-1969 Chevrolet Biscayne 327 CID
    • 1963-1969 Chevrolet Biscayne 427 CID
    • 1965-1969 Chevrolet Biscayne 396 CID
    • 1968-1968 Chevrolet Biscayne 307 CID
    • 1969-1972 Chevrolet Biscayne 350 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Biscayne 454 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Biscayne 402 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Biscayne 400 CID
    • 1969-1972 Chevrolet Brookwood 350 CID
    • 1969-1972 Chevrolet Brookwood 307 CID
    • 1969-1969 Chevrolet Brookwood 327 CID
    • 1969-1969 Chevrolet Brookwood 396 CID
    • 1969-1969 Chevrolet Brookwood 427 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Brookwood 454 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Brookwood 400 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Brookwood 402 CID
    • 1961-1967 Chevrolet C10 Pickup 283 CID
    • 1966-1969 Chevrolet C10 Pickup 327 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet C10 Pickup 307 CID
    • 1968-1969 Chevrolet C10 Pickup 396 CID
    • 1969-1974 Chevrolet C10 Pickup 350 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet C10 Pickup 402 CID
    • 1973-1974 Chevrolet C10 Pickup 454 CID
    • 1961-1967 Chevrolet C20 Pickup 283 CID
    • 1966-1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup 327 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet C20 Pickup 307 CID
    • 1968-1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup 396 CID
    • 1969-1974 Chevrolet C20 Pickup 350 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet C20 Pickup 402 CID
    • 1973-1974 Chevrolet C20 Pickup 454 CID
    • 1961-1967 Chevrolet C30 Pickup 283 CID
    • 1966-1969 Chevrolet C30 Pickup 327 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet C30 Pickup 307 CID
    • 1968-1969 Chevrolet C30 Pickup 396 CID
    • 1969-1974 Chevrolet C30 Pickup 350 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet C30 Pickup 402 CID
    • 1973-1974 Chevrolet C30 Pickup 454 CID
    • 1963-1967 Chevrolet Chevy II 283 CID
    • 1965-1968 Chevrolet Chevy II 327 CID
    • 1968-1968 Chevrolet Chevy II 307 CID
    • 1968-1968 Chevrolet Chevy II 350 CID
    • 1968-1968 Chevrolet Chevy II 396 CID
    • 1958-1958 Chevrolet Del Ray 283 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet G10 Van 307 CID
    • 1973-1974 Chevrolet G10 Van 454 CID
    • 1974-1974 Chevrolet G10 Van 350 CID
    • 1973-1974 Chevrolet G30 Van 454 CID
    • 1974-1974 Chevrolet G30 Van 350 CID
    • 1961-1967 Chevrolet K10 Pickup 283 CID
    • 1966-1969 Chevrolet K10 Pickup 327 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet K10 Pickup 307 CID
    • 1968-1969 Chevrolet K10 Pickup 396 CID
    • 1969-1974 Chevrolet K10 Pickup 350 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup 402 CID
    • 1973-1974 Chevrolet K10 Pickup 454 CID
    • 1961-1967 Chevrolet K20 Pickup 283 CID
    • 1966-1969 Chevrolet K20 Pickup 327 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet K20 Pickup 307 CID
    • 1968-1969 Chevrolet K20 Pickup 396 CID
    • 1969-1974 Chevrolet K20 Pickup 350 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet K20 Pickup 402 CID
    • 1973-1974 Chevrolet K20 Pickup 454 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet K30 Pickup 307 CID
    • 1968-1969 Chevrolet K30 Pickup 327 CID
    • 1968-1969 Chevrolet K30 Pickup 396 CID
    • 1969-1974 Chevrolet K30 Pickup 350 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet K30 Pickup 402 CID
    • 1973-1974 Chevrolet K30 Pickup 454 CID
    • 1969-1972 Chevrolet Kingswood 350 CID
    • 1969-1972 Chevrolet Kingswood 307 CID
    • 1969-1969 Chevrolet Kingswood 396 CID
    • 1969-1969 Chevrolet Kingswood 327 CID
    • 1969-1969 Chevrolet Kingswood 427 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Kingswood 400 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Kingswood 402 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Kingswood 454 CID
    • 1957-1957 Chevrolet One-Fifty Series 283 CID
    • 1957-1957 Chevrolet One-Fifty Series 265 CID
    • 1962-1962 Chevrolet P10 Series 283 CID
    • 1961-1962 Chevrolet P20 Series 283 CID
    • 1964-1965 Chevrolet P20 Series 230 CID
    • 1964-1965 Chevrolet P20 Series 292 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet P20 Van 307 CID
    • 1970-1973 Chevrolet P20 Van 454 CID
    • 1974-1974 Chevrolet P20 Van 350 CID
    • 1961-1962 Chevrolet P30 Series 283 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet P30 Van 307 CID
    • 1970-1974 Chevrolet P30 Van 454 CID
    • 1972-1972 Chevrolet P30 Van 402 CID
    • 1974-1974 Chevrolet P30 Van 350 CID
    • 1969-1972 Chevrolet Townsman 350 CID
    • 1969-1972 Chevrolet Townsman 307 CID
    • 1969-1969 Chevrolet Townsman 396 CID
    • 1969-1969 Chevrolet Townsman 427 CID
    • 1969-1969 Chevrolet Townsman 327 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Townsman 402 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Townsman 400 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Townsman 454 CID
    • 1957-1957 Chevrolet Two-Ten Series 265 CID
    • 1957-1957 Chevrolet Two-Ten Series 283 CID
    • 1964-1968 Chevrolet Chevelle 327 CID
    • 1964-1967 Chevrolet Chevelle 283 CID
    • 1965-1970 Chevrolet Chevelle 396 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet Chevelle 350 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet Chevelle 307 CID
    • 1970-1973 Chevrolet Chevelle 454 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Chevelle 402 CID
    • 1970-1973 Chevrolet Chevelle 400 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet G20 Van 307 CID
    • 1970-1974 Chevrolet G20 Van 350 CID
    • 1973-1974 Chevrolet G20 Van 454 CID
    • 1973-1973 Chevrolet P10 Van 454 CID
    • 1973-1973 Chevrolet P10 Van 307 CID
    • 1961-1966 Chevrolet Suburban 283 CID
    • 1966-1966 Chevrolet Suburban 327 CID
    • 1957-1967 Chevrolet Bel Air 283 CID
    • 1957-1957 Chevrolet Bel Air 265 CID
    • 1959-1959 Chevrolet Bel Air 322 CID
    • 1962-1969 Chevrolet Bel Air 327 CID
    • 1963-1969 Chevrolet Bel Air 427 CID
    • 1965-1969 Chevrolet Bel Air 396 CID
    • 1968-1968 Chevrolet Bel Air 307 CID
    • 1969-1975 Chevrolet Bel Air 350 CID
    • 1970-1975 Chevrolet Bel Air 400 CID
    • 1970-1975 Chevrolet Bel Air 454 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Bel Air 402 CID
    • 1969-1974 Chevrolet Blazer 350 CID
    • 1969-1973 Chevrolet Blazer 307 CID
    • 1973-1974 Chevrolet Blazer 454 CID
    • 1975-1980 Chevrolet K5 Blazer 350 CID
    • 1975-1979 Chevrolet K5 Blazer 400 CID
    • 1976-1978 Chevrolet K5 Blazer 454 CID
    • 1977-1980 Chevrolet K5 Blazer 305 CID
    • 1975-1986 Chevrolet C10 350 CID
    • 1975-1980 Chevrolet C10 454 CID
    • 1976-1980 Chevrolet C10 400 CID
    • 1977-1986 Chevrolet C10 305 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet C10 Suburban 307 CID
    • 1968-1969 Chevrolet C10 Suburban 327 CID
    • 1968-1969 Chevrolet C10 Suburban 396 CID
    • 1969-1980 Chevrolet C10 Suburban 350 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet C10 Suburban 402 CID
    • 1973-1980 Chevrolet C10 Suburban 454 CID
    • 1977-1979 Chevrolet C10 Suburban 305 CID
    • 1975-1986 Chevrolet C20 454 CID
    • 1975-1986 Chevrolet C20 350 CID
    • 1976-1980 Chevrolet C20 400 CID
    • 1977-1978 Chevrolet C20 305 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet C20 Suburban 307 CID
    • 1968-1969 Chevrolet C20 Suburban 327 CID
    • 1968-1969 Chevrolet C20 Suburban 396 CID
    • 1969-1980 Chevrolet C20 Suburban 350 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet C20 Suburban 402 CID
    • 1973-1980 Chevrolet C20 Suburban 454 CID
    • 1976-1980 Chevrolet C20 Suburban 400 CID
    • 1977-1979 Chevrolet C20 Suburban 305 CID
    • 1975-1986 Chevrolet C30 350 CID
    • 1975-1986 Chevrolet C30 454 CID
    • 1976-1978 Chevrolet C30 400 CID
    • 1978-1978 Chevrolet C30 305 CID
    • 1967-1981 Chevrolet Camaro 350 CID
    • 1967-1969 Chevrolet Camaro 302 CID
    • 1967-1969 Chevrolet Camaro 327 CID
    • 1967-1969 Chevrolet Camaro 396 CID
    • 1969-1973 Chevrolet Camaro 307 CID
    • 1969-1969 Chevrolet Camaro 427 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Camaro 402 CID
    • 1976-1987 Chevrolet Camaro 305 CID
    • 1980-1980 Chevrolet Camaro 267 CID
    • 1966-1969 Chevrolet Caprice 396 CID
    • 1966-1969 Chevrolet Caprice 427 CID
    • 1966-1969 Chevrolet Caprice 327 CID
    • 1966-1967 Chevrolet Caprice 283 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet Caprice 307 CID
    • 1969-1985 Chevrolet Caprice 350 CID
    • 1970-1976 Chevrolet Caprice 454 CID
    • 1970-1976 Chevrolet Caprice 400 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Caprice 402 CID
    • 1977-1993 Chevrolet Caprice 305 CID
    • 1980-1980 Chevrolet Caprice 267 CID
    • 1957-1961 Chevrolet Corvette 283 CID
    • 1962-1968 Chevrolet Corvette 327 CID
    • 1965-1965 Chevrolet Corvette 396 CID
    • 1966-1969 Chevrolet Corvette 427 CID
    • 1969-1981 Chevrolet Corvette 350 CID
    • 1970-1974 Chevrolet Corvette 454 CID
    • 1980-1980 Chevrolet Corvette 305 CID
    • 1959-1967 Chevrolet El Camino 283 CID
    • 1964-1969 Chevrolet El Camino 327 CID
    • 1966-1970 Chevrolet El Camino 396 CID
    • 1968-1979 Chevrolet El Camino 350 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet El Camino 307 CID
    • 1970-1976 Chevrolet El Camino 400 CID
    • 1970-1975 Chevrolet El Camino 454 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet El Camino 402 CID
    • 1976-1987 Chevrolet El Camino 305 CID
    • 1979-1982 Chevrolet El Camino 267 CID
    • 1975-1993 Chevrolet G10 350 CID
    • 1976-1976 Chevrolet G10 400 CID
    • 1977-1995 Chevrolet G10 305 CID
    • 1975-1995 Chevrolet G20 350 CID
    • 1975-1980 Chevrolet G20 400 CID
    • 1976-1976 Chevrolet G20 454 CID
    • 1980-1995 Chevrolet G20 305 CID
    • 1975-1996 Chevrolet G30 350 CID
    • 1975-1980 Chevrolet G30 400 CID
    • 1975-1976 Chevrolet G30 454 CID
    • 1978-1979 Chevrolet G30 305 CID
    • 1959-1967 Chevrolet Impala 283 CID
    • 1962-1969 Chevrolet Impala 327 CID
    • 1963-1969 Chevrolet Impala 427 CID
    • 1965-1969 Chevrolet Impala 396 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet Impala 307 CID
    • 1969-1985 Chevrolet Impala 350 CID
    • 1970-1976 Chevrolet Impala 400 CID
    • 1970-1976 Chevrolet Impala 454 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Impala 402 CID
    • 1977-1985 Chevrolet Impala 305 CID
    • 1980-1980 Chevrolet Impala 267 CID
    • 1975-1986 Chevrolet K10 350 CID
    • 1975-1980 Chevrolet K10 400 CID
    • 1976-1980 Chevrolet K10 454 CID
    • 1977-1978 Chevrolet K10 305 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet K10 Suburban 307 CID
    • 1968-1969 Chevrolet K10 Suburban 327 CID
    • 1968-1969 Chevrolet K10 Suburban 396 CID
    • 1969-1980 Chevrolet K10 Suburban 350 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet K10 Suburban 402 CID
    • 1973-1974 Chevrolet K10 Suburban 454 CID
    • 1975-1979 Chevrolet K10 Suburban 400 CID
    • 1977-1979 Chevrolet K10 Suburban 305 CID
    • 1975-1986 Chevrolet K20 350 CID
    • 1975-1980 Chevrolet K20 400 CID
    • 1976-1978 Chevrolet K20 454 CID
    • 1977-1978 Chevrolet K20 305 CID
    • 1968-1973 Chevrolet K20 Suburban 307 CID
    • 1968-1969 Chevrolet K20 Suburban 327 CID
    • 1968-1969 Chevrolet K20 Suburban 396 CID
    • 1969-1980 Chevrolet K20 Suburban 350 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet K20 Suburban 402 CID
    • 1973-1974 Chevrolet K20 Suburban 454 CID
    • 1975-1980 Chevrolet K20 Suburban 400 CID
    • 1977-1978 Chevrolet K20 Suburban 305 CID
    • 1977-1986 Chevrolet K30 350 CID
    • 1977-1980 Chevrolet K30 400 CID
    • 1977-1986 Chevrolet K30 454 CID
    • 1973-1976 Chevrolet Laguna 350 CID
    • 1973-1976 Chevrolet Laguna 400 CID
    • 1973-1975 Chevrolet Laguna 454 CID
    • 1973-1973 Chevrolet Laguna 307 CID
    • 1976-1976 Chevrolet Laguna 305 CID
    • 1964-1967 Chevrolet Malibu 283 CID
    • 1964-1967 Chevrolet Malibu 327 CID
    • 1965-1967 Chevrolet Malibu 396 CID
    • 1973-1981 Chevrolet Malibu 350 CID
    • 1973-1976 Chevrolet Malibu 400 CID
    • 1973-1975 Chevrolet Malibu 454 CID
    • 1973-1973 Chevrolet Malibu 307 CID
    • 1976-1983 Chevrolet Malibu 305 CID
    • 1979-1982 Chevrolet Malibu 267 CID
    • 1970-1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 350 CID
    • 1970-1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 CID
    • 1970-1975 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 454 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 402 CID
    • 1976-1981 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 305 CID
    • 1979-1981 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 267 CID
    • 1975-1976 Chevrolet Monza 262 CID
    • 1976-1979 Chevrolet Monza 305 CID
    • 1970-1979 Chevrolet Nova 350 CID
    • 1970-1973 Chevrolet Nova 307 CID
    • 1970-1972 Chevrolet Nova 402 CID
    • 1970-1971 Chevrolet Nova 454 CID
    • 1970-1970 Chevrolet Nova 396 CID
    • 1975-1975 Chevrolet Nova 262 CID
    • 1976-1979 Chevrolet Nova 305 CID
    • 1975-1978 Chevrolet P10 350 CID
    • 1977-1977 Chevrolet P10 400 CID
    • 1979-1979 Chevrolet P10 305 CID
    • 1975-1989 Chevrolet P20 350 CID
    • 1976-1979 Chevrolet P20 454 CID
    • 1975-1997 Chevrolet P30 350 CID
    • 1975-1997 Chevrolet P30 454 CID
    • 1976-1976 Chevrolet P30 400 CID
    • 1957-1960 Chevrolet Truck 283 CID
    • 1957-1958 Chevrolet Truck 322 CID
    • 1957-1957 Chevrolet Truck 265 CID
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    • 1 - This product has been granted a California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Order (EO Number) Exemption. It is 50 State Legal when installed on the Specified vehicle per the Manufacturer’s Current Application Guide, the CARB EO, and Installation Instructions.

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    Be ready to question everything and everyone…
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    We Used to Live Here definitely nails the creeping sense of dread and paranoia throughout the story. I constantly questioned whether Eve was truly unraveling or if she was the only person actually sensing danger, and the added news articles, interviews, and scientific discussions throughout the book made the atmosphere even more unsettling. I also connected with Eve’s struggles surrounding anxiety, people-pleasing, and past religious experiences, which added an emotional layer to the horror for me. That said, the pacing felt super uneven. Most of the story takes place over only a couple of days, but it dragged at times and honestly felt like it would work better as a movie than a book. Things finally picked up around the 70% mark, but the ending left me wanting much more explanation and payoff than we as the readers received. Overall, this was an eerie, anxiety-inducing read with a fantastic atmosphere, even if the execution didn’t fully land for me.
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    I liked the pace, the story and the characters. Sadly I found it at the end a bit confusing. I think the book needed more edition work. Otherway, it is a recommendable book if you want horror with a bit of science fiction. Be advised you'll need to use your imagination to understand certain pasages.
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    angela
    Omaha, US
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    Not even a good read. Pass it.
    Format: Paperback
    Unfortunately, this book was basically a whole lot of nothing. It was not what I was hoping for, which was on the edge of your seat scary. It was not even alittle scary. Left me with unanswered questions and confused. Sorry..I did not like this book at all.
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    one of those books that feels less like a story and more like an experience. Ray Bradbury captures the magic of summer, childhood, and all the little things in life we take for granted. I loved the way it blended nostalgia with those bittersweet moments of growing up. It’s slow at times, but that’s the beauty of it — it makes you stop and notice the small details, just like the characters do. For me, it felt like stepping back into a simpler time, but with all the emotions and lessons that still matter today. It’s warm, reflective, and beautiful. A book you don’t just read — you feel.
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    ★★★★★ 5
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    Ray Bradbury August 22nd 1922 - June 5th, 2012 When Ray Bradbury died reactions came from everywhere including from President Obama. Surprising to me, few mentioned the one of his works that meant so much to me and affected my life so deeply. While he was most known to the general public for his science fiction, I found his mostly autobiographical novel Dandelion Wine to be the most impactful. At the same time it best illustrated Bradbury’s incredible command of the language, his ability to stir the imagination, and the way in which he could open windows on life. I couldn’t count the number of times I would reread a single sentence and become overwhelmed with admiration and envy at how he used words to create images in the mind’s eye. All this was particularly on display in Dandelion Wine and its sequel, Farewell Summer. For Bradbury, it couldn’t be just water. “Nothing else would do but the pure waters which had been summoned from the lakes far away and the sweet fields of grassy dew on early morning, lifted to the open sky, carried in laundered clusters nine hundred miles, brushed with wind, electrified with high voltage, and condensed upon cool air. This water, falling, raining, gathered yet more of the heavens in its crystals. Taking something of the east wind and the west wind and the north wind and the south, the water made rain and the rain, within this hour of rituals, would be well on its way to wine.” Essentially, Dandelion Wine is the story of a summer in the life of a twelve year old boy as he comes to understand what it means to be alive. But it is also a time capsule for the year 1928 of life in a small town when everyone’s world was much smaller and more compact. There is horror, love, comedy, wonder, nostalgia, and human relations. Bradbury could find unique ways to describe them all. I first read Dandelion Wine in 1957 when I wasn’t much older than Douglas Spaulding, the central character. It helped me put life in perspective as I was leaving high school. I read it the second time in the early ‘80s when I introduced my daughter to it. Kelly and I sat on our front porch swing one warm summer evening and I read aloud to her the story of Bill Forrester and Helen Loomis. It was all I could do to finish it and when I did we both had tears streaming down our cheeks. Such was the power of imagination and Bradbury’s ability to stroke it to life using just words. I read it the third time in preparation for reading the sequel, Farewell Summer, written 55 years after Dandelion Wine. Like a fine wine, it had only gotten better with age. Appropriately, Farewell Summer was given to me by Kelly and I read it on summer’s eve 2012. It was the perfect beginning for yet another summer. In both books the ravine in Green Town, Illinois, based on Waukegan, Illinois where Bradbury grew up was a central feature. I couldn’t resist going to Googlearth to see if the ravine was real. It was. And, it is still there even after Waukegan had changed from a small town to a satellite of Chicago. I was pleased to simply find I could locate it. But when I zoomed in and highlighted the little tree symbol I found the ravine is now Ray Bradbury Park. Perfect! Dan Winters June 29, 2012
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