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101-Year-Old Man Buys a 426-Horsepower Camaro
GM is happy - guy skipped over the 'stang
NYT article: 101-Year-Old Man Buys a 426-Horsepower Camaro - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com |
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11-19-2009, 12:45 PM
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Film at 11:00.....funeral on Saturday.
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11-19-2009, 12:50 PM
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Cool story. Quite a thing to live to 100. Glad to see he's still getting around.
And, no, I'm no more afraid of driving on the road with that guy than the average soccer mom in an Escalade.
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11-19-2009, 01:03 PM
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Did it come from the dealer with the left blinker already on?
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Back in the day I gave my 96 year old Grandma a ride in my 930. She traded a team of horses in for a '27 Model T 1 ton truck after she'd driven them 14 miles.
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11-19-2009, 02:15 PM
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More power to him.....
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For as long as I am able, I intend to drive cars that others disapprove of...
And when I'm 101 and someone mentions that they don't like it, I'm going to beat them with my cane! I'll get away with it too because I'll be a 101 year old woman and no reasonable person (except those who know me...) would believe me capable of such a vicious event.  Oh woe to the world when I am an old woman! angela
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A great reason to try and live to 101! Also, maybe the second best way to go...
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My grandfather bought my brother's Camaro when he was in his 70's and he enjoyed it for a couple years, then sold it because his back was hurting from getting in and out of the car. He liked the car, but realized he wasn't limber enough for the seats...
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Past 100 , he should knew than GM products are crap and buy a Porsche instead.
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Good for him!
Although a "good news/bad news" thing, he's going to expire before the warranty. |
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Ok - whatever. I saw a grandma doing a controlled burnout in a C6 Z06 once. THAT was a sight to see.
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11-21-2009, 09:10 PM
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There was a WWII Vet doing barrel rolls and loops in a WWI Bi-Plane over the Concours here recently. The only thing going through my head was 'Oh ****, if he croaks, he's gonna take out a lot of nice cars' This is pretty much the same situation. Definitely would not want to live in his neighborhood, but good for him for having the balls to enjoy life.
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2015 
2012 1963 356
The Beast, rocket sled The 930
Carrera 4
3.2 Litre Carrera Targa
3.2 Litre Carrera Targa
The Rat
911 SC Targa
1986 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet
MazdaSpeed3
Porsche 914
Porsche 911 Carrera
THE ROADSTER
1986 Porsche 944 2.5 l 8v I-4
