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wasn't norm in the beach blanket movies?
Yeah. Hot rod builder, shift knob maker and B movie actor, a real "Renaissance Man".

Here's an early 50's Sci Fi magazine illustration by an artist we all knew in the 60's...


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Old 03-29-2007, 12:22 PM
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Old 03-29-2007, 12:31 PM
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Old 03-29-2007, 01:02 PM
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Oh, to know what I know now way back when. That's like the classified ads for Shelby Cobras for $7500 or Ferrari 250's for $15,000....
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Old 03-29-2007, 01:09 PM
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Oh, oh....looks like someone's playing in their new garage.
trying to get it ready - two more weeks - or so...

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Old 03-29-2007, 04:16 PM
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Oh, to know what I know now way back when. That's like the classified ads for Shelby Cobras for $7500 or Ferrari 250's for $15,000....
Well, maybe. If you do an analysis of inflation, storage, maintenance and insurance costs on the one hand, and opportunity cost on the other, it might not look like that big a difference.

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Old 03-29-2007, 04:28 PM
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Old 03-29-2007, 04:30 PM
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I need a little trim, my own darn self.
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Old 03-29-2007, 04:31 PM
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artist we all knew in the 60's...

The late Don Martin?
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Old 03-29-2007, 07:59 PM
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Byron, that's a great picture, but it seems like I've seen that exact shot at least 10 times. Got any new pictures? Any from the other side?
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Old 03-29-2007, 08:17 PM
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Byron, that's a great picture, but it seems like I've seen that exact shot at least 10 times. Got any new pictures? Any from the other side?
Yea, but they will get me banned
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Old 03-29-2007, 08:25 PM
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Old 03-29-2007, 08:51 PM
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Old 03-30-2007, 04:14 AM
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Yep boys, we're on thin ice here with the random girlie pics...


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Old 03-30-2007, 04:33 AM
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What if you aren't sure that it's a girl?



another chick for the "who has the hottest old lady" thread








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Old 03-30-2007, 04:56 AM
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The late Don Martin?
The man knows Mad Magazine!



Another one of my favorites as a kid:
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Old 03-30-2007, 05:29 AM
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Another one closer in style to his Mad magazine days...


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