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^Anybody who's turned a few wrenches knows how true that is.
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A funny photoshop of Robert Shaw when he was riding a bike on the set of Jaws.
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^Anybody who's turned a few wrenches knows how true that is.
Yep. Change the carburetor on a 356 without losing any blood or breaking anything.
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That top photo looks like a place that's probably a real bargain to buy/rent!

Love the sign, Just one step up from Engrish.

Do the tornado shelters in OK double as tax shelters too? LOL
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Yep. Change the carburetor on a 356 without losing any blood or breaking anything.
Since I was a teen, I've maintained that you're not really working on a car until you've bled.



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A 6th round TKO established Joe Louis as a contender against the much bigger Italian Primo Carnera against the backdrop of Italy's invasion of Ethiopia.

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