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Amerigo Vespucci
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Sun Dec-16-07 06:43 PM Original message |
Tell me about the FIRST car you wanted when you were a kid, the one you KNEW you'd own one day |
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LynzM
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. Ooh, pretty! |
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. One more shot of the interior...is that a sweet ride or WHAT? |
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LynzM
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Nice... |
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flvegan
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
4. My first dream car: 1981 Lamborghini Countach or the 1981 Ferrari 308 |
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Kutjara
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
37. I loved the Countach too! It was my dreamcar for years. |
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flvegan
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:18 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Ha, the clutch! |
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Kutjara
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:28 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. I drove the thing for an hour, and when I got out... |
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Mon Dec-17-07 02:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
73. Yes! My dad subscribed to C & D as well and I remember drooling over those 2 cars |
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Inchworm
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
5. 1968 Pontiac Firebird |
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. I owned a couple of Chevy Malibus as a teenager... |
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Inchworm
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. *drools* |
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. It was even sweeter when I was two feet away from it taking that photo. |
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lost-in-nj
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. ME ME |
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Inchworm
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. I think I've nearly died in a couple GTOs |
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lost-in-nj
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Sun Dec-16-07 08:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. This thread reminded me |
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Inchworm
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:31 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. No wai! |
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lost-in-nj
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:42 PM Response to Reply #44 |
53. 8 track heaven!!!! |
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qwertyMike
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
6. 1959 Morris Minor |
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Kutjara
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
39. I always had a soft spot for the wood-clad Traveler variant. |
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PeaceNikki
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. This one. |
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flvegan
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I had an 87 GN, but not a GNx. |
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HuskerDU
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. yeah my friend had one of those. (GN) |
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PeaceNikki
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. envy. |
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supernova
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. International Scout |
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Initech
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
9. I always wanted a Cadillac |
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EOTE
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Mon Dec-17-07 10:18 AM Response to Reply #9 |
64. It might be closer than you think. |
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femmocrat
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
12. A 1957 Thunderbird. In turquoise. |
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. I knew someone who owned a 57 T-Bird... |
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HuskerDU
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
13. I knew I'd have some Chevy V8. |
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Nothing in the world like a late-60s, early 70s Chevy V8. Nothing. |
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HuskerDU
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:34 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Wish they still made 'em like that. |
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EOTE
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Mon Dec-17-07 10:09 AM Response to Reply #16 |
63. Speaking of which... |
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poisonivy
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Mon Dec-17-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #63 |
76. those things |
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Droopy
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
19. I've always been a utilitarian when it comes to cars |
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Oeditpus Rex
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
23. Tod and Buz's '60 Corvette |
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:46 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I've seen every episode of that show... |
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Rabrrrrrr
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
25. There's only one vehicle for me |
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DarkTirade
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Finding parking for that thing must be a pain. |
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Rabrrrrrr
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:23 PM Response to Reply #29 |
42. The good thing is that it comes with its own parking space making device. |
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:08 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. Here's another photo I took at my client's "Hot August Nights" event this past summer... |
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Xipe Totec
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
27. Lincoln Continental Mark IV |
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DarkTirade
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
28. Unfortunately they don't sell cars with built-in rocket launchers anymore. |
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dropkickpa
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
30. This one of course |
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HuskerDU
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Sun Dec-16-07 08:08 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Shoot- gotta change my pick to the General! |
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:38 PM Response to Reply #30 |
51. Man, that is one SWEET shade of blue. |
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datasuspect
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
31. an old mack truck |
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Droopy
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Sun Dec-16-07 08:39 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. How did you end up not being a trucker? Or did you? |
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datasuspect
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Mon Dec-17-07 01:36 PM Response to Reply #34 |
70. never ended up being a trucker |
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aint_no_life_nowhere
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Sun Dec-16-07 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
33. I absolutely love, Love, LOVE your taste in cars |
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:14 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. I've seen a few classic Jags close-up, too... |
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Fenris
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
52. I love the "display case" front end of the A310. |
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SPKrazy
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
36. not this color |
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:33 PM Response to Reply #36 |
47. Oh yeah...the "Back Seat" stories could probably fill another thread |
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SPKrazy
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:43 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. Drive Ins, Back in the woods by the lake |
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Drum
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
45. When I was a teenager, these were the cars I coveted: |
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DainBramaged
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
46. Sunbeam Tiger |
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:36 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. My dad's boss had a red one of those... |
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Kutjara
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
49. Ferry's finest: |
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RushIsRot
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
50. I had more modest desires that have never been realized. |
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Fenris
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
55. A few... |
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Sun Dec-16-07 09:59 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. That Chrysler is pretty amazing... |
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aint_no_life_nowhere
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Sun Dec-16-07 10:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. I love the style of American cars from the mid 30s to early 40s - that Chrysler is stunning |
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Oeditpus Rex
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:21 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Y'mean like this? |
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aint_no_life_nowhere
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Mon Dec-17-07 12:21 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. You're right |
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fortyfeetunder
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Mon Dec-17-07 01:24 AM Response to Original message |
60. 196? Road Runner |
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formerrepuke
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Mon Dec-17-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #60 |
68. My uncle had a '68 Road Runner that looked just like this: |
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fortyfeetunder
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Mon Dec-17-07 10:55 PM Response to Reply #68 |
82. Thanks for sharing! |
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seemunkee
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Mon Dec-17-07 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
61. A friend of mine owns one of those |
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Tommy_Carcetti
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Mon Dec-17-07 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
62. A Ford Escort--don't ask why |
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momophile
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Mon Dec-17-07 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
65. 1966 Mustang metallic blue |
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Frosty1
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Mon Dec-17-07 01:47 PM Response to Reply #65 |
72. My dream car too. |
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hippywife
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Mon Dec-17-07 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
66. Maybe I'm just weird but |
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Sock Puppet
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Mon Dec-17-07 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
67. It's an odd car to covet, I think, but I always wanted this: |
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Fenris
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Mon Dec-17-07 04:17 PM Response to Reply #67 |
75. Not odd at all. |
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Throd
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Mon Dec-17-07 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
69. 1967 Oldsmobile 442 |
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CreekDog
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Mon Dec-17-07 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
71. A Rabbit. |
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quip
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Mon Dec-17-07 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
74. My first love: the 1976 Triumph Spitfire |
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Arugula Latte
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Mon Dec-17-07 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
77. I got nothin' |
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Steely_Dan
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Mon Dec-17-07 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
78. Porsche 914 |
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KitchenWitch
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Mon Dec-17-07 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
79. This one! |
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momophile
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Tue Dec-18-07 10:08 AM Response to Reply #79 |
85. what a fabulous picture! |
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Faygo Kid
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Mon Dec-17-07 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
80. 1968 Chevelle SS Big Block 396 |
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WinkyDink
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Mon Dec-17-07 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
81. One and only, but not yet: |
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TheMightyFavog
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Mon Dec-17-07 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
83. I wanted to do this when I was a Teenager in the 90s... |
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MilesColtrane
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Mon Dec-17-07 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
84. 1968 Mustang GT 390 Fastback |
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