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I go to many sites, most I don't post on but just read them. After reading the following post, I'm am very thankful to be a member here, appreciative of the good common sense shown on this forum a great majority of the time. Just thought you should know how good we have it here. Exhibit A: http://www.gmmodernmuscle.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2779
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happy birthday longtooth, may you have an enjoyable one sir.
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I learned on January 14th that Ford has pulled our Lincoln-Mercury franchise as part of its consolidation effort to sell all its products together at one dealership. The owner of our dealership has told us that our store will go on selling used cars, and that all departments, except for new cars of course, will proceed as usual. FoMoCo apparently paid a handsome sum to buy us out of the franchise. So everything's up in the air at the moment. Just one more reason for me not to sleep at night. Our used car department has been going like gangbusters since a new manager was hired several months ago. His team was able to sell 80 cars last month, with a goal to reach and …
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Wow, After doing some things today and finally just taking a load off look at pop culture in depth and watch some TV. Where the hell have i been. I fell like I was trapped in the 80's and now released in 2007. I feel So dumb founded. Hell Elton John turned 60. I no I have and "can't" have a social life, but damn I feel like a outcast. Stranded in a dead end job for the rest of my life. Although I have a reason i point my finger at every time something bad goes on. I guess I have to stand up take it as a man and be greatful. Is anyone in the same place? I guess I'm going to go for a long drive and just Think of what happened in 23 years to leave me so f@#king out of touch.…
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On the front page of my paper, and all over the news: http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Matilda+spared+Calgary+death+sentence/2906219/story.html HOLY F*CK WE HAVE SOMETHING OTHER THAN NEW PLAYGROUND OPENINGS TO REPORT ON!!!
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Was working on something (don't worry gm4life, it was domestic and not imported) with a friend and was putting one last wire tie on to finish up. My foot slipped on an oily spot on the concrete and when I fell forward my left hand got jammed between the rotating fanblade (metal) and the fan shrowd. It was a quick second before I could get it free. A very good doctor put eveything back together...but OUCH! Thankfully, amazingly, no broken bones or badly damaged tendons, but lots and lots of stitches. It's amazing how much you can bleed from your hands if you cut a few arteries. Thanks much to my friends for getting me to the Emergency Room right away, and thanks t…
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I totally just realized that its the 22nd and I haven't done any shopping. Screw it, I'm going to see what I can come up with at Wal-Mart with the $40 in my wallet right now.
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You're supposed to be able to find anything on the web, but I have searched a few times for this one car and come up empty (looking for pics). Maybe one of you guys knows where it is. There have been, I believe, 4 proposals for a 'new' Duesenberg to date (excluding 'classic repros'). This is the latest, the '06 'Torpedo' (frankly, it's hideous): Here's the '66, which came the closest to production; reportedly 50 were sold, but only 1 was built before legal issues cropped up and things were shut down. The prototype exists in fine shape at the A-C-D museum: This was a '63 proposal from Virgil Exner (he also proposed a number of other 'renewal' classics). Never buil…
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...instead, like 2 cars of mine previously, being parked was what got my '87 MC LS hit. [My former "Silver Bullet" '88 MC LS was backed into on the street in front of our house; my former "Green Hornet" '00 LS was hit in the parking lot outside of the HardRock Cafe in downtown Nashville ... both with NO note left.] *sighs* I took my usual walk about 11 this morning. As I head back to the building, I pass by where my car is parked. This morning, I noticed that the license plate didn't look quite right. I walked closer ... and found a note tucked under the driver's side windshield wiper. Arg. Apparently, a gal backed into my '87 MC LS as she was leaving earlier in t…
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Oldsmobile-...079348964QQrdZ1 Why The only time I don't have A. The garage space B. The money I would go pick it up tommarow for $3500
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http://www.gaywheels.com/gff/ :lol:
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17 terrorists were arrested today. They had 3 tonnes of Ammonium nitrate which is 3 times the amount of the Oklahoma City bombing. The police said they won't release the targets. They also had a cellphone detonator it looked like. They were all form Canada and someone apparently worked for Atomic Energy Canada.
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Thanks to all who made it possible. B) Especially to Z. for sending me the link. Yeah, that's why my phone just rings,Josh. :D
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http://cedarrapids.craigslist.org/cto/1206301823.html Text of the ad is below in case it gets removed: For sale is a POS (piece of S---) 1986 Ford Bronco II bought from LEE SWEELEY in Clinton Iowa no more than 8 hours ago. I talked my cousin into driving 93 miles (186 round trip) to go pick up this piece of crap in CLINTON, IOWA yesterday evening. I will try to fill you in on a few things HE left out before I made the hour and a half trip (three hours round trip) wasting a half a tank of gas or more. First of all, the windshield is cracked clean across the entire thing... which he "forgot to tell (me)" about on the phone after speaking with him several times... or…
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Since I do not have vacation until October this year, I've missed out on several events ... Monte Carlo- and heart-related. I'm also not at our family reunion this weekend in Pennsylvania (Holsopple/Johnstown/Pittsburgh area), a trip that usually includes stops in Ohio (Akron area), Michigan (Detroit area), New Jersey (east of Philadelphia PA), Maryland (Baltimore), and Virginia (Alexandria) ... all to see auto-enthusiast friends, heart-related friends, college friends, and, of course, family. Ssssooo...I'm hoping I will be able to take this trip, my 2007 Road Trip.... Below is my TENTATIVE itinerary...including traveling through/stops in Indiana, Kentucky, North Caro…
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Since I never kept a copy of the signature I used to have on the old C&G, I don't have one here now to display. Anyone with skill willing to come to my aid? I'll try to provide you with what I would like (pictures) if you want me to.
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http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/reader-rides/212/ Check it out...! Chris
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I'm not going on a "major" road trip this year, since I'm using vacation time to attend a few different weekend gatherings/shows/cruises that I've previously mentioned; I hope to return to a week or 2-week long road trip in 2009, like these previous ones... October 2004, west: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/0410/0410.html August 2005, east: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/0508/0508.html October 2006, west: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/1106/1106.html November 2007, south/east: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/200711.html Still ... I have two "short" trips planned for this August.... Please advise if you are interested in meeting up along the wa…
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This munt, we give thanks for all the cool and unusual vehicles we see in our travels. Post them here!
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All of these are from the same issue of National Geographic. First one to correctly guess the Month and Year will win a vintage look Dodge hat shown at the bottom of this post. Contest open to registered members of CheersandGears.com. All of these ads, and many more, will be offered for sale in our coming online store.
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Happy New Year, gang. I hope that this next year is a good one. I've had worse ones, but I hope the next one is better. I will be making some very big changes, so I am a little anxious about them. At any rate, what are your plans for the holiday weekend? I have NONE...and that's ok. I might head up to some hot springs if the roads are ok....which I didn't do when I turned in my last final in mid-December. It will be nice to have no plans, for a change. What about you?
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My cat is fascinated with the bathtub. In the a.m., when I am in the bathroom doing other things, she jumps up on the edge of the tub and wants me to turn the water on at a drip. She then jumps in and walks UNDER the stream, like a little dummy. She always seems surprised when she gets wet that way. Then she asks me to shut the water off, so she can drink without getting splashed. Later, after my shower, she immediately jumps in the tub as I exit. She sits in the wet tub and loves it. Is my cat we todd it?
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sorry for the extremely long abscene... ive been gone for just about 11 weeks straight... i was at camp for 3 then orientation in ohio then floria for 2 weeks then i worke at camp for 4 weeks then i was in lake george until early today... but now im back ill try to catch up on all the stuff i missed... itd be awesome if you guys coul help me out... any stories... ya know... BVs car fallen apart yet? how is Slys Olds holdin up? anythin at all... im home for a while before school starts... OSU is on trimesters so i leave on sept 17th... expect some drawings before then... thats about it i guess... talk to you guys later
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In case anyone has been wondering why I have been silently absent during what is probably the most exciting time in the auto industry, my excuse is that I am in Rome and have had no internet access for the last week. In fact, today was the first chance I've had to log onto C&G and I was like a baby in a candy store on Christmas seeing all these auto show unveilings and updated models for 2008. I'll be here for the next four months, so depending on the wireless connection here in studio, I may not be posting much. But I'll try to keep you guys updated with some of the things I experience and post some pics every once in a while. So for now, here's a few of the best…
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http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/cto/835273037.html Totally legit, obviously. Think I could talk him down to $4000?
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Well boys and girls, I always hoped and prayed it wouldn't get me, but dammit, it got me. Two nights ago I was coming home from getting gas. I had the green light at an intersection and out of nowhere comes a 2000 or newer Chevy, or possibly GMC Suburban/Yukon/Tahoe (couldn't really tell, I was too busy trying to avoid playing bumper cars) across my front end, well I slam on the binders and start aiming for the rear of the truck hoping that I would be able to clear it and just swerve. No such luck, crunch, crash, sounds of collision ensue. Anyway to make the story even worse, after we hit, the other person just slows down for a second, then continues to drive on. Po…
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Clickity Cool song. Gorgeous chick! And beautiful cars.
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went to a classic car auction this weekend with my day and saw a few nice cars and some... well not so nice. some of the cars not seent so much and two that were down right rare. on a side note got to meet David Pearson too, very interesting fellow. first up is a 1957 pontiac safari chiefton station wagon. had three row seats and airconditioning. i must say never seen a pontiac station wagon in person, prolly wont see another in a long time. the second is a 1969 buick GS california. 350 with an automatic on the column. enjoy.
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I'm here to gather opinions. One day last week, my father took his Ram Express into a local dealer to have the oil changed. To make a longer story extremely brief and short, it's likely been overfilled. The oil is almost two to three quarters of the way up the dipstick and way past "max". There is obvious blue smoke coming from the exhaust and there is black build-up on the chrome exhaust tips. The dealer has been contacted and said that they find this "hard to believe" although the evidence is concrete. What would you demand the dealer do?
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Promoted Vauxhall One more promotion and my name will become public, hmmmmm that's disturbing! At Vauxhall I have access to Opel and Holden systems, it's a win/win ...
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I know I am not the most popular person around these here parts. I was. But I am not now. I can see by the way of some of you refer to me when I am elsewhere. And. Though I have found a new home over at the GMI there are times I really miss the fun and friendships I made on this side of the GM pond. So to all, I apologize for all my ill will and unkind attitude towards you all. For those who felt hurt, bothered or offended by my actions I deeply apologize and hope you can forgive me. Maybe. Just maybe one day I will return and we can be one big happy family again. You are all truly the best people I could ever hope to meet. April Fools. You think I was serious? You …
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060504/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices
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As the title says... my best friend's dad is getting an F430.. i dont even know what to think about... hes been talking about it for years, and hes always said it would be once the boy graduates college... but... it just went from 2 years away to... like 5 days... Saturday, he's going... today 230k in the bank... I wonder if the blown 72 chevelle will have some competition in the family? its always fun to see a drag car pick its front tires up
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Well, I'm now without a soul, as it has been ripped out of me by the computer world underlords. I got my new laptop today, a Dell Inspiron 6000 with an Intel Celeron processor and, of course, Windows XP. Now what about this thing isn't evil? On the bright side, I sprung for the Mediterranian Blue cover for it, which is almost distractingly pretty. I bought it after I realized that school work goes a lot easier at the library, etc when I'm not writing, since I have horrible handwriting.
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That this... this... and this... all individually outsold this?
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This is a link to an old thread that dealt with this topic. The link will put you midway into the thread. Pay careful attention to The Fbodfather's posts. You may learn a thing or two. http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/index...mp;#entry277210
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The Ferrari that Steve McQueen drove in the movie, 'The Thomas Crown Affair', just sold at auction for 2,220,000 pounds or in American dollars, $4,089,459.67. A new world record. http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/59617/mc...ction_high.html
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Yeah, my comp crashed last night...Finally got it fixed...but not just fixed, oh no no no no no. Basically it "crashed" because I messed with the setup....see ever since I had to format my HD from an evil SOB virus, the computer has been performing sub-par compared to what it used to. Flash vids and games had to be on lowest quality and they still lagged, and my games would like a lot when I had the settings way up. I knew this couldn't be right. For a couple months now I've ignored it...but the fact that I have a $500 gfx card in here and it performs about what my old machine was doing is just unacceptable. So I decided, on the suggestion of a friend, to check the memo…
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Aite... aite... beat this... i just hose down my car when i wash it. :P
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Did I mention there is beer in a big tent ??? I actually like going to this to promote German culture and to drink beer ...
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Must be because I've been immersed in British cars all day. Pulled the drivetrain from one of the race cars, and spent some quality time exercising the Healey 3000 today. People really point and stare when you drive something like that around!
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...to see how little "stuff" you could have? I'm wondering just how far I could take the concept.
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What a cool story. http://www.kare11.com/story/news/local/land-of-10000-stories/2015/01/01/prinsburg-pickup-chevy-bob-sportel-75/21169665/
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I realized we were still posting in the November thread (though really months have little meaning). Saw a very clean bronze '69 Olds 88 convertible today, top down. And did a double take when I saw a gray Pontiac Torrent in a parking lot..forgot that vehicle even existed. Looked like a 1st gen Equinox.
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So, who's headed out to Hershey, PA this week for the annual AACA Fall Meet? The GM Futurliner will be there again - second time now (October '07 was its first visit to the show), and you are allowed to climb the stairs and sit int he driver's cockpit. This is a milestone year for me - my dad took me 20 years ago (1989) as a young and naive 14 year old first-timer, and I've been hooked ever since. And to celebrate this milestone I am taking my 4 year old son Justin with me this year - my 20th will be his 1st, and hopefully we can make this a father-son tradition for many, many years to come. I can't wait to take him into the Futurliner, and we've been looking at my 1…
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If what I saw during last nights Isles-Rangers game last night is any indication, the game IS going to be a lot more entertaining to watch. Lots of pretty plays. Here's hoping they enforce the changes.
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Tonight is one of those times for me. At this rate, I'll be a chain-smoker in no time. Argh.
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Warning: Long essay/rant ahead. Well guys, it has been a while. I remember a couple years ago making threads on deciding what car I was to get. It has been about a year and a half since I have owned my 1999 BMW 540 6-speed. I just love the car. It is pretty close to what my view of a perfect car is. I love to drive it. It drives great, it is nice inside and out and has respectable performance. When I got the car it was pretty much stock (except for the Dinan CAI and Stage 2 software). Since then, the car and I have been through a lot together. When I got it I knew it wasn't going to be cheap, and that I would have to maintain it. This didn't bug me too much, and for …
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I think this is very interesting. http://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/3325010041.html
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I just noticed this. that white spot is not a bug.... I'm so pissed I think i would have heard a rock like that or my car got backed into? Gah!! Whats the best way to fix this or should i get some touch up paint?
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wow. i am stupified... i wonder what the requirements for being controls in the study were? http://www.tatom.org/documents/CNN.com-Stu...wstudyshows.htm
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WEYMOUTH, Mass. -- An "itsy bitsy spider" caused a big crash in Weymouth. Amber Buckner, 26, was at the corner of Princeton and Bridge streets when she was distracted by a spider inside her car. She rear-ended the car in front of her, which went straight up onto two wheels and collapsed on top of her car. Buckner, her passenger and Danielle Evju, the driver of the car she struck, were all taken to the hospital with minor injuries. "She's like 'Oh my God, is everybody all right? I was just paying attention to the spider, the spider that was on my windshield.' And that's all that she was paying attention to," Evju said. Buckner is being charged with following too …
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Damn...I love tornadoes and spring storms but sometimes it's just too much. I can't imagine what the people of Greensburg, KS, must be going through right now....90% of the buildings in this town of 1500 people are gone. Historic Main Street is gone, the water tower is gone, the high school is gone...somehow the elevators and the courthouse pulled through. Watching a mile and a half wide tornado coming straight for your hometown...that must truly be terrifying. Eight confirmed dead so far. http://www.kansas.com/static/slides/050507tornadoaerials/
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One of only a few tests I've seen with test results on the new 911 R- C&D 911 R Test Of course, this car is the anti-numbers sports car. Some may like that, others may not. Base price is $185,950, as-tested was $198,695. Now, this car is sold out already, and most brought far more than that, but were going to work with a range based off these numbers. Rules... 1) You choice must be a NEW, on-sale-now MY 2016 or 2017 sports/super car. 2) This is obviously a toy car. Assume your daily needs are already met. 3) Your car of choice MUST have an MSRP of at least $180,000 and NO MORE THAN $230,000.
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Well, well, I go to my mailbox and I see a jury summons. I don't mind. I haven't seen one since college when I got an exemption every time. However, they are fairly automated and show a start date with call-in numbers and blah-blah-blah. Do you know if they can adjust the start date by a couple of days? I don't want a postponement...just a movement a couple of days back. What do you know about this?
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Then you need this... The ultimate sleeper. :D
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The sun has unleashed a blast in Earth's direction, and that should cause brighter-than-normal auroral displays this weekend. Skywatchers won't be the only ones monitoring the storm: The folks in charge of power grids and orbiting satellites will also be on guard to make sure the disturbance in the (geomagnetic) force won't be disruptive. Word of today's blast, technically known as a coronal mass ejection or CME, comes via SpaceWeather.com's Tony Phillips. NASA says the outburst sparked an M3.2-class solar flare, as well as a stream of electrically charged particles that is due to interact with Earth's magnetic field on Saturday. "Viewers can be on the lookout for increa…
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No, not the N-Body Classic...this is a true classic...or in this case a true blue classic. WOW...what a ways we've come since the 1970s with regards to interior packaging...some "midsizer" lol those things are looooooooooooooooong It's a 4-dr...and therefore I cannot find pics to tell you what generation it is...but I am guessing it's from the early-mid 1970s...so take your pic. Kinda cool...but its a BARGE
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I found these pictures online today while doing a little surfing and wanted to share them here (not that many will care! ): If anyone wishes to buy me this as a belated birthday present, let me know and I'll send you the address of where the truck is and the address to my driveway!!!
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Happy Birthday, I hope Kermit the bad-ass Kamaro is treating you well.
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Went to bed at 3:49am, set Alarm Clock for 7:40am, I startled myself awake (nightmare) and litteraly as soon as I stood up out of bed and starred at the alarm clock it turned from 7:39 to 7:40 and the alarm went off. Less than 2 seconds after my having woken up. What's more creepy than the fact that my alarm clock is Atomic Clock accurate is the fact that this heppens quite often. Bizzare & frankly, a bit perplexing. Anyone else have this happen on occasion?
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this hit the lot at the local chevy dealer by my place and for some reason i thought of you.....not sure why.........
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Jeanne's Corvette Stingray My Wheels: Readers recall their favorite set of wheels 74-year-old Corvette Stingray owner is serious about speed Retired art teacher and Olympic speed skater's love affair with car began 40 years ago. By Richard A. Wright / Special to The Detroit News Jeanne Omelenchuk Age: 74 Home: Capac, Mich. Favorite wheels: 1963 Corvette Stingray Favorite roads to drive: Country roads around Capac and Almont A year or two ago, Olympic speed skater Jeanne Omelenchuk pushed her 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray to 105 mph. That was just for fun, when the retired art teacher from Capac, Mich., was out on a fall col…
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Recently, one of the fog light housings on my Golf failed and let water drown out the bulb, lens, and optics. The result was destructive corrosion that ruined any chance of salvaging the light. So, as anyone clearly would, I set out to tear it all apart and find out what makes the projector lens work in such a superior way over a reflector optics lens more commonly used throughout the auto industry. The answer is quite simple, literally. The eye of the projector lens is just a small domed glass lens held a specified distance from the bulb and optics. A cut-off shield is in place to do what the name suggests; cut off the light from projecting into unwanted directions. …
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If you want to meet other C&Gers and do some cruising on some scenic Illinois and Iowa roadways, join us, Saturday, October 22. The tentative schedule: * 8:45a ... meet at Meijer/Menards, NE corner of Randall & Bose Rds, Elgin IL * 9a ... depart for Galena IL, via RT 20 W (scenic) * noonish ... arrive in Galena for lunch/gas stop (lunch tentatively at Culver's) ... perhaps stop at the lookout tower * 2pmish ... leave Galena, taking RT 20 W over to Dubuque IA * Follow scenic RT 52 S * Cross back over into IL at I-80 * 5pmish (or earlier) ... arrive in Moline IL for dinner * 6:30pmish ... leave Moline, taking scenic RT 84 N back to RT 20 (OR) find a…
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The shop I work at will close on May 30th permanently after many decades in business and an excellent reputation earned well before I was born, due to lack of business. I was just promoted to co-manager in February. We were all caught off-guard. Not sure what to do next, I've called several people I know in the business to put out feelers. Hopefully something will come my way soon. When I first started there in 2006, there were 14 bodyshop employees. We're ending up with 9.
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Cadillac asks this question: When you turn your car on, does it return the favor? I may not have a Cadillac, but my Monte Carlos return the favor ... even when they are not on.... I've taken some new pics recently of each of my MCs...chose the "best" of them...and Ray B put 'em on the site for me. The following are samples of what I took...MORE are, of course, on the website.... Peak a boo: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/montecolle...c08487_jpg.html Light reflectors: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/montecolle...c08489_jpg.html Completely different nose, but same generation? http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/montecolle...c08493_jpg.html Chrome: http://…
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*Exclusive* Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Footage from Bay Films/Michael Bay Dot Com on Vimeo.
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Who played Captain Anthony Nelson in what TV show and what General Motors car did he drive?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wii9HQZHPho&search=top%20gear There's been quite a veiw comparisons between the Evo and the STI, this one is a little different, and pretty cool.
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Is coming to Kettering University tomorrow for some type of speech/presentation and he's bringing some cars with him too. Nobody knows which cars yet, but I'm going to guess the Z06 will be one. Who knows. Should be cool though and I'll let you know what happens. Brett, you going?
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My dog Lucky developed a limp about three weeks ago. Given that it manifested itself after she a) had been roughhousing with our other dogs and b) jumped off the deck, I decided to have her looked at. The vet on call first said it was a sprain and gave me some happy pills to give to her. Even on the happy pills she still favored it and it got no better. So I brought her back in and the same vet ran bloodwork on her. The regular vet I regularly deal with said the bloodwork came back positive for Lyme Disease, and told me to stop the happy pills and give her these antibiotics instead. One week later, still no improvement. Last Thursday I take her back to my regular vet and …
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On the lot: What's hot, what's not! Solstice sells in 14 days while Crossfire sits for 302 Josee Valcourt / The Detroit News In Miami, the wait for a Mini Cooper can be weeks. At East Coast Toyota in Wood Ridge, N.J., tiny Scion cars are sold even before they are unloaded from the carrier. “There’s a six-week waiting list for the Scion tC,” said John Dee, sales manager at the Toyota store, one of the largest in the Northeast. And in many U.S. showrooms, the Pontiac Solstice, Chevrolet HHR, BMW 6 series and Ford Fusion run in short supply. But for every hot seller, there’s a lonely car in the back of the lot that has been waiting a long time to find an owner. How q…
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My girlfriend is looking into an Acadia, Fly, or someone in Florida, could you tell me what an Acadia is going for? She is looking for an SLT-1 with Skyscape and leather. no DVD, or Nav. We want to see the difference in price betwen Florida and NY. THe reason being we plan on moving to Fl at some point and are debating whether it would be more cost effective to wait to buy and Acadia in FL, vs. NY.
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I can't believe this slipped under the radar... http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/08/06/peta-mclean.html
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http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=zLElfJ9YCh0
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Ugh, it was the worst day ever. Thursday was a very good day for me, personally, and then comes Friday. It's like... Woah, WTF?! I was in Butler hanging out with a friend and I stayed the night, figuring I would just drive home in the morning. This all starts out with me getting very little sleep. Needless to say, I stayed up a bit later than I would have liked. Once half awake, I was ready to be on my way. Walking outside, I see the Cutlass has a flat tire, right as it starts to rain. Oh joy. So I went about all that. Got the jack out, tried to work the stupid thing (I have never used a more complicated jack than the one that came with the Cutlass, I swear), jack it up, …
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After a LONG winter, this morning I head to Ocean City, MD for the Spring Car Cruise and to Rehoboth Beach, DE for at least the day, unless I can get a room at the Rams Head B&B, then I'll be overnight. So happy to be FREE! Enjoy your weekend, folks.
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I hope you're having a good one, sir.
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eBay listing The highest bid reached just over $150,000, but the reserve wasn't met before it was pulled from the auction. "Final Objective" is a street legal 55 Chevy with a V12 1650ci Rolls Royce Merlin engine (the same type of engine used most of the P51 Mustang fighter aircraft). At 3000hp, it is in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's most powerful street registered car. The car was built in Australia by Rod Hadfield of Castlemaine Rod Shop. It's been on a tour of the US, and it looks like he doesn't want to bother shipping it back to Australia.
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I thought this was pretty cool...I got an e-mail yesterday saying my GM video was being featured in the new Video of the Week feature at GM FYI blogs. It's a collection of commercials and pics I've saved over the years with some fitting background music. I think I posted it on here a long time ago, but to see it again, go here: http://fyi.gmblogs.com/
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Incredibly Stupid Designs of the Mundane What designs of every day things to you encounter that just make you stop and seriously contemplate looking up the designer so you can give that person a good slap across the face while shouting "What were you thinking?!?" I'll give the example I encountered to as a starting off point. As many of you know, my partner and I share his 2004 Honda CRV. Today I was doing an oil change. The oil filter is located at the rear bottom part of the engine block. In order to access it you must reach around the CV boot. When you pull the filter off, the remaining oil that is still in the block drains out through the filter hole directly onto …
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I was in Wally World picking up some supplies for my century ride this Saturday, and I came across this in the toy section: As much as I love the Solstice and hate to see it disgraced like this, I nearly busted a gut laughing so hard in the aisle. People passing by had to think I was insane.
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2002 Saturn Sky Concept. The new Sky is very different, but this concept still looks good.
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What does everyone else here think about this? In size, the 300C SRT-8 is closer to the STS-V than CTS-V, and the the Chrysler, the Cadillac is automatic only. Since the STS/STS-V seem to have been losing when compared to the European and Asian nameplates is some of these comparison tests we've seen, how would the Cadillac fair against the Chrysler? The Cadillac has more horsepower, an additional gear in the automatic, and such. So I'm waiting for this sort of comparison test. One of the pitfalls for the STS-V against the 300C SRT-8 would be its umm, rather significantly higher price. I just wonder why no one (to my knowlege, at least) has compared these tw…
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmen...841257020080409
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He just cain't hold all that joy inside his body. Let it out, son!
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil’s public health system will begin providing free sex-change operations in compliance with a court order, the Health Ministry said Friday. Ministry spokesman Edmilson Oliveira da Silva said the government would not appeal Wednesday’s ruling by a panel of federal judges giving the government 30 days to offer the procedure or face fines of $5,000 a day. “The health minister was prompted by the judges’ decision,” Silva said. “But we already had a technical group studying the procedure with the idea of including it among the procedures that are covered.” Article continues: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20323334/
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QUERY: What projects are tough or easy for you to continue regularly? I have too many interests... ...writing, ...taking pictures, ...road tripping, ...driving my family of cars, ...hosting radio shows when able, ...collecting (models, HO scale train, legos, etc.), ...and others. For each interest, I have at least 1 related project in motion; I just never seem to have time to continue them on a regular basis. But, one project has been VERY easy to continue regularly. Since... [a] I've grown tired of radio stations playing the same songs over and over and over and over again [b...] my "winter warrior" 1979 Caprice Classic has a CD player (and) [c] I hardly …
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Saudi Arabia Rejects Pakistani Diplomat Because of His Name Owing to an unfortunate matter of translation, Pakistani diplomat Akbar Zeb will not become the next Pakistani ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Mr Zeb's credentials are impressive: he is the former envoy to the United States , India , South Africa and Canada . But despite his impressive career, his name proved to be an immovable hurdle. When translated into Arabic, it means "Large penis". In a region that stresses modesty in public, this could not stand. Akbar is a customary Muslim name meaning "great", and while Zeb is not an uncommon Pakistani name, in Arabic it is a slang reference to the penis and…
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BeeVee-BeeVee sat on a chairee. BeeVee-BeeVee looked at his PeeCee. BeeVee-BeeVee noticed it was frozee... againee. BeeVee-BeeVee then threw the f**ker out his f**king windowee!!! Why, hello there. I have some unfortunate news for you all. BV has gone off the deep end. I hear that his PC pushed him to it. It always gave him a hard time. Please keep an eye out for him, anyways. He has gone crazy and is likely to freak out at any of you. If he does, here is a dart gun. Use it for its purpose only if he does. Be careful. As he runs through the forest, he yells and screams for the pain to stop. He can't stand the feeling as he trips over a log. He falls whi…
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First, let me preface this be saying that I am an incoming sophmore and have only had a few encounters with girls. (I have friends that are girls, but no one really can see me as someone in a serious relationship). There's this one girl who I've basically had a crush on for about three years, but have never approached her on the subject. We've been good friends, but that's the thing. We've only been friends. She is all I ever think about and the only person I could see myself with. I try to picture myself with other girls but I just can't. I really, really like her. I'm not sure I'm going to see her next year due differences in course selections. I am not sure w…
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Both laptops are within $10 of each other and of the same brand and similar model. Laptop 1: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T6400 ( 2GHz 800MHz 2MB ) Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 64 4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz Laptop 2: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P7350 ( 2GHz 1GHz 3MB ) Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz The rest of the specs are either the same or don't factor into my decision. Do I go with the faster FSB but slower Ram and 32bit Vista or do I go with slower FSB but faster RAM and 64bit Vista? Or spend $100 more and get the faster FSB, faster RAM, 4 gigs of ram, and 64-bit Vista?
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DISCLAIMER: This post is kinda spooky...if you're going to bed soon, you might want to hold off checking it out until morning. So, my mom is a teacher and one of her co-workers lives in a small town called Irwin. Anyway, apparently there is an old 100+ year old house right off the highway that is haunted. They sent us a link to a paranomal website featuring the house. Check this out: The people that live in this house have no kids and moved in a few years ago after the former family moved out because they were scared of the spirits inhabiting the home (the current owners didn't find out it was haunted until after the sale). They hired some paranormal dudes to come…
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