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And thats all that should matter. Except he needs to get rid of that CJ stripe down the side; ugly as sin!

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Old 08-23-2022, 12:48 PM
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Haha good stuff. Just remembered another classic. The 1969 fastbacks had a one year only, non-functional duct on the rear quarters just behind the doors. You can see it in my photo. Anyway, one guy once came up to me and said: “You know those scoops are fake, right?” And I said, “No, they’re real- you can touch them for yourself if you’d like”. Stopped him in his tracks.
This was before I adopted my “agree with everything they say” strategy.
ROFLMAO! on so many levels.
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Old 08-23-2022, 01:01 PM
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Is this even a question?

"I also had an air cooled 911 except it was yellow"
is not the same as
"I also had an air cooled 911 except it was a Camry"

How stupid are people?
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Remember the wisdom of George Carlin, " Think about how stupid the average person is. Half the people in the world are dumber than that."

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Old 08-23-2022, 03:26 PM
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LOL!!

I definitely have to remember that one.

BTW, a a recent local car show a fellow was showing his extremely clean red '69 mach 1, having a front spoiler, a 428 Cobra Jet, a shaker scoop, Hurst t-handle shifter, rear window louvers and a wing-type real spoiler. After admiring the car and talking for a bit I asked why he put some features normally associated with a Boss 302 on his mach 1.

His answer was great: "Because I like the way it looks."

I had a 69 mustang fastback just like that. It was even red!

Edit. Too bad we didn’t have phones/cameras back then like we do now. I would have a lot of pictures of my cars.

Edit 2: Thank God we didn’t have phones/cameras back then. I would have a lot of pictures of me doing stupid ****.

Edit 3: Is that a 69 or 70? 69‘s had four headlights and 70s had two headlights.

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Edit 3: Is that a 69 or 70? 69‘s had four headlights and 70s had two headlights.
1: I honestly don't remember the number of headlights it had. If it didn't have any headlights or turn signals in the grille I would have remembered because the lack of either of those in the grille is a Boss 302 thing.

2: If you look closely, there appears to be the edge of a round headlight bezel visible at the edge of the grille.

3: I am not at all sure that it still has the original grille.

4: Aren't the rear quarter side scoops a 1 year '69 thing?
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I think you are right. It’s been so long, I thought it was more towards the outside near the other headlights.

My 69 had the faux vents in the rear quarters. Fold down rear seats too. Another car I wish I kept.


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A guy looked at my truck and actually said, "I had one just like that, only it was a Ford."
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I had a confusing exchange at a traffic light where the mid 30's redhead next lane over was wanting to know "If it was a turbo".

They only made my Jaguar as NA and Supercharged, no Turbo.
After some confusion turns out they thought my XK was a Supra.

I sometimes comtemplate how much work it would be to make up Toyota and Supra trim for it.
I have wrapped the written badges in a brushed finish that makes the text difficult to spot/read.

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I now look forward to these conversations and enjoy going along with them, always agreeing with them no matter what they say. Particularly with the guys that point out that such and such is not “correct” for my car as built.
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I had a confusing exchange at a traffic light where the mid 30's redhead next lane over was wanting to know "If it was a turbo"..
If she was hot ( and my wife wasn't with me)

" Why yes.......yes it is!"
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....and then...they grab their phone to show you 30-40 pictures of their car that was 'just like yours'.....

I hate to be rude - but c'mon...I've got better things to do...

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When I had the 924S, I had several folks peg it as a Mazda RX 7.
No biggie. Except the Porsche actually had leg room.

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I had one just like that...and I still have it.
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Hey, I have a Ducati just like yours, Michael. Except mine's red, white, and green.



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Old 08-24-2022, 08:32 PM
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How stupid does one need to be to not understand a red car is not the same as a blue car?
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The redhead had a hippster beard and was riding a Harley.

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If she was hot ( and my wife wasn't with me)

" Why yes.......yes it is!"
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Hey, I have a Ducati just like yours, Michael. Except mine's red, white, and green.



Wow, haven't seen that picture in years. That's when I would actually sport tour with the Paul Smart. I was much more flexible then. Lol. Ironically, I am literally riding thru that same area later today on my GS. I'm on the 2nd day of a 10 day ride.
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The redhead had a hippster beard and was riding a Harley.
When you say redhead, you picture this:


This is a ginger.
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Wow, haven't seen that picture in years. That's when I would actually sport tour with the Paul Smart. I was much more flexible then. Lol. Ironically, I am literally riding thru that same area later today on my GS. I'm on the 2nd day of a 10 day ride.
Boy, tell me about it... I used to circumnavigate Washington on that old Super Sport, even going as far from home as Montana and Nor Cal. Those days are behind me. I just don't fold up as small as I used to, so it has become my "morning constitutional" bike. I'll run a tank through it in the morning before lunch and call it a day.

Fortunately, however I have another bike just like it that I can still ride for days on end. Granted, it's black instead of red, it has a nice tall windshield, floorboards, saddle bags, and a really comfortable seat. Other than that, though, it's just like it.

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Hey, I have a Ducati just like yours, Michael. Except mine's red, white, and green.

I've never ridden a motorcycle. That gas tank looks like it could be a huge pain in the gut. I feel like most sport bikes have a smoother curve to them.

So how does that think compare comfort-wise to something like this.

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