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Gravdigr 10-12-2018 12:27 AM

Is that image flipped?

xoxoxoBruce 10-12-2018 02:54 AM

No, if it was flipped the numbers would be backward.

Clodfobble 10-12-2018 06:52 AM

The top image looks flipped because it is the backside of the dash panel--supposedly this guy removed the whole thing and put those bits of paper behind the cutouts before closing it up again.

glatt 10-12-2018 07:14 AM

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They say "Post-it notes" but I think they mean Post-it tape flags.

edit: and even if they don't mean that, I think the tape flags would work better. More vibrant.

xoxoxoBruce 10-12-2018 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble (Post 1016625)
The top image looks flipped because it is the backside of the dash panel--supposedly this guy removed the whole thing and put those bits of paper behind the cutouts before closing it up again.

Yes, can't show the backside without flipping it over or up.

Happy Monkey 10-12-2018 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt (Post 1016627)
They say "Post-it notes" but I think they mean Post-it tape flags.

edit: and even if they don't mean that, I think the tape flags would work better. More vibrant.

Unfortunately, the colored part of the tape flag isn't sticky.

Gravdigr 10-12-2018 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 1016620)
No, if it was flipped the numbers would be backward.

Well, goddamn, man don't ya think I know what numbers look like?

The other one, maybe?:eyebrow:

xoxoxoBruce 10-12-2018 09:49 PM

How the fuck would you see the back side if it wasn't flipped? :facepalm:

Gravdigr 10-13-2018 03:08 PM

Obfuscater.

xoxoxoBruce 10-13-2018 07:41 PM

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These were cool but didn't happen...

BigV 10-13-2018 09:49 PM

They are slick looking.. I can see the Corvair in the first two, but the bottom two... some kind of Pontiac, from the split grille and the badge/emblem on the left rear fender in the bottom image. But what Pontiac?

xoxoxoBruce 10-14-2018 02:12 AM

Pontiac LeMans.

captainhook455 10-14-2018 09:55 AM

Oh a Corvair. My grandfather had one in Miami, FL. He carried 3 fan belts. He would be driving and it would flip off somewhere and he would stop and put on a new one.

We lived in New Orleans and met him in Belmont where the Perry's hail from. Everything was sweet until we got to the blue ridge. That little car couldn't make it up the hills. They removed their luggage and put it in my father's Buick. The little car still couldn't make it. My granddaddy was a GM man, but when he got back to Miami he traded it in for a Tbird.

Gravdigr 10-15-2018 04:06 PM

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Slickest one I've seen:

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Found in the wilds of the Interweb.

Gravdigr 10-16-2018 10:22 AM

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Apparently the 2017 Corvette Grand Sport is a pretty good car.

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If ya can keep wheels on it. No, not tires, wheels.

In 40,000 miles wheels were bent or cracked ten (10!:3_eyes:) times.

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In all, we spent $4098 on wheel repair and replacement-seven repairs and three replacements, for an average failure rate of once every 4000 miles.

xoxoxoBruce 10-16-2018 09:37 PM

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Such a bargain...

Gravdigr 10-16-2018 09:38 PM

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Hope it comes with a gallon of eyebleach...

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BigV 10-17-2018 01:42 AM

That is impressively ugly. Really, I appreciate the extra effort.

Happy Monkey 10-17-2018 11:15 AM

Makes me think of Dick Tracy for some reason.

lumberjim 10-17-2018 11:48 AM

The pattern in the boot is very swastika esque.

Love the shape.... But weasel leather? Is that a thing? I bet it's really human skin. Crazy Oligarchs.

Flint 10-17-2018 12:15 PM

" O L I G A R C H S "
 
It's crazy that these super-rich, predatory business overlords with unethical influence over the government and legal system have so mush cash piled up that they waste it on these unnecessarily ostentatious displays of wealth!

Over there. Where the bad people live.

Gravdigr 10-17-2018 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey (Post 1016928)
Makes me think of Dick Tracy for some reason.

All these new(er) cars w/the high belt line and short side windows remind me of the cars from Dick Tracy. Yer 300s, and yer Magnums, especially.

Flint 10-17-2018 03:15 PM

high belt line !!

like men's suits in the 40s

Gravdigr 10-17-2018 03:22 PM

:p:

I wasn't sure what to call it.

xoxoxoBruce 10-17-2018 08:45 PM

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Yes, it's the beltline, Chrysler raised it to make the side windows shorter. According to their research, that way the occupants feel more secure without lowering the roofline.

Or maybe people like it because they can be bigger assholes if they think nobody can see them.:eyebrow:

Anyway, Rolls-Royce hood lady.

Gravdigr 10-18-2018 09:18 AM

I believe some artistic liberties were taken there...

Or, the sculptor was blind.

Gravdigr 10-18-2018 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 1016962)
Yes, it's the beltline, Chrysler raised it to make the side windows shorter. According to their research, that way the occupants feel more secure without lowering the roofline.

I figured it had something to do with side airbags, door airbags, safety curtains, etc. Smaller hole to be thrown through in a crash...

Gravdigr 10-18-2018 09:27 AM

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But weasel leather? Is that a thing? I bet it's really human skin.

That made me remember this album by Ted Nugent, Nugent.

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The inner sleeve says at the bottom "This record is manufactured with 100% reprocessed back-stage nookie hide." Or words to that effect.

The other side says "For maximum effect, this record should be played loud, and often." Or words to that effect.

Gravdigr 10-18-2018 10:22 AM

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Laguna!

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My Dixie wrecked.:drool:

Chevy Chevelle, C10 and K10 Silverado display new crate engines at SEMA

xoxoxoBruce 10-18-2018 09:24 PM

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I'll take a dozen...

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$381 in 1927 equals $5,306.53 in 2018. I'll still take a dozen. :yesnod:

BigV 10-19-2018 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 1016975)
I believe some artistic liberties were taken there...

Or, the sculptor was blind.

You may have missed this fine print :

*not to scale

Diaphone Jim 10-19-2018 11:58 AM

"$381 in 1927 equals $5,306.53 in 2018. I'll still take a dozen"

But you can pay $30,000 or more for a new Ford truck.

Gravdigr 10-19-2018 12:27 PM

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But you can pay $30,000 or more for a new Ford truck.

With rubber floor mats and radio and A/C delete, maybe...:neutral:

xoxoxoBruce 10-19-2018 04:58 PM

A Ford King Ranch is closer to $100,000.

captainhook455 10-20-2018 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 1016962)
Yes, it's the beltline, Chrysler raised it to make the side windows shorter. According to their research, that way the occupants feel more secure without lowering the roofline.

Or maybe people like it because they can be bigger assholes if they think nobody can see them.:eyebrow:

Anyway, Rolls-Royce hood lady.

The hood ornament looks better.

xoxoxoBruce 10-22-2018 11:20 PM

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They came pretty close on the production version...

captainhook455 10-23-2018 07:53 AM

Would you buy this for $12,000? It is all original and runs like a bat outta hell.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2fc08089f2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8991fb87e7.jpg

Gravdigr 10-23-2018 02:25 PM

$12,000?:eyebrow:

Something's up with that car, or it's in pretty rough condition...

The VIN # alone ought to be worth close to that.

'68-69?

xoxoxoBruce 10-27-2018 12:16 PM

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This is sounding better and better all the time.

glatt 10-28-2018 07:52 AM

Rims
 
Why do airbag's get the apostrophe but electric windows don't?

xoxoxoBruce 10-28-2018 09:05 AM

Because people who drive VWs are dumb. http://cellar.org/2012/bwekk.gif

BigV 10-28-2018 10:19 AM

Plus one for attention to detail

glatt 10-28-2018 10:33 AM

He's wrong about the electronic injection though.

Some of the bells and whistles on newer cars make them more reliable.

My dad was always talking about "the points" being the problem when our 70's era VW bus wouldn't start. He had this thickness guage that he was regularly using to adjust them. Kept the guage handy in the ashtray up front. Modern ignition systems and fuel injection are far superior to points and carburetors and make a car exponentially more reliable.

xoxoxoBruce 10-28-2018 12:05 PM

Yes more reliable with less maintenance, but when it doesn't work you need some very expensive diagnostic equipment to find out which of the eleventeen expensive computers is at fault.

Gravdigr 10-28-2018 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt (Post 1017714)
Modern ignition systems and fuel injection are far superior to points and carburetors and make a car exponentially more expensive.

What Bruce said.

xoxoxoBruce 10-28-2018 05:51 PM

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One thing leads to another...

xoxoxoBruce 10-31-2018 04:09 PM

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At SEMA in Vegas today...

BigV 10-31-2018 11:17 PM

Good lord.

I, personally, don't speak fluent metal. But I must say I love the soaring musicality of such a performance.

W.O.W.

Diaphone Jim 11-01-2018 02:36 PM

https://journal.classiccars.com/2018...vrolet-impala/

Metal paint + time +money
I was thinking sterling silver.

xoxoxoBruce 11-01-2018 11:12 PM

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If that's paint it must be as think as Bondo. :eyebrow:

xoxoxoBruce 11-02-2018 12:22 AM

It is thick as bondo. They build it up, carve it, then spray the shiny coat over it.

captainhook455 11-02-2018 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 1017298)
$12,000?:eyebrow:

Something's up with that car, or it's in pretty rough condition...

The VIN # alone ought to be worth close to that.

'68-69?

Hurricane Florence has forced many sales because people need fast cash. It is a buyers market.

captainhook455 11-02-2018 11:58 AM

How about this one. Its a 90 something I forget. A GMC Sonoma. Clean as a pin inside. Engine is clear for its age. 165k power everything has 3 doors. Anyway some that know say $4200 is good price others say 2500. It could use a Earl Shrine paint job, but if kept clean it wouldn't be noticeable. Why did have to be black. Red would be much better.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...eb25d5d2a0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...694f96a60e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...98004e97bb.jpg

captainhook455 11-02-2018 11:59 AM

More here. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d1df8e73c0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...88c51e2570.jpg

captainhook455 11-02-2018 12:04 PM

My spell checker is working overtime this morning or maybe I shouldn't have smoked a bowl while sitting in the drive thru at Walgreens. Disco is playing on the radio. Life is grand.

Gravdigr 11-02-2018 01:53 PM

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It's newer than 95. I had a 95 S-10, bought it new, it had the older style headlights, not the flush mounts.

Here she is:

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BigV 11-02-2018 08:24 PM


xoxoxoBruce 11-03-2018 12:45 AM

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One of five known to exist, coming up for auction in the spring...

xoxoxoBruce 11-07-2018 06:12 PM

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Most people are familiar with Jeeps, Willys wagons, Jeepsters, and of course the Cherokee/Wagoneer lines.
But there have been some almost Willys...

Gravdigr 11-09-2018 12:20 PM

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I've seen the other generation F-bodies with this treatment, but, I've never seen this one. A 85 T-top, 5 liter, 5-speed, Kammback Firebird.

I kinda like it. I think the side view is the best shot.

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It's going to a Mecum's auction.

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