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I guess these guys never watched Deliverance, some of those Inbreds could pass for Big Foot too. :rotflmao: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/26228969#26228969

Cadillac Escalade power wheels I had one of these things when I was little, except it was a Jeep Wrangler. I didn't know these things were RWD...the kid has some trouble navigating the grass. Watch toward the end...the kid rams it into a mailbox. I can just imagine the Sierra Club fuming right now... LOL, here's another...this is the like the Wrangler I used to have, except it was red. Preetty funny vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=283kmYkKIVg

Who else has been enjoying this big storm thats been going across the nation? It started raining last night and didn't let up, it turned into freezing rain and finally snow this evening. The best part is that I had to drive around randomly assessing the roads so I could decide wether or not any stores needed to be closed. Since half the town was a sheet of ice and there were no plows in sight, one delivery only store had to be closed. After that I got bored so I came home and couldn't get the Fusion into my garage (driveway is a pretty steep incline) so I left it at the end of the driveway and came inside. Then I used some Nair I found to eliminate a single gigant…

Linkypoo More worthless crap to read at the link.

I went to vote at about 7:40 this AM. Had to wait about 20 minutes. There was an obvious lesbian couple in front of me (in the conservative suburbs, no less) but we have Prop 8 on our ballot in CA. Guess what? They were NICE to me, believe it or not, and we conversed a little bit, but mostly about the economy and because one of them worked for a homebuilder....and I was dressed in a very conservative coat and tie, so what's that offputting vibe I give off? They hand me my ballot and HALF of it was in Espanol. Thus, there were equal portions of English and Spanish. I'm sorry, but part of being a U.S. citizen implies that you speak the language to some rudimentary…

A legend passes. http://www.insideline.com/car-news/bill-grumpy-jenkins-1930-2012-the-great-drag-racer-makes-his-final-pass.html

1. "The Twist," Chubby Checker 2. "Smooth," Santana featuring Rob Thomas 3. "Mack the Knife," Bobby Darin 4. "How Do I Live," Leann Rimes 5. "Macarena," Los Del Rio 6. "Physical," Olivia Newton-John 7. "You Light Up My Life," Debby Boone 8. "Hey Jude," The Beatles 9. "We Belong Together," Mariah Carey 10. "Un-break My Heart," Toni Braxton On the bright side, no My Humps. Linkypoo

Daggone, this is getting to be an everyday thing. Birthdays all over the place. When's it going to stop? :AH-HA_wink: Nah but seriously, both of you are having milestone Birthdays today. So celebrate good times, yeah.

Have y'all heard about bingle search engine. It allows you to compare side by side google and bing. check it out: http://www.bingle.nu Oh, and what's the password to the rated R forum?

Here's my review on the new Bionic Woman in summation, i think it's a great show. i will have to make a point to watch an actual episode next week. i think it is a great show and great success for NBC.

I hate bird's,i think thay have something for cars with dark colored paint ! I woke up today and my car was covered in it, well not completely but the roof and hood was, i thinks it was because they were on the telephone wire and the car was parked under it. :puke: <<< Its always my car too

I'm trying to write a novel...just for kicks. It has an automotive theme, and this is the chapter I introduce the firebird. Main Charactor is a 17 year old boy named Carl. It had only been too easy for the bird to kill its prey. Fishing with dynamite, really. And she wasn’t even a real bird. She was a Pontiac Formula Firehawk, One of the last ones off of the line and one of the fastest ones Pontiac had built. Men who work around machines will tell you that if you take a hundred identical machines, 4 or 5 won’t work all that well at all. Lemons some call them. Others merely cuss at them as they have to go back for a fourth service call to fix them. About 85 or 9…

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I think I've run this one before, but we have quite a few new people.Birth order is interesting and actually regarded as being somewhat psychologically valid. That being said, where are you in the birth order, how many kids are there and what are the genders of those older and younger than you? Also, which ones do you get along and not get along with? My answer: I'm the youngest of 2 - same parents for both - oldest is a brother. Do not get along with him (have not spoken with him since 1995, or thereabouts).

Damn, I was scanning the on-boards and birthdays on the home page, and saw Nick's birthday. I waited...thinking of others *cough* who might have started this thread...but it would have been uncool to overlook your birthday. So, Happy Birthday.

Birthday greetings going out to toesuf94 and 2005EquinoxLS today. I hope you don't mind I got you both the same card. This one.

Happy 25th to !!!TED!!! and CadillacKing3, 44th to Camino LS6, and 35th to drew770. Happy birthday, guys.

I HOPE THIS WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM SAYING SINCE YOU ARE IN PORTUGAL. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, SIR. :AH-HA_wink:

Scanning the homepage, it appears to be Z-06's birthday (smallchevy, I think, before name changing became popular). It's also jsurenko's birthday...who filled out the info sheet one fine day and never posted. So, to Z-06, happy birthday!

Over here in California, doing laundry and preparing for work slightly after midnight, the forum index indicates it's ZL-1's birthday. Aqui em California, fazendo lavandaria e preparando pelo trabalho depois de meianoite, o index do forum indica que e o aniversario do ZL-1. For those of you who get irked by the foreign language stuff, I'm entitled a "waiver" to (attempt) to wish one of our long-time members a happy birthday in Portugal in Portuguese. Have a great birthday, Pedro!

Noticed quite a few birthdays this week.... I know it's late, but happy Belated birthday, caddycruiser!

Well I think the 4th of July weekend is gonna be kicked off early this year. Happy Birthday, everybody!

Whoa, it almost seems like somebody has a birthday every day here at C&G, so here you go, today's menu: Happy Birthday Bimmer325 Happy Birthday olds442 Happy Birthday GTOBoy Hope everything's good in your worlds today.

I saw 3 birthdays today: MGZ06 - he lives in Windsor, Ontario, it seems...he has Detroit's RenCen in his signature Buickman - well, I won't open that can of worms as this can get heated Another member I've never seen post Happy birthday, guys!

Hoping both of you have a great day today!!

Dwightlooi and crunksoulbrotha are another day older, hopefully they're not deeper in debt. HB to both of you.

Happy birthday to "I Hope GM Rules Again" and "Tbass." I've actually met "GM Rules" - Steve - while on vacation in Quebec and he has a cool car and is a very cool guy. He even got some previous Olds brochures for me that I had misplaced over the years -- they sit on my coffee table! So, I'll start the thread and hope you have a great birthday!

Happy birthday, guys!!!! Mustang - must be nice to celebrate your birthday AFTER the semester is over. Hope life is treating you right as you summer in DSM. (With a mid Dec. b-day, I typically sat in a final on my birthday so I made it a point to get an A since it ruined my special day) Cremazie - spring weather in Canada? (AB or SK, don't remember). Enjoy! Chevnov99 and Cutlassdude 96 - have a good one!

Happy Birthday, everybody!

Another 2 members are celebrating their birthdays: Gerardo (not to be confused with Geraldo) - who we see once in a while; where he lives or is from is unkown to us DeltaForce79 - who lives somewhere in New York state Happy birthday, guys!

What? I caught the birthday notice again. Today, we have three, listed in this order: !!!Ted!!! CadillacKing3 CaminoLS6 Have an excellent birthday, gents! Any plans?

happy birthday man.

Across the great plains its already really dman cold, will be xolder next few days its -10 here in SD, -16 they say tomoroow....hope veryone stays bundled up !! for some of yu plains people whats the low for you all?

I'm kind of sick of word association, we've beaten that horse to death. Let's do some B&W photography. (or artwork) I'l start off with three:

In a world... ...Where the biggest shopping day of the year is the day after Thanksgiving... ...One man... ...Bought all this year's presents online... ...A month in advance. B) But seriously, who from this board will even bother going anywhere near a shopping facility today?

...actaully since he hates retro he may not, who knows. I think it's pretty cool! :D 1995 Datsun 240 Look closely, it almost has a Aston Martin feel to it from this angle.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/1988-88-PONTIAC-FIERO-G...1QQcmdZViewItem 1988. It ain't no Formula, but it's a GT :P

1985 Pontiac Fiero - 2,904mi* (*-Fire extinguisher not included)

Your avatar resembles a rectum. Are you trying to imply that you're an asshole?

Found this in the basement today

My father brought over some newspapers that they saved from summer 1969 when we landed on the moon (hate to break it to you conspiracy nuts, but the United States did really land there). I though that everyone would get a kick out of some of the ads and prices on cars back then. Get your time machine ready because we could make huge $$ with these: They're having a hard time getting rid of this 69 GTO... I don't know $2995 seems a little expensive for a stick... I've got the fever for a 69 Dodge: There are a few 442's and a couple of other Olds you guys may be interested in: A 54 Corvette, garage kept for $950? Can you do $800? I'll take the '68 I…

B-702 702 Cubic Inches GMC V-12, Allison 4 speed, 155 in. Wheel Base More information Hemi-powered Trike Autoblog information and additional pics

OK, I went to Blockbuster and rented 3 movies because the weather sucks bollocks. "Wedding Crashers" "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" "Slutty Summer" I'm gonna watch 'em on the pc. Has anyone seen any of these? Let us know what you thought. I'll post my impressions later on.

None of my MCs are show-stoppers. Each one has "blemishes" ... scratches, dents, dings, "beauty" parts missing, etc. ... and I don't claim to keep them 100% spic'n'span clean like I should. But ... each time a new "blemish" pops up ... a little part of me cringes.... Thursday of this week, a new "blemish" for the '87 MC LS "appeared". Somewhere between home and work, the passenger-side front wheel "hubcap" came off ... the one seen in this pic: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/newpics/DSC07667r8_jpg.html In a way, I feel lucky that I managed to go from October until May without losing any wheel covers, given the rough roads I travel between Elgin and Schaumburg. Sti…

You met someone for a blind date. It knocked your socks off, they were great. But, you decided, you'll both go home separate....tonight. You walk out to the parking lot of the Olive Garden together, only to find out she (he?) drives a........... (insert car here). Did it just burst your bubble? For example, if i were single and needed to blind date, if i had the best of dates and went back out to find that this person drove a Camry or CRv or Subaru, I think that would be a major sign to hightail out of the relationship. Conversely, if this woman is driving a new G8 GXP, then I think it may be heaven on earth. What car in your potential blind date mate makes …

I found these while cleaning out my computer earlier today. They were taken by myself during a 30" snowfall this winter outside of our house. These were taken earlier in the day before the snowfall ended, but you get the idea. Maybe they'll help everyone cool off. Car 1 Cars 2 and 3 (before car 3 was totalled) 8 AM 11 AM

After an entire month of above average temperatures and little if any snow, it looks like winter is finally ready to make a comeback. A Blizzard Watch is currently in effect for my county (Westchester, NY), along with approx. 10 other counties in Southern New England and Long Island. I'm sure Paulie (LI) is getting ready for this as well. Snow is expected to overspread my area in the early afternoon tommorow and become heavy through tommorow night and Sunday. Last I heard whiteout conditions were likely for late tommorow night. Most forecasts are calling for 8-12", though some are forecasting higher amounts. I'll have to get out early tommorow before the storm arr…

So I was supposed to get a '08 Malibu LTZ with the 2.4L to review yesterday....only....when the guy dropping it off was about 5 miles from my house, a hose blew. Coolant hose I think judging from the smoke and sweet smell the guy mentioned. How the hell does that happen on ANY car with only 6400 miles on it??

m.leftlanenews.com/nissan-recalls-2014-leaf-over-missing-welds.html Nissan has issued a recall for a limited number of 2014 Leaf vehicles. Some of the hatchbacks may have left the factory without proper welds on the front structural member assembly, compromising the integrity of the vehicle. The company suggests the defect may not be noticed unless the vehicle is involved in a crash. Engineers believe the missing welds run afoul of federal safety requirements related to occupant crash protection. The problem appears to be limited to Leaf units that were manufactured at Nissan's Smyrna, Tennessee, plant between February 28 and March 12 of this year. Owners will be ask…

I might have missed any updates, but what's all been happening with your situations?

I have an NEC "MultiSync LCD 1765" monitor, and it has a vertical blue line about a third of the way across the screen. Should I be prepared for the worst? Will it operate indefinitely like this? It is only slightly annoying.

Jalopnik

When you've just completed your bouncing-off-the-rev-limiter, lame-ass drift in your riced (or is that sauerkrauted) BMW, no matter how many extra points you think the judges may award you for it or how cool you think it looks, it is usually a really bad idea to get out of your car while the back tires are still spinning. not for the overly sensitive

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Wasn't sure where to post this but I figured under BMW wouldn't be quite right. ANyway, I'm sure you've all seen this video but if not it's a fun way to waste some time. http://youtu.be/KoV9uazWGp0 Here is a link to the post with embedded video if the YouTube link doesn't work for you: http://blog.rvinyl.com/2015/04/09/bmw-m3-e92-versus-the-police-guess-who-wins/

^ My self-dubbed handle when I was in the same office for 11 years. -- -- -- -- -- Is it possible to simultaneously be stressed/ harried, yet also be increasingly bored ?? I should go work on an old car or something....

I'm pretty limited: 1. Pictionary 2. Trivial pursuit Haven't played cards in over 10 years. Pictionary: got "Times Square" once...quickly drew an aerial of the 5 boroughs and then lined in "Bdwy - 7th - 42nd" and our team got it as a result of it. I had to draw fast. Trivial Pursuit: you want me on your team for the geography questions...this chick once insisted she knew the answer and didn't...it was about a body of water touching Iran....the answer was "Caspian Sea" and I knew that...well, we got it wrong....pushy bitch.

Linkypoo

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Bobo hasn't gotten the chance to post a picture of his new car, so I'll do it for him...

Today balthazar is happy because today my brother, a good buddy and myself reinstalled the body of my '59 back on it's beefy boxed frame!! So good to have my pride & joy back in only 1 garage bay! No problems to report, no mishaps, only 1 of the 16 bodyshell mounts requiring a bit of prying to align. All new rubber bushings & bolts/washers. Body has 2x3 steel tubing inside the rockers: much like another set of frame rails. This baby is going to be stiff! Even with no weight on it, she sure sits pretty on those 315/60-15 rears. Rear tires fill the wheelwells to perfection. Car height matches factory as it sits (57") but will drop 2 more inches I predict, once do…

Boeing just announced another major delay in their launch of the new 787 Dreamliner...a single-story twin-aisle versatile jetliner that replaces the 757/767 combo. These will be able to service LA to Denver....or LA to London. The concept is great. However, they have halted the production of the fuselage for re-design. I am wondering: - is the snag in their all-over-the-map production scheme? - or is it in the revolutionary change to composites? I don't think the first 747 saw this kind of bumbling. Pan Am signed the launch customer agreement in 1966 and its historic flight took place in Feb. 1969. Have you been following the 787 Dreamliner saga?

I know what you're all thinking; "What happened to my Jalopnik??" Don't worry, we're not a fully engaged Planelopnik just yet, but we had to show you this newest iteration of the F-15. It's a Jalopnik-esque story of a beat up and forgotten platform, that's been revamped and re-engineered to compete with the newest bad boys on the scene, the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Boeing is marketing the new F-15 Silent Eagle for the international set that want to get into the modern jet age, but don't have access to our newest, greatest ninja toys. The customers that Boeing has aimed its sights at are Israel, Japan, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and South Korea, which are …

Anyone ever heard of this? http://ask.yahoo.com/20060714.html I wonder if Mr.Burns is going this year?

I was wondering if $25800 CAN is a good price for a fuly loaded 2004 Bonneville GXP w/o NAV with 32000kms? I think it is a good deal and it is a beautiful car. It is black. I am thinking it is a good deal because they had a used Solstice with 1700 kms and it was gone in 2 days. They also get rid of almost any car they have in about a week.

Pretty cool, a Datsun and a Studebaker make or an interesting racing legacy. B) http://www.ugofadini.com/burklandstory3.html

This weekend, my wife & I had planned a trip to Yellowstone, but the weather turned crappy. So last minute we picked out a destination to the south for better weather, and went to the Great Basin National Park. Beautiful hiking & caves, good times. Drove partway home yesterday & spent the night at Windover, and soon learned it's on the edge of the Utah Salt Flats. This morning we popped by the Bonneville Speedway, where all the racing happens on the salt flats. I didn't know what to expect, but I figured there would be at least some kind of dragstrip-esque buildings. Nope, nothing. No one was out racing either, unfortunately, but there were some folks a…